Eyebeam is the leading not-for-profit art and technology center in the United States.Founded in 1996 and incorporated in 1997, Eyebeam was conceived as a non-profit art and technology center dedicated to exposing broad and diverse audiences to new technologies and media arts, while simultaneously establishing and demonstrating new media as a significant genre of cultural production.
16 NYC public high school students pitch their ideas for new apps for the mobile platform. Over the course of 12 intense summer days, as part of Eyebeam's 11th annual Digital Day Camp program, these teens worked with a team of experienced interaction designers to learn about all aspects of mobile technology ? from thinking critically about mobile phones (what they can and cannot do, what we think they are for, how people use them, and how we think people will be using them in the near future),...
16 NYC public high school students pitch their ideas for new apps for the mobile platform. Over the course of 12 intense summer days, as part of Eyebeam's 11th annual Digital Day Camp program, these teens worked with a team of experienced interaction designers to learn about all aspects of mobile technology ? from thinking critically about mobile phones (what they can and cannot do, what we think they are for, how people use them, and how we think people will be using them in the near future),...
16 NYC public high school students pitch their ideas for new apps for the mobile platform. Over the course of 12 intense summer days, as part of Eyebeam's 11th annual Digital Day Camp program, these teens worked with a team of experienced interaction designers to learn about all aspects of mobile technology ? from thinking critically about mobile phones (what they can and cannot do, what we think they are for, how people use them, and how we think people will be using them in the near future),...
16 NYC public high school students pitch their ideas for new apps for the mobile platform. Over the course of 12 intense summer days, as part of Eyebeam's 11th annual Digital Day Camp program, these teens worked with a team of experienced interaction designers to learn about all aspects of mobile technology ? from thinking critically about mobile phones (what they can and cannot do, what we think they are for, how people use them, and how we think people will be using them in the near future),...
Eyebeam Fellow Kaho Abe worked with Australian students from Christ Church Grammar School to learn about potato voltage and current and how to boost either of these to create tone generators. They also used transistors, dials, and photo resistors to create other tone generators for a unique orchestral experience. At the end of the workshop. students participated in a Potato Orchestra using the devices they created.
An introduction to the workshop by Eyebeam alum and sound designer Hans-Christoph Steiner, who will explore the relationship between sounds and the world around us using Pure Data (aka Pd), a graphics-based software program. By the end of the day, students will be creating their own soundscapes and controlling electronic sounds using their computer mouse.
FairytaleFashion.org creator, fashion designer and Eyebeam resident Diana Eng, will work with students to explore the mechanical engineering behind deployable structures by using paper folding techniques to design superhero costumes.
Summer School @ NightA series of free evening lectures open to the public led by hosts from Eyebeam’s Summer School program and friends of Eyebeam. Thurs., July 16, 2009Public Practice: Activists and Vanguards A rousing debate (with declaimed manifestos) from artists Hans Bernhard (Ubermorgen.com), Patrick Lichty, Steve Lambert, Stephen Duncombe, plus other participants from the College of Tactical Culture. Moderated by Eyebeam curatorial partner Sarah Cook (CRUMB).
Summer School @ NightA series of free evening lectures open to the public led by hosts from Eyebeam's Summer School program and friends of Eyebeam. Thurs., July 9, 2009Copyright and the Creator: Who Cares What's Fair? A discussion on fair use and appropriation within activist and creative practice moderated by Creative Commons product manager and Eyebeam research associate Fred Benenson; with Eyebeam resident Jon Cohrs, artist/activist Larry Bogad, audio-visual remix artist Jonny Wilson (Eclec...