tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75277475864464415162024-03-05T03:44:56.868-08:00ARTLAB ART & TECHNOLOGY PROMOTING WIDENING PARTICIPATION & RESEARCHkatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430890862963773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-57227392926296689822016-03-08T09:36:00.005-08:002016-03-08T10:10:40.725-08:00Creature in a Cup Workshop St Michaels Primary Tilehurst March 7th 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: small;">We were invited to St Michaels Primary by Janine Beckers the </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">Art coordinator St Michaels Primary. She wrote to ask if we could suggest ways to make </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">lessons more fun and exciting. We offered to run our Creature in a Cup workshop but we only had a 2 hour slot with the class so this was a new challenge to the ArtLab team. We kept the workshop idea but removed the story development about the creature for the performance. We hope the creatures might inspire some further story development. We shortened the time the pupils had to experiment with the electronics kits and build their creatures, but this didn’t stop the class making some fantastic kinetic creatures.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here is the result. After 9 hours of printing we ended up with a miniature of my sculpture. Unfortunately a lot of the textures I had included (hessian/paper towel/cling-film/corrugated cardboard) did not pick up on the scan which has resulted in a very smooth, curvy print. Although considering this is the first scan and print that I have done from start to finish (obviously with a little help from Nic, Kate and the other students) it has gone reasonably well and the print itself is fairly flawless. What needs to be worked on is the scanning process itself and perhaps a more angular, decisive object to sculpt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did also have a quick go at using the laser cutter with ply wood. The digital design interface on the computer is basic but could be effectively utilised. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594819886057350845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-76251243733021388192016-02-01T02:22:00.003-08:002016-02-01T02:33:10.792-08:00Aldryngton Primary School reports about Creature in a Cup Workshops June 2015Here is a link to Aldryngton School website where they document the ArtLab Summer Creature in a Cup workshop.<a href="http://aldryngton.wokingham.sch.uk/2015/06/27/news-item-university-artlab-work-with-lower-school/" target="_blank">http://aldryngton.wokingham.sch.uk/2015/06/27/news-item-university-artlab-work-with-lower-school/</a><br />
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<br />katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430890862963773784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-16614106666631433122015-11-15T09:01:00.005-08:002015-11-15T09:02:49.679-08:00ArtLab UROP Poster Presentation 2015<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laura Nicholson was our Undergraduate Research Opportunity Placement (UROP) 2015 student. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Wednesday 11th November Laura presented her UROP research poster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The poster reflected the two strands to Laura’s UROP experience. Laura began UROP in the ArtLab developing ideas for <a href="http://artlabuniversityofreading.blogspot.co.uk/p/creature-in-cup.html" target="_blank">Widening Participation workshops in schools</a> to introduce children to electronics through art. The sessions were developed over the summer, trialling them in local Reading schools, discussing and refining the workshops with members of the ArtLab team. Laura also developed ideas for sessions with <a href="http://artlabuniversityofreading.blogspot.co.uk/p/creature-in-cup.html#scholars" target="_blank">Reading Scholars </a>and <a href="http://artlabuniversityofreading.blogspot.co.uk/p/creature-in-cup.html#unesco" target="_blank">UNESCO’s year of Light. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The UROP poster also displayed Laura’s work as part of the <a href="http://artlabuniversityofreading.blogspot.co.uk/p/sphere-wearable-technology-research.html" target="_blank">SPHEREresearch project</a>.The project researches ideas for wearable technology to monitor health in the home. Laura was able to discuss ideas for wearable technologies with members
of the team from systems engineering and worked towards developing a piece of clothing that could potentially monitor posture. She was able to research current trends in fashion and share
with the technologists ideas to create a shirt that was attractive and practical. Her experiments
with silicon rubber embedding the sensors highlighted problems with durability,
size and comfort of the current projects sensors.The images below show a prototype teeshirt, the shirt has sensors to show spine position and also contains vibration. There is still much more to </span>develop with this idea.</span><br />
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katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430890862963773784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-78327134351751764632015-11-05T09:39:00.001-08:002015-11-05T09:39:10.425-08:00Creature in a Cup WorkshopOn Tuesday this week we took the littleBits kit from the ArtLab to the Institute of Education so that a group of (trainee) primary school teachers could experience the Creature in a Cup Workshop first hand and see how it cold potentially be used within their own teaching practice. After a short introduction about how to use the modules by Kassie and Laura, each of the group created a simple creature using basic craft materials.<br />
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Unlike the Creature in a Cup workshop we gave at the primary schools over the Summer, where children made creatures out of any materials to hand (including boxes, plastic bottles, etc.) this workshop used only paper cups and a variety of craft materials to create the creatures. We had only 1.5 hours for this workshop, so anything larger would have been difficult!<br />
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This creature has an antenna that swings to and fro on top and wheels so that it can move around on the table:<br />
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This bird-like example has a moving tail ....<br />
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Feedback was collected at the end of the workshop using an audio recorder, and suggests that the activity could be used (possibly in a variety of modified forms) for school workshops to assist in teaching subject right across the curriculum. We have invited the group to visit the ArtLab at the Department of Art at Reading University so that they can see the facilities for Widening Participation, and to arrange future workshop sessions.Niklaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466957217111863735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-7718073493314061802015-11-03T10:18:00.000-08:002015-11-04T07:21:07.719-08:00ArtLab Introduction Enhancement Week Nov 2nd 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We looked at the City X </span><a href="http://www.cityxproject.com/resources/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">project resources</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, including the 3D modelling software </span><a href="https://www.tinkercad.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Tinkercad</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and the video message from the City X Mayor, as we watched this video one of the ArtLab students, Katy said “thats my brother!” Still reeling from this coincidence, we discussed how we might combine some of the ideas of the City X project with how we work with the Creature in a Cup workshop exploring more of an art based angle, with the idea to make it appeal to older students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We had noticed that the International Space Station was reported in the news 28.10.15 to have</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"> printed ratchet wrench from the new 3-D printer aboard the International Space Station. </span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30549341" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30549341</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">"The printer completed the first phase of a NASA technology demonstration by printing a tool with a design file that was transmitted from the ground to the printer. This </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">demonstrated </span><span style="line-height: 22px;">that a 3D printer works normally in space. In general, a 3D printer extrudes streams of heated plastic, metal or other material, building layer on top of layer to create 3 dimensional objects. Testing a 3D printer using relatively low-temperature plastic feedstock on the International Space Station is the first step towards establishing an on-demand machine shop in space, a critical enabling component for deep-space crewed missions and in-space manufacturing.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We discussed producing items for the space station, from tooth picks to spare parts and that people would need art as well as tools if they were to inhabit space. We thought it would be interesting to propose a project where students created the first art exhibition for the International Space Station. This could entail practical design problems such as how to deal with zero gravity when exhibiting the work etc and well as great potential for creativity and invention. The workshop would encourage students to create a prototype gravity version for Earth using littleBits and various materials and a Zero gravity version to be sent as stl files for the 3D printer in the Space Station.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The group looked at the intro to fashion trends and wearable technologies that fashion designer Ella Sharp had presented to SPHERE researchers including the video of Hussein Chalayans collection from 2007. We explained that the SPHERE projects aim is to create wearables for monitoring health in the home, but that to make the idea of being monitored become desirable/acceptable the clothes needed to be inventive and appeal to people so they would want to wear them. So coming at the problem an art perspective gives another layer of potential for the researchers ideas. The issue of whether the idea of creating clothes that monitor you was ethical was also discussed and raises interesting complex issues.</span></div>
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ArtLab promotes Widening Participation and Research. The Enhancement session will introduce students to two projects running as part of ArtLab, we hope students at the intro session will generate ideas and gain an understanding of the potential of the technology, and be inspired for their own practice and contribute to existing ArtLab projects. We hope to hold further sessions throughout the academic year.</div>
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Developing a Widening Participation workshop for secondary schools that encourages students to think creatively designing objects that might be needed by people who are on a planet with only a 3D printer. The idea is to find out what they need on the planet and invent new objects, that don’t exist on earth, first by making a prototype using hands-on recycled materials and littleBits electronics kits, then transferring the design into a 3D modelling program and print out using the 3D printer.</div>
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A design project for Primary Schools <a href="https://www.owamail.reading.ac.uk/owa/14.3.266.1/scripts/premium/redir.aspx?SURL=6eI9i_5Sj3dke9nr7qamqLKHJzhMR6HeDNCwxuXP7lJw9KQG2OLSCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdwB3AHcALgBjAGkAdAB5AHgAcAByAG8AagBlAGMAdAAuAGMAbwBtAA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cityxproject.com" target="_blank">http://www.cityxproject.com</a><br />
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An easy to use, free, 3D design software application <a href="https://www.owamail.reading.ac.uk/owa/14.3.266.1/scripts/premium/redir.aspx?SURL=6N3TrVQ3gvrKafFVXTkbf1puT6txWXbQmRvRkHmATeJw9KQG2OLSCGgAdAB0AHAAcwA6AC8ALwB3AHcAdwAuAHQAaQBuAGsAZQByAGMAYQBkAC4AYwBvAG0ALwA.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.tinkercad.com%2f" target="_blank">https://www.tinkercad.com/</a><br />The idea is to take some of the ideas of the City X project and mix in with a workshop we have been doing called 'Creature in a Cup' using Littlebits. You can find out what we did here<br /><a href="https://www.owamail.reading.ac.uk/owa/14.3.266.1/scripts/premium/redir.aspx?SURL=yaNCoDuIDtmzISdJlMul_1ULGI4iK_752qtd8XvEONZw9KQG2OLSCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AYQByAHQAbABhAGIAdQBuAGkAdgBlAHIAcwBpAHQAeQBvAGYAcgBlAGEAZABpAG4AZwAuAGIAbABvAGcAcwBwAG8AdAAuAGMAbwAuAHUAawAvAHAALwBjAHIAZQBhAHQAdQByAGUALQBpAG4ALQBjAHUAcAAuAGgAdABtAGwAIwBhAHIAdAB0AGUAYwBoAA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fartlabuniversityofreading.blogspot.co.uk%2fp%2fcreature-in-cup.html%23arttech" target="_blank">http://artlabuniversityofreading.blogspot.co.uk/p/creature-in-cup.html#arttech</a><br />We are hoping to develop a new version of the workshop, designing something to send off to the 3d printer, after prototyping it in a hands-on session with boxes, and tubes and tape and littlebits.<br />We may need to develop our own learning resources such as an alternative introductory video, or other ways of conveying the info, to set the scene?<br />How can we make it appeal to students at Secondary School? We hope to visit schools in the Reading area in 2016 with this workshop.<br />
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<b>Project Two: Wearable Technologies SPHERE Research Workshop</b><br />
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Contributing to the EPSRC funded research project <a href="http://www.irc-sphere.ac.uk/about">SPHERE</a><br /><br /><br />
SPHERE is working with clinicians, engineers, designers and social care professionals as well as members of the public to develop sensor technologies that could be used to monitor health that would be acceptable for the public to use in their homes.<br />
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The sensors for health could help in a number of ways for example, predict falls and detect strokes so that help may be summoned.<br />Analyse eating behaviour - including whether people are taking prescribed medication.<br />Detect periods of depression or anxiety and intervene using a computer based therapy<br /><br />SPHERE is developing a number of different sensors that will combine to build a picture of how we live in our homes. This information can then be used to spot issues that might indicate a medical or well-being problem.<br /><br />ArtLab has been invited to experiment with embedding sensors in clothing and to experiment creating ideas, designs for wearable technologies in clothes, jewellery, for health, artwork, dance, instruments, etc.<br />
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<br />katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430890862963773784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-11008969825873552282015-07-02T07:30:00.002-07:002015-07-20T00:26:39.594-07:00Brackets for littleBits ServosDuring the 'Creature in a Cup' workshops that we have been giving at the schools in Reading, it became clear that some form of support was required for the servos to hold them in place when building mechanical things. For example, many students wanted their creature to have a mouth or beak which opened and closed, or arms that moved, but simply sticking the servo using tape was not satisfactory, and the servo usually became detached very quickly. The problem is that the servo itself has a small surface area at the base, and so there is not enough contact area here to mount it firmly. As a response to this issue, we created a very simple servo bracket, and 3D printed it using our CubeX. Here is the first version (in black):
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Although the version 1 servo bracket did indeed work well, we upgraded it slightly and made the surface area larger, also left some space to wrap tape (or wire) around. This next version is printed in neon green, and stands out better:<br />
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<br />Niklaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466957217111863735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-11544717140423426822015-06-07T07:18:00.004-07:002015-06-07T09:43:15.942-07:00Idea development for Widening Participation Schools Workshops 2015Laura and Matthew our ArtLab Undergraduate Research Opportunity Students (UROP) tried out the littleBits kits in preparation for our summer Widening Participation Workshop series at local schools.<br />
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They were developing ideas for Creature in a Cup exploring how to create movement and sounds with the Synth kits.<br />
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Matt described this as a Zombie in a cup.......<br />
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Laura makes some interesting scifi sounds with this one<br />
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<br />katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430890862963773784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-19113919023852789122015-06-05T04:35:00.000-07:002015-06-05T04:35:19.964-07:00UROP Student Workshop for laser engraving and cuttingWe planned on giving our UROP Summer placement students some time in the ArtLab so they could try some of the equipment (e.g. the laser cutter, 3D printers and 3D scanner), as they are directly involved with the WP workshops that start this coming week. On Wednesday this week they were given some time using the laser cutter. The workshop started with a simple example using a digestive biscuit, on which Laura etched an image. The settings used for the biscuit were the same as for a light engrave for Birch plywood, and the biscuit engraved well.<br />
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On reflection, perhaps a biscuit without so much surface texture would give a better output ... we'll keep on experimenting. Note: we placed the biscuit onto a clean sheet of paper before engraving so you could eat the biscuit afterwards.<br />
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Laura also cut out a basic keyfob which she had designed with the laserCut software, using fluorescent yellow acrylic:<br />
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Then Matthew created a simple design for a keyfob (for his dog) using Birch plywood. In both cases this illustrates three basic processes using the laser cutter: engraving, inner cut and outer cut.<br />
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<br />Niklaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466957217111863735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-90502376176019977832015-06-05T04:12:00.001-07:002015-06-05T04:12:06.999-07:00Laser Cutter workshop 2On Tuesday we held another session using the LS3060 laser cutter so that staff members in the Art Department at Reading University could try out the laser cutter. Those present were: Tina, Wendy and Nick. To kick off, there was a short demo to illustrate the basic process in which we engraved some text on a digestive biscuit, just for the fun of it:<br />
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The each participant at the workshop created a simple keyfob to illustrate three basic processes: engraving, inner cuts and outer cuts. Unfortunately, nobody took photos of them at the workshop (including me), so we'll have to add them later!<br />
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Note: we'll be doing a few more workshops for staff in Dept of Art if anyone reading this is interested. It can be anything from AutoCad basics, 3D Max, laser cutting and etching, and 3D printing.Niklaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466957217111863735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-79248605641013831042015-06-01T06:31:00.001-07:002015-06-02T02:12:28.815-07:00Unblocking the print head on the CubePro<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The CubePro is shown in the image above on the left. The week before last one of the extruders became jammed, which meant that it had to be removed, dismantled and then examining to see where the blockage came from.<br />
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Here's what I had to do according to the procedure supplied by Cubify:<br />
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1. Level the plate and uninstall filament from the other extruder.<br />
2. Switch off the machine, unplug the circuit board form the rear of extruder #1, and then remove the plate that holds the filament tubes in place.<br />
3. Remove the torx screw holding the extruder in place.<br />
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It came apart quite easily, and was easy to dismantle the extruder. The filament had snapped in the filament tube (which I already knew about) but this then became lodged in the extruder itself, and prevented new filament from being installed. The blockage was removed and the extruder refitted.<br />
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Then came the fun part of levelling the plate using the setup program. It seemed to work okay, but then you also have to go through the procedure of calibrating the plate (z-gap) so that the filament dispenses evenly, and this took over an hour to get right. The big problem with this is that Cubify rather stupidly chose coarse threads for the machine screws that are used to adjust the print plate. The upshot of this is that you need to turn the screws a microscopic amount to calibrate the plate properly. A fraction of a turn too much and the filament either does not fuse properly, or overlaps too much. It takes a lot of effort of trial and error to get this right.<br />
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After finally getting the z-gap correct (well as near as I could get it) I did a test print for a tooth paste dispenser. Here is the result:<br />
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I don't think the quality of print is as good as the little Cube 3. It should be better, so I guess it still needs work to get it right.Niklaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466957217111863735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-5923702820747992182015-05-22T02:10:00.002-07:002015-05-22T02:10:39.001-07:00First Staff Workshop in the ArtLabYesterday was the first staff workshop for the ArtLab, and attended by two staff members in the Dept of Art. This was a short (two hour) workshop to introduce the laser cutter, show what it's capabilities are and how to do some basic engraving and cutting. The task was to create a simple keyfob with engraved text, a simple engraved image, and a hole for the keyring. This example was chosen since it demonstrates image and text engraving, inner cut (for the hole) and an outer cut. The idea was demonstrated by Nic:<br />
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The design on the keyfob was to be a soundwave that we recorded (of the Cube 3D printer making a lot of whirring and clunking noises), converted to a black and white 1-bit bitmap and then imported to LaserCut, plus text underneath.<br />
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The design was then etched onto dark tinted acrylic, and cut out:<br />
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the next workshop will be in June, and we will be showing the summer placement students (who will be working alongside us on the Creature in a Cup workshops) how to use some of the kit, including the 3D scanner, 3D printers and the laser cutter.<br />
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Tim Sunerton is currently a student in the Art Dept at The University of Reading and wanted to power a number of roller blinds with motors so that they would move up and down. He had already produced one which moved the blind down into a trough of paint and then lifted this back up again and smeared the paint onto a canvas (see <a data-mce-href="http://artlabuniversityofreading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/tim-sunerton-window-blind.html" href="http://artlabuniversityofreading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/tim-sunerton-window-blind.html" style="color: #743399;" target="_blank" title="Tim Sunerton's Window Blind">Tim's Blind</a>). The blind was powered by a NEMA17 type stepper motor, a motor driver and an Arduino Uno. To attach the motor to the blind, a coupling was fabricated using the 3D printer. </div>
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For the current project (four blinds) and as an exercise in making things smaller I suggested that the blinds could be powered by ATTiny85 microcontrollers, as we don't need all of the ports that the Uno offers. I built a test rig using some stripboard, a voltage regulator (plus a few capacitors) and an ATTiny85. The first image shows the ATTiny85 on the stripboard:</div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px;">The ATTiny85 was programmed by piggy-backing on an Uno, which I have to say is very easy, although I eventually decided to make a programmer shield for the Uno so that you can just plug in the ATTiny85 directly into the shield and program it without needing to connect any wires. (Note: the stepper motor above was not used for Tim's blind project - just for testing. He used much larger motors for his project).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Bitstream Charter, serif;">I made three of these boards and Tim used them in his project. We also had to fabricate 4 new adapters for the blinds. One of the blinds was quite big, and even though Tim used a higher torque motor, the weight of the canvas on the blind pulled the blind down against the force of the motor. This was a bit of a problem, and the solution seemed to be in gearing the motor in some way to increase the torque. After a little thought, I came up with this:</span><br />
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We bought a Sense 3D (made by <a href="http://cubify.com/" target="_blank">Cubify</a>) scanner last year at the same time as the 3D printers (also made by Cubify), as it seemed like a good idea to be able to scan objects and them 3D print them. But how good is the scanner, and is it easy to use? That's what we aimed to find out ...<br />
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We first tested out the 3D scanner to see how well it performed and how easy it was to use. The sense scanner is handheld and designed so that it is capable of scanning small medium and large objects (such as a car, if you were so inclined). The idea is that you take the scanner in your hand and move around the object carefully scanning the entire object, and then the supplied software will cleverly stitch it all together. In theory. However the scanner is not cordless! Not cordless?! In practice this means that you have to hold your laptop and the scanner and move around the subject, else have a very long USB lead. Even with a reasonably long USB lead, we ended up getting the lead wrapped around the subject (Kate in this instance) making scanning a bit cumbersome to say the least. Come on Cubify, this device should be wireless; it <i>needs</i> to be wireless. Perhaps the next version will be, who knows.<br />
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So, we tried scanning a cup on a table as a test scan. The first attempt failed, as we ended up with three cups. The room lighting, it has to be said, does seem to make a difference to the scan. So keep the sunlight away. The next try was by placing the cup onto a box so that it is not flat on the table. This worked a bit better, but perhaps because it was just a bit easier to get around the object. The scan was still somewhat poor, with lots of holes in the final mesh. So we thought that a bigger object might be easier, so Kate volunteered to be the subject. Positioned in a chair, I positioned the scanner about 450cm from Kate and walked <i>very</i> slowly around her keeping the scanner pointed directly at her, as shown in the image preview given by the software. The software shows the subject being scanned, and also shows a circle on the screen to help guide your positioning. It's a bit hard to explain, without some images (which I'll take next time) and is quite difficult to get the position correct as the image moves in the opposite direction to the physical device.<br />
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After about 10 minutes of walking around Kate at a snails pace, we ended up with a mesh (I'l add the image of this next time) which didn't look too bad, aside form a few weird artefacts that were produced by the software when Kate moved the cable out of the way to stop it getting tangled (hence the need for WIRELESS!!).<br />
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The software for creating the final mesh is not exactly intuitive, and is fiddly and awkward to use. But we ended up with a reasonable model, and so imported it next to the Cubify software that came with the Cube. That is also rather awkward to use (Cubify, you seriously need to employ an HCI person(s), and sort out your crappy interfaces) but we eventually managed to convert it to the correct format and export for the Cube printer:<br />
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The image above shows the finished model, which took about 5 hours. I have removed the squiggly bits of filament that covered it. I assume they were remnants form the print process, and not errors. I was quite impressed by the quality of the print (excellent overall) and the printers ability to print overhangs without supports. Here's one more image:<br />
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Verdict: Sense scanner needs more road testing, and shows promise. The wire is a serious shortcoming, and I am trying to figure out a way of making it wireless - perhaps via some bluetooth hack? The Cube printer is a very nice little machine and I'm really impressed with its performance. Yesterday I printed a bracket (see worm gear post) for a student in the Art Dept for some work he created, and the Cube did a splendid job.Niklaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466957217111863735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-68575122722502566262015-05-21T03:28:00.002-07:002015-05-22T02:19:44.015-07:00Creature in a Cup Workshops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For the last month, we have been organising a series of events with local schools in the Reading area which focus on how we can bring technology to people through art-based workshops. The idea started when we held workshops for the Sensory Objects projects (see Sensory Objects) to help people with learning disabilities gain some experience in working with different senses. During those workshop sessions we explored ways of triggering sounds and movement using littleBits modules, and then build sensory devices as a result.<span id="goog_1485668146"></span><br />
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As part of a WP programme in 2014, we piloted the idea of using littleBits to help understand technology through creative workshops last year with Redlands school in Reading (see blog post), and it went really well with a great deal of positive feedback. After having sent out a flyer to schools around the Reading area, we will be holding the workshops at four schools in the Reading area during June and July, giving a total of 13 CIAC workshops.<br />
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We have just received a new order of littleBits from the states which we selected specifically for the CIAC workshops: DC motors, servos, a variety of different input sensors and two more synth kits. This was the box of bits before they were unpacked - each was individually wrapped and had to be cut open with scissors and then distributed between the two cases:<br />
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The new set of littleBits included two cases to house all of the bits, which is a welcome addition as before we had these all of the bits were placed into four shoeboxes (belonging to Kate, who can now take them home and rehouse her dancing shoes!)<br />
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In addition to the new littleBits modules, we'll distribute all of the exiting ones between the boxes, with the exception of the synth kits. That should be sufficient for the classes of 30 we will be taking in June and July.Niklaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466957217111863735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-28295294514663725582015-03-10T05:35:00.003-07:002015-03-10T05:35:38.916-07:00Tim Sunerton Window Blind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Using a stepper motor with a 3D printed attachment (see below) to make the blind turn. The Arduino is programmed to make the motor turn 9 rotations and then pause for 2 seconds before reversing the other way to complete another 9 rotations.It does this on a loop until you switch it off at the plug. The blind dips into a trough filled with paint and then smears it up the surface of the canvas as it travels up and down.</div>
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How it works: A scene for a story is made using models and
landscapes each robot is designed with a function such as one has the ability
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The group will have to decide which robot will be the best
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Character names could be given to each of the robots to make
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After the story has
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asked questions such as why was this robot able to push, pull, sing etc etc , As the exercise is introduced in story form
other elements can be incorporated to keep attention such as children can be
asked to participate by clapping to give the robots confidence or costumes
could be worn. Personalising the Robots into characters for the story may also
encourage children to engage, Activities could be given after such as another
story on paper where children have to fill in the blanks and decide for
themselves which robot would be best suited for the task, encouraging them to
think about logic and movement, design sheets could also be provided with basic
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Some links you might find helpful:<br />
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About littlebits<br />
<a href="http://littlebits.cc/" target="_blank">http://littlebits.cc</a><br />
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Directory of readymade 3d printing models and laser cutting templates<br />
<a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/" target="_blank">http://www.thingiverse.com</a><br />
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Laser cutting ideas<br />
<a href="https://www.kitronik.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.kitronik.co.uk</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.arduino.cc/" target="_blank">http://www.arduino.cc</a><br />
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During the session we introduced the group to littlebits.<br />
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We asked everyone to suggest ideas for outreach workshops where we could use littlebits. Some initial experiments from the group, some interesting sounds being made and ideas for kinetic structures.<br />
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We also looked at various workshop tools such as <a href="http://littlebits.cc/">littleBits</a> and <a href="http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/">Squishy Circuits</a> the group was asked to think of workshop activities they could develop with the kits.<br />
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Niklaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466957217111863735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-24141536664257596442014-10-05T04:08:00.000-07:002014-11-21T01:09:45.777-08:00Interactive Sculpture Session REDLAND SCHOOL WORKSHOP 10.07.14<span id="goog_2040317551"></span>Members of the Interactive Sculpture group ran a workshop Creature in a Cup at Redlands School<br />
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Here is the brief sent to the school<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">‘Creature in a cup’ electronics and art workshop
for schools</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">What it is about</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">This workshop will give you hands–on experience with technology, introducing you to
simple electronics (using littleBits, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.owamail.reading.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=4KjkAN8UlE-PxTzQ0lnUdrZIa0jMONEI1gMo4qgHpkh8Ej8M_7owh3dtaY_5qNimM_j01Jema28.&URL=https%3a%2f%2flittlebits.cc%2fproducts"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">https://littlebits.cc/products</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">)
explored through creative art based workshops. See some prototype creature’s
here </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.owamail.reading.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=4KjkAN8UlE-PxTzQ0lnUdrZIa0jMONEI1gMo4qgHpkh8Ej8M_7owh3dtaY_5qNimM_j01Jema28.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fintroductiontointeractivesculpture.blogspot.co.uk"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">http://introductiontointeractivesculpture.blogspot.co.uk</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">What children will be doing<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Using everyday
materials, with an accompanying discussion of some ideas considering temporary,
interactive artworks, you will create 'A Creature in a Cup'. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The electronics
will give you the chance to bring your cup to life, (e.g. using littleBits your
creature could make synthesised sounds in response to a sensor, could link to a
series of LED lights, trigger movement, activate a motor... its up to your
imagination).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">We will explore how electronics can bring simple everyday materials to life,
these creatures will exist for just for the workshop, their
movements, shapes, sounds will be captured in a short video recording their
life cycle from cup to creature. We create a blog post documenting the day
and showing the video of Cup Creatures in action.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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times to be arranged with school<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to provide?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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cardboard boxes, plastic water bottles, egg boxes etc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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etc and tape, glue, scissors etc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FEEDBACK FROM WORKSHOP<br />
The teacher from Redlands School collected some feedback from staff and children about the workshop. She also mentioned that<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"> the workshop has been used as a stimulus for work in literacy, writing information texts about the creatures the children created.</span><br />
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Many thanks to Katy Hathaway and to all the fantastic children from Redlands School<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Redlands Primary School – Creatures in a Cup Workshop <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We loved:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">making creature models<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The best bit was:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #009300; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the green bits always go at the end<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It would be even better if:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">more electric bits! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7527747586446441516" name="_GoBack"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Staff feedback:</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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creature creating. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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who are normally quite quiet were animated and played a substantial role in
their groups<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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their exploration of littleBits and how they work<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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group and provided children hands-on experience of circuits and their practical
use<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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captured the creatures in all their glory, before they were dismantled. Many children
commented on how much they enjoyed this part of the day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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littleBits in a more structured way, talking about how they work and what they
can do (children got a lot out of their exploration of the components before
creating their creatures), then planning and making their creature. The second
day could focus on finishing off, presentations and film-making.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12523013800841372085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527747586446441516.post-83027125537498249332014-07-26T06:10:00.002-07:002014-10-05T04:31:57.372-07:00Widening Participation Summer Workshops 2014<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 1.3em;">Students from the Interactive Sculpture Workshop helped </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">facilitate</span><span style="font-size: 1.3em;"> an event on Thursday 10 July 2014, <i>Art and Design Portfolio Day</i>, to </span><span style="font-size: 21px;"> stimulate work</span><span style="font-size: 1.3em;"> for portfolio to apply to foundation or BA courses in Art. </span></span><span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We offered the workshop 'Creature in a cup: interactive sculpture' <a href="http://www.reading.ac.uk/teachers-and-advisors/events-and-activities/ta_Subject_Events_for_Schools.aspx">more info about the day here </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 1.3em;">Below is our final performance video and details </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">of</span><span style="font-size: 1.3em;"> the development of the work made in one day.</span><a href="http://www.reading.ac.uk/teachers-and-advisors/events-and-activities/ta_Subject_Events_for_Schools.aspx" style="font-size: 1.3em;"><br /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fluxus.org/" style="font-size: 1.3em;"> Fluxus</a><span style="font-size: 1.3em;"> and </span><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/surr/hd_surr.htm" style="font-size: 1.3em;">Surrealist art </a><span style="font-size: 1.3em;">as were considered as a starting point, we also looked at the Fischli and Weiss video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXrRC3pfLnE">'</a></span><span style="font-size: 21px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXrRC3pfLnE">The Way Things Go'</a></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em;"> We then discussed the kind of work we would make from there. The group worked towards a video event, experimenting with electronics and creating sculpture from everyday objects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 1.3em;">Our group were keen to create something loosely based on<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm"> George Orwell's book Animal Farm</a> that some had been reading for their GCSE, some were also keen to add an element of film</span><span style="font-size: 1.3em;"> horror to the work, we mentioned </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eraserhead" style="font-size: 1.3em;">David Lynch's Eraserhead</a><span style="font-size: 1.3em;"> in discussion. </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">'Animal Farm inspired Dinner Party’ </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Production Team:</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alexander Eyles, Kajol Kumar and Gavin Larcombe from Long Close School Slough, Mia Willis, Will Thomas, Alia Coleman, Nic Hollinworth and Kate Allen from University of Reading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>FEEDBACK</b> we received some email feedback from littleBits</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Here at
littleBits, we definitely LOVE your project and would definitely want to
feature it! It is truly a work of art! What message were you all portraying, if
you don't mind me asking? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">On a side
note, can you possibly upload instructions to how some of the projects were
made? I'm sure other enthusiasts would like to view how you all built your
projects! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Masterpiece! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2a26; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Make Something that Does Something</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;">Animal Farm Workshop 31 July 2014</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Just saw
your <a href="https://www.owamail.reading.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=oqoJrAhmpkulR7uJhpz9h52nBTkktNEIGAmMMKqTLZjbemkywo11DueoLUn2SCUlcDw-bYB9v5o.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fwatch%3fv%3dSw3Ls_QmHcQ%26feature%3dyoutu.be"><span style="color: #0000e9;">Animal Farm Video</span></a>...how cool!! Would you be
willing to post this as a workshop on our education page? Would be curious to
learn more about the directive and how the students created their art. We are
working on a new template for easier uploading, see attached, which should be
live on our site in the near future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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