Experimental Telepresence with Don Undeen

In this workshop, participants will create experimetnal devices that explore the idea of telepresence. By using Internet of Things devices, you will create an experimetnal work that can be controlled remotely - either in the same room or from anywhere around the world. Focus will be on using simple concepts to create unique and complex interactions.

Some basic experience using Arduino or similar tools is useful but not required. Participatns should bring a laptop and curiosity!

Workshop fee: 20$ per person, +40$ if you would like to take home a ESP32 Microcontroller and associated materials

About The Insturctor:
Don Undeen (UF Computer Science 2003 , MFA Concordia 2024) was the Founding Manager of the Maker Hub at Georgetown University, and Adjunct Professor of creative technology courses in Georgetown's Communications, Culture, and Technology graduate program. Prior to his work at Georgetown, Don was the founder and Senior Manager of the Media Lab at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, an incubator for experiments at the intersection of art, technology, and the museum experience. A lifelong lover of creative technology and the communities that practice it, Don has consulted with businesses, non-profits, museums, governments, and religious institutions around the world, helping complex organizations develop spaces for innovation.
Don is recently recieved his master's degree in Design from Concordia University in Montreal, with a focus on makerspaces, speculative design, and sociability.
https://undeen.com/

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