[sudo-discuss] today! Onyx Ashanti at sudoroom at 5pm, be there

[Jake]

http://onyx-ashanti.com/2014/07/11/the-nomadic-diary-of-onyx-ashanti-episode-5-boogie-upboogie-down-in-oaktown/

Onyx will be showing up at sudoroom at 5pm, be there and see what he's 
been making.  learn techniques you never thought of, and be inspired.

he makes 3d-printed wearable input devices (and robotics) with a foldable 
3d printer he travels with, and several exotic filament materials.  he 
uses accelerometers, finger pressure sensors, even an air pressure sensor 
(on his head-mounted wearable) to trigger programs in Puredata which pipe 
back out to his musical compositions (and the robotic tentacle thing)

bring your bitcoins in case you want to make donations to his work and 
lifestyle.

for those that don't know, sudoroom is at 4799 shattuck, in oakland, and 
if the door is locked you can ring the doorbell (before 10PM) or call the 
room at 510.858.7155

-jake

On Fri, 12 Sep 2014, Noemie Serfaty wrote:

> He came to sudo room around two months ago! Everyone was captivated. I think the more he comes the better!
> 
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>       hey sudoroom,
>
>       i met this guy today at noisebridge (i know, i said i don't go there anymore) and he is doing some amazing stuff!!!  We all have so much to learn from him, and be
>       inspired by him.
>
>       here is a recent post from his website, watch the video:
>
>       http://onyx-ashanti.com/2014/07/11/the-nomadic-diary-of-onyx-ashanti-episode-5-boogie-upboogie-down-in-oaktown/
>
>       basically he has been making amazing WEARABLE technology for purposes of music and other forms of electronic expression, in the most organic way i have ever seen
>       technology used.
>
>       He is using electronics, embedded systems (wireless arduinos with accelerometers, force sensors, buttons, lights etc) and hardware (servo motors and haptic feedback
>       vibes) in concert with extremely ergonomic (again organic) structures made with 3d printing, to make human interface devices for making music (in puredata).  He uses
>       a bunch of different filament types (even conductive filament) and a heavily customized very portable 3d printer.
>
>       my only disappointment is that none of his circuits or 3d models are on github, although he says that the stuff he is working on now will be released freely as soon
>       as he is satisfied with it.  I hope that is soon.
>
>       in the meantime, here's his github, which has a couple of puredata repositories (puredata is the FOSS version of MaxMSP)
>
>       https://github.com/onyxashanti
>
>       even without code or files from his designs, i was very inspired by his work and his energy and his attitude.  as for the circuits and the robotics code, it's
>       nothing I couldn't make from scratch quickly.  but the ideas that he had for this stuff are ideas that i never had, even though they seem "obvious" after the fact. 
>       But so few of us are lucky enough to look at technology from a purely interactive perspective like he seems to.
>
>       he said he would gladly come to sudoroom "any time" and I have his contact to let him know.
>
>       Is there any reason I shouldn't tell him to come to sudoroom on saturday at around 5 or 6 pm?  is anyone interested in seeing the stuff he does with music, puredata
>       patches, 3d printing, wearable embedded wireless electronics, robotics (the expressive tentacle thing) etc?
>
>       -jake
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