Bioelectronix for artists @ piksel09

piksel09 | 19.11-21.11 2009 | Bergen, Norway | workshop accepted

see detailed description here



Schedule
Day 1
 * welcome/introduction and overview
 * inputs from participants
 * intro to bioelectronix
 * webcam hacking
 * first views of the microcosmos
 * build a microscope
 * set-ups for extraction and isolation of organisms

Day 2
 * microscopy overview
 * how big are the things we want to work with?
 * improve microscope
 * urban micro_walk / collection of microorganisms
 * puredata for microscopy
 * silicone bioelectronix fabrication

Day 3
 * improve the microscope / leds, motors and sensors
 * design and build the bioelectronix device
 * Bio-Arduino / control your bioelectronix device
 * simple bio-sensors
 * bio2sound interfaces
 * sound2bio communication
 * observation and bio-hacking
 * brainstorm about concepts for installations/performance

Software
See pd_microscope for different versions of the software

Resources
Living organisms:

Blades Biological http://www.blades-bio.co.uk/

Carolina Biological Supply http://www.carolina.com/

Laboratory Equipment:

Ebay is your friend!

Online DIY biology resources

Hackteria... of course http://hackteria.org

DIY BIO for beginners http://diybio4beginners.blogspot.com/

DIYBio http://diybio.org

Home biology http://homebiology.blogspot.com/

there's more and more every month... just keep looking out for the links

Participants
Tuomo Tammenpää

tuomo.tammenpaa@gmail.com

http://www.misusage.org

Marie Julie Bourgeois

ma.ju@hotmail.fr

http://www.mariejuliebourgeois.com

Havar Eggereide

haavar.e@gmail.com

Dirk Schroeder

shred@gmx.de

Nima Darabi

darabi@q2s.ntnu.no

David A Rios

gonococox@hotmail.com

Vyendas Simbelis

intro@intro.lt

http://www.simbelis.com