ITP Camp Blog

Magnificent Monday Microgreens & Machines

Written by Lindsey D. on June 19, 2018, 10:54am

The morning started off with Emiko walking us through the intricate process of creating capacitive sensors that can be used as tattoos (or tattoos than can be used as capacitive sensors?) in Workshop: Make your own metallic tattoo that can be used as a touch-capacitive sensor!. We could then hook them up to a Bluetooth Low Energy device and send MIDI notes directly from our skin!

We discussed with Nikita about the act of planting in the city in Size Doesn't Matter - Urban Farming Microgreens. She brought the ITP’s vertical gardening shelves, along with some seeds and dirt so that we could plant in our own bins. We hope to harvest next week!

Then in Beep, Boop Hello World | Python + APIs | Twitter Bot Go Josh got us making tweeting robots. Sounds kind of inappropriate if you ask me!

Then things got a little topsy turvy with Thea leading us on improving our balance in Handstands and Inversions. We got moving and stretching a bit before to get our bodies ready for the strains of upside-down life.

M.H. got us ready to make tiny movies done quick with One Minute Cinema: Project Videography. Next stop: Cannes 😎

Getting into the afternoon, Arielle led us in some deep discussion on the importance of documentation in our creative avenues in Let's Talk About Documentation.

The big one, Yining ran one of the most popular sessions of this year’s camp with ML5.js: A Friendly Introduction to Machine Learning. Maybe if I change my name to Machine Learning I’ll get all the fame and attention I’ve been needing 🤔

Lyel got us fired up and ready to put our technology to use in our political work in Resist! Intro to Tech and Political Activism.

Jonny got us on the blockchain working for good in Code For A Cause: A Multi-Session Hackathon For Social Impact Grants Featuring Decentralized Web Technology.

Rounding out the night and getting us to get groovy, Rudi-Renoir led us in Groove 101 - Learn about Groove and Improve your Projects.

Monday ended with a summer shower so we can restart Tuesday refreshed!