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SUMMARY:Democratizing Electronics: Tools\, Examples\, and Contexts for Sup
 porting the Construction of Personally-Meaningful Interactive Artifacts  -
  David Mellis\, MIT Media Lab
DTSTART:20150116T100000Z
DTEND:20150116T110000Z
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
DESCRIPTION:My work seeks to democratize electronics and computation. I de
 velop tools\, examples\, and contexts that help a broad range of individua
 ls construct personally-meaningful interactive artifacts. In this talk\, I
  share lessons from my work on electronics prototyping platforms\, do-it-y
 ourself electronic devices\, and supporting the use of technology in desig
 n\, craft\, and art. Based on my experience as the lead software developer
  for the Arduino electronics prototyping platform\, I discuss approaches f
 or helping those without a formal technology background prototype interact
 ive objects. Drawing on my time teaching technology in design and art cont
 exts\, I discuss strategies for translating electronics and computation in
 to natural materials for creative practice. I share lessons from my resear
 ch at the MIT Media Lab\, where I've been investigating personal fabricati
 on as a means of enabling individuals to design and build electronic devic
 es for use in their daily lives. The most in-depth case study is my do-it-
 yourself cellphone\, which I've used as my main phone for almost two years
 \, refining the design based on my personal experience and requirements. T
 his and other case studies provide an illustration of what an ecosystem of
  open-source\, personally-fabricated electronic products might be like and
  how it might change people's relationships with the devices in their live
 s. Finally\, I discuss opportunities for translating ongoing advances in t
 echnology into an expansion of the range and sophistication of the interac
 tive artifacts that individuals are able to construct for themselves. 
LOCATION:Small Lecture Theatre\, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 21 Station Road\
 , Cambridge\, CB1 2FB
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