Responsive Surfaces Workshop _ LA 2012

RESPONSIVE SURFACES WORKSHOP _ LA 2012 
1-Day Intensive Workshop Exploring Grasshopper, Firefly and Arduino
Jan 28, 2012 @ Variate Labs, Los Angeles, CA (9am-5pm)

REGISTER HERE: http://responsivesurfaces2012la.eventbrite.com/
 

The Responsive Surfaces Workshop _ LA 2012 will explore the use of Grasshopper, Firefly and Arduino as creative and technical tools in the design, simulation and prototyping of intelligent building skins. Grasshopper, a free plug-in for McNeel’s Rhino modeler, allows designers to create adjustable parametric forms through graphic icons rather than programming. Firefly is a new set of comprehensive software tools dedicated to bridging the gap between Grasshopper, theArduino micro-controller, the internet and beyond. It allows near real-time data flow between the 3D digital and physical worlds, and will read/write data to/from internet feeds, remote sensors, connect with machine vision protocols, and more.

Instructor: Jason Kelly Johnson, Firefly co-developer, Future Cities Lab and the CCA San Francisco
Lecturer: Miles Kemp, President of Variate Labs and co-author of “Interactive Architecture”

Additional Information:
Workshop Location: 8451 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (GOOGLE MAP)
Required Materials: Each participant should bring their own Sparkfun Inventors Kit or equivalent.
Software: Please have the following software installed on your personal laptop computer - Rhino (SR9) + the latest versions of Grasshopper, Firefly and Arduino.