Botanicalls is continuing with open source initiatives on several fronts. We’re applying for the Rhizome commission and members should remember to vote…for us…so that we can continue to bring humans closer to the natural world.
There’s also serious work underway to make kits available to the public, spurred along by an upcoming exhibition in Chicago. More announcements on that front soon. While you’re waiting, please vote!
Robofest is a “day-long event for youth exploring the creative world of robotics.” Kate, Jenny, Max and I were asked by Vision Ed Inc board president Marianne Petit to be judges for the DANCING WITH THE ROBOSTARS competition at Sony Wonder Technology Lab in New York City. The five competing teams of children each built dancing Lego robots, and choreographed routines for themselves to dance along with their creations. We witnessed a medieval swordplay performance, Hawaiian surfing dance, video game emulation, disco mash-up and a funk collaboration. The young inventors learned their robotics skills under the tutelage of Laura Allen, through Vision Ed Inc in New York. We loved it so much that we gave everyone a prize.
I delivered an updated version of my Designing Attraction talk on Friday evening, as part of the Speaker Series that we host. There were a some slick signs up in advance of the talk, and it was publicized online as well, so I was pleased to serenade a decent crowd. Designing Attraction is a class that I’m working on producing about how to apply our knowledge of human decision-making to create projects that attract, engage and persuade people. The talk was streamed live over the Internet, and a video archive is available online. I’m working on building out a syllabus next so I can add this class to my teaching portfolio.
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