Arduino + Flash Workshop | IxDA Ireland
Last week I attended an Arduino and Flash workshop, hosted by Ben Arent/ CASL on behalf of the IxDA Dublin. The cost of the workshop included a fully loaded Arduino kit loaded with resistors, sensors and switches from SKPang. So plenty to experiment with afterwards.
I had previously heard about Arduino and understood that the goal of the Arduino project was to make tools available that are accessible, low-cost, flexible and easy-to-use to develop interactive devices.
I viewed the workshop as a chance to take a crash course in Arduino and as a break away from designing wire frames and interaction flows for web sites. The workshop also provided attendees with a chance to expand their skill set, start sketching with hardware and in Ben’s own words to “think outside the web.” The possibilities that Arduino opens up include opportunities for new products and services that can improve businesses and the users experience. An example of this is BakerTweet, created by Poke.
Albion, a bakery in London, uses Baker Tweet to announce what is being cooked in their kitchen. Check out the video:
Thanks to Ben for a good introduction to Arduino. The full workshop agenda has been posted by him on his own website.
Related Links:
- - Arduino project website: http://www.arduino.cc/
- - Arduino wiki, aka the Playground
- - Arduino Tutorial
- - Make Magazine article on the Arduino
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on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 at 7:48 pm and is filed under Art & Technology, Design, Development, User Experience.
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