Entries in "dorkbot"
January 31, 2007
February Dorkbot - multimedia
The upcoming Dorkbot meeting took longer than usual to finalise, because our usual venue didn't work out, so we've been scrambling to find a plan B. It's all done now, we have a venue that I like the look of and I'm rather excited about the programme we have. Normally we have a movie night once a year, but this year we've upgraded somewhat, by finding two artists who combine their movies with live performances. Presenter details are after the cut:
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January 24, 2007
Introducing Dorkbot
I do things other than work, from time to time. Mostly I don't write about them here because I want to keep this blog nice and focussed, but I think I will start regularly posting about one in particular—Dorkbot—because I think it's directly relevant. I am one of a loosely-organised group of "overlords" who organise the Seattle Dorkbot meetings and shows. Since I expect I'll start writing about this from time to time, I thought I should start with a post explaining what I'm talking about.
The Seattle Dorkbot website (which I maintain and needs updating... oops) gives a short blurb about what we are, which I'll reproduce here because it's a good start, and then I'll add my own words after the cut:
Welcome to dorkbot-sea, the Seattle-based spin-off of dorkbot-nyc, a monthly meeting of artists (sound/image/ movement/whatever), designers, engineers, students and other interested parties... who are involved in the creation of electronic art (in the broadest sense of the term.)
The purpose of dorkbot is to:
- Give artists / programmers / engineers an opportunity for informal peer review
- Establish a forum for the presentation of new artworks / technology / software / hardware
- Help build relationships and foster collaboration between people with various backgrounds and interests
- Give us all a chance to see the cool things that our neighbors are working on