This and last week i gave a workshop on Fritzing and Arduino at the college for applied sciences in Dresden. Togther with the incredebly skilled Daniel Schulze (what a pleasure to do this workshop with him) we had three days to explore the foundations of physical computing using arduino microprocessor boards and fritzing software. The first day we cleared the basics of programming tangible interactions, electricity and tried out first little programs. Day two was more about details of coding and the way of controlling bigger circuits. For displaying the arduino set up’s and explaining electronic circuits and signages we used Fritzing, which the students started to use intuitively. The last day we needed to explain the communication between Processing ad Arduino. Part of the workshop was to develop an interactive object using allready existing electronic mateial and parts of the provided sensors from the college. The results have been amazing, ranging from an afraid birdy to a raw gestural interface constructed from a radio toy and a household glove. Nice. The objects will be now finished and presented while our ‘open office soiree’ on the 11th of december in Berlin. It´s worth looking.
