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DorkBot experiments with experimental film & video | laura | Channel 10

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I'm a dork/geek

LaciLou — Sun, 07 May 2006 12:09:18 GMT

finally, it's cool to be a dork. and geek? 'cause i'm totally both! by the way, that river project was so beautiful. just the video of it relaxed me. i want a river of rocks to tell me bedtime stories.

I'm A Triple Threat: Dork, Geek & Nerd

MarkN — Fri, 05 May 2006 02:52:31 GMT

Or just DGN for short, if ya like. :)

Re: Wow you guys beat CNN by two weeks....

Erik — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:37:04 GMT

Awesome...thanks for the link!

Wow you guys beat CNN by two weeks....

njcu — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:15:25 GMT

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/04/25/dork.bots.ap/index.html

Awesome

IceWarm — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:43:32 GMT

Great video, dorks rule.

Re: Re: Laser Harp

mano — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:30:31 GMT

This looks *very* similar to the Jarre laser harp actually... Not sure what the difference is. Jarre breaks the lasers in a similar way to also trigger notes.

Re: Re: Laser Harp

mano — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:25:20 GMT

Go Jean-Michel Jarre :) ... Equinoxe forever...

I wish I was a dork: looks like a lot of fun.

Resvrgam — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:08:01 GMT

It's great to see that whole "nerds with facilities meets the crunchy artists" scene I left in college still flourishes with the "older than 21" crowd.

I miss the dorks of my college days and all the weed-speak (ever talk to stoners? I've known people who never touched the stuff that talk about the same "deep" topics...good times). It's a shame central New England is such a social desert and bereft of anything not associated to vehicles, alcohol and Nascar (*cue the banjo). I guess I could always be "the old guy" at some local university's hangout.

Dorkbot would be a blast around these parts.

Re: I'm a dork

Adam — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:03:10 GMT

Yes, right here: http://dorkbot.org/

I'm a dork

Clintus — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 07:11:59 GMT

Great show. Where can I go to find events and groups like this in my area?

Yes, that's the Space Needle and not a UFO=)

V360 — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:13:52 GMT

Very cool that Dorkbot meetings are going on at the CoCA.

The glass rocks would make interesting night-lights (but, make sure they are far away from the bed, so that the stories won't keep you awake).

The laser harp is a really neat concept.

It's always great to know that people are using technology to create new forms of art.

Excellent video/episode, indeed. I hope there will be more Dorkbot visits on the show, in the near future.

Dork, according to Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dork

Re: Re: Re: where is that place

njcu — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:53:49 GMT

it's a shame your bus doesn't go by there anymore...

Re: Re: where is that place

ratbear — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:16:28 GMT

Thanks, I thought that looked familiar, my bus used to go right past there.

laura's a dork

iluvfoythedork — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:04:48 GMT

but i'd follow her anywhere... i <3 laurafoy.

Artsy fartsy...

maxwell — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:52:10 GMT

... but fun nonetheless. Laura on top form as usual. :)

BTW, Laura, you KNOW I´m gonna use that shot of you under the beams in my next wallpaper! :D

Re: Laser Harp

derek — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:31:38 GMT

While it is a bit sad that he doesn't acknowledge the similarity to an laser harp, his audio implementation is fundamentally different from the laser harp concept. The triggers impact the sound in more complicated ways than just simulating virtual 'strings'. The target audience is also very different. His goal was to make an instrument that a musical novice could enjoy, and use to produce intersting sounds. A laser harp has a simpler interface which is harder for a novice to use, at least to use in a way that produces interesting sounds.

Re: where is that place

derek — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:24:29 GMT

Almost: 410 Dexter Ave N (Between Harrison & Republican)

See-also: http://www.cocaseattle.org

Re: Yeah they were Dorks not geeks

Chris — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:19:45 GMT

Definitely a geek here.

where is that place

ratbear — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:48:40 GMT

Is that on Mercer?

Laser Harp

Dengin — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:29:45 GMT

Jean Michel Jarre did this back in 1980... what a hack this guy is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Przestrzen_wolnosci_harfa_laserowa.jpg
The Wiki entry for laser harp also has some interesting information.

Re: Re: Excellent Video!

Dengin — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:24:51 GMT

Laura moving her head back and forth *passes out*
Yes, I went there.

Re: Excellent Video!

djscratchex — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:55:22 GMT

Wow Laura found her new calling! Harp head Lady.

Re: Re: Excellent Video!

Erik — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:53:24 GMT

So many variables *passes out*

Yes, you're a dork...join the party!

Re: Excellent Video!

njcu — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:30:55 GMT

That would depend on the resolution (ie how many diodes in per area), the geometric dimensions of laura's head and hair and how fast she could possibly move her head back and forth before passing out as opposed to Tina...

I... guess I'm a dork.