Mobile Processing Workshop
INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR MOBILE PHONES WITH FRANCIS LI
Lisbon, Portugal, 15 - 19 May 06,
Espaco Atmosferas, Rua da Boavista, 67, Lisbon
More info and inscriptions
www.atmosferas.net/mobileprocessing/index_en.html
About the Workshop
The mobile phone has reached a level of adoption that far exceeds that of
the personal computer. As a result, they are an emerging platform for new
services and applications that have the potential to change the way we live
and communicate.
Mobile Processing is an open source project that aims to drive this
innovation by increasing the audience of potential designers and developers
through a free, open source prototyping tool based on Processing and the
open sharing of ideas and information. This workshop will introduce the
Mobile Processing project and prototyping tool and provide hands-on
instruction and experience with programming custom applications for the
mobile phone.
Contents:
- Introduction to Mobile Processing, phone hardware and development
platforms.
- Survey of projects with the phone as both the platform and subject for new
forms of interactive applications and electronic art.
- Basic programming and prototyping concepts with 2D graphics and
animation.
- Phone input/output handling including keyboard, camera, sound and
vibration.
- Internet networking. Parsing and generating XML-formatted data.
- Text messaging and Bluetooth networking.
The workshop will be practical and at the end every participant will develop
a personal exercise.
Equipment
Windows highly recommended, but Mac OS X is acceptable, with built-in or USB
Bluetooth adapters recommended.
Mobile phones with support for Java and Bluetooth recommended.
Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops.
Schedule
20 hours: 5 sessions X 4 h
15 to 19 of May 06 - 18h-22h
Target
Basic programming skills, familiarity with Processing recommended but not
required.
About Francis Li
San Francisco, USA, Author of Mobile Processing.
He is an interaction designer and software engineer with a passion for
working with emerging technologies.
In both academia and industry, for both research and production, has
participated in the design, development, and evaluation of interactive
systems with a focus on user interface design and human-computer
interaction.
Has a Masters in Interaction Design from the Interaction Design Institute
Ivrea and a B.A. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of
California, Berkeley.
http://www.francisli.com
Price and Inscriptions
250 euros
Inscriptions: visit www.atmosferas.net/mobileprocessing/index_en.html
Sponsor:
Movensis
www.movensis.com
Support
www.etic.pt
About Atmosferas, Digital Arts Center
Atmosferas is a digital arts center involved in the production of
experimental new media projects. Atmosferas commissions experimental
projects, organizes workshops and conferences about current themes on the
front line of the creative uses of the new media, created a TV show about
electronic arts and promotes an yearly ideas competition. www.atmosferas.net
Atmosferas - Rua da Boavista 102 - 2
Mobile Processing Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal
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