[sudo-discuss] Saturday! inviting Onyx Ashanti to show and tell at sudoroom

[Noemie Serfaty]

He came to sudo room around two months ago! Everyone was captivated. I
think the more he comes the better!

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:

> hey sudoroom,
>
> i met this guy today at noisebridge (i know, i said i don't go there
> anymore) and he is doing some amazing stuff!!!  We all have so much to
> learn from him, and be inspired by him.
>
> here is a recent post from his website, watch the video:
>
> http://onyx-ashanti.com/2014/07/11/the-nomadic-diary-of-
> onyx-ashanti-episode-5-boogie-upboogie-down-in-oaktown/
>
> basically he has been making amazing WEARABLE technology for purposes of
> music and other forms of electronic expression, in the most organic way i
> have ever seen technology used.
>
> He is using electronics, embedded systems (wireless arduinos with
> accelerometers, force sensors, buttons, lights etc) and hardware (servo
> motors and haptic feedback vibes) in concert with extremely ergonomic
> (again organic) structures made with 3d printing, to make human interface
> devices for making music (in puredata).  He uses a bunch of different
> filament types (even conductive filament) and a heavily customized very
> portable 3d printer.
>
> my only disappointment is that none of his circuits or 3d models are on
> github, although he says that the stuff he is working on now will be
> released freely as soon as he is satisfied with it.  I hope that is soon.
>
> in the meantime, here's his github, which has a couple of puredata
> repositories (puredata is the FOSS version of MaxMSP)
>
> https://github.com/onyxashanti
>
> even without code or files from his designs, i was very inspired by his
> work and his energy and his attitude.  as for the circuits and the robotics
> code, it's nothing I couldn't make from scratch quickly.  but the ideas
> that he had for this stuff are ideas that i never had, even though they
> seem "obvious" after the fact.  But so few of us are lucky enough to look
> at technology from a purely interactive perspective like he seems to.
>
> he said he would gladly come to sudoroom "any time" and I have his contact
> to let him know.
>
> Is there any reason I shouldn't tell him to come to sudoroom on saturday
> at around 5 or 6 pm?  is anyone interested in seeing the stuff he does with
> music, puredata patches, 3d printing, wearable embedded wireless
> electronics, robotics (the expressive tentacle thing) etc?
>
> -jake
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