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SXSW Interactive Panel Picker Slidedeck Austin, TX 8-17 March 2014 PAINT, PLUG AND PLAY: Making a Touch Interface

SXSW Interactive Workshop PanelPicker "Paint, Plug & Play: Making a Touch Interface"

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What if everything could be made into an interface? What if instead of being limited to stroking handheld plastic rectangles, any physical surface – a wall, piece of fabric, tabletop or piece of paper- could be interactive? Better yet, what if you could conceal this interactivity or hide it in plain sight? This workshop will teach you how to activate surfaces in this way, leading you through the process of designing and making a digital musical instrument. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll introduce you to electrically conductive paint and its technical characteristics. We’ll also show you how it can be applied to a range of materials. You’ll use it to design your own graphical interface on paper or card, and learn how to set-up a special touch-optimized microcontroller to connect to your graphics. After this workshop, you’ll have a clear understanding of how you can create a touch sensor on practically any surface, and you’ll have your very own musical instrument to take away!

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SXSW InteractivePanel Picker Slidedeck Austin, TX 8-17 March 2014

PAINT, PLUG AND PLAY: Making a Touch Interface

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HAVE YOU’VE EVER DREAMED OF MAKING A TANGIBLE INTERFACE OUT OF SOMETHING UNEXPECTED?

LIKE....

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Dundee University Product Research Studio - Party Invites

A SHEET OF PAPER?

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Alicja Pytlewska - Liminal Object

A 3D OBJECT?

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Studio Luma - Workshop

A PIECE OF CARDBOARD?

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Bare Conductive - Fabric Calculator

FABRIC?

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Bare Conductive - Lightswitch

OR ON A WALL?

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IN THIS WORKSHOP WE’LL SHOW YOU HOW TO:

1. Design a graphical interface (Paint) 2. Set-up a touch-optimized microcontroller (Plug) 3. Connect the two....and Play!

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Bloodmountain - Workshop

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RAPP - Workshop

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Bare Conductive - Capacitive Sensor

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WE’LL INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME NEAT TOOLS

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AND TEACH YOU HOW TO USE THEM.

By the time we’re done, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to create a touch sensor on any surface, and you’ll have your very own musical instrument to take away!

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SO IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN

Check out the projects below, and start thinking about what you’re going to make this coming March at SXSW!

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Postcard Player - Uniform

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Ross Atkin, Sam Jewel & Lyn Levett - The Lynstrument

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MusicInk

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Sound Poster -Trapped in Suburbia

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Play Paper - Immagination

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Brendan Dawes - Happiness Machine

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Isabel LizardiBare Conductive

Maker, Designer, Experimenter and Baker. Co-founder of Bare Conductive and physical interaction aficionado.

Matt JohnsonBare Conductive

Hacker, Tinkerer, Maker and motorcycle enthusiast. Co-founder of Bare Conductive, and lover of all gadgets.

PLEASE VOTE SO YOU CAN PAINT, PLUG & PLAY

We look forward to seeing you in Austin!