Today I demonstrated my interactive toys at the MFA DT Symposium.  I got great feedback from the visitors.

Today was the first day of the MFA DT Symposium.  The event started with a Keynote by Régine Debatty, where she talked about herself, her work, how her interest in New Media Art started and the works she admires.

I also presented my project Tikos. It got great feedback and people really liked the soft conductive materials (velcro, fabric & thread) on the toys.
My nephew claimed “his toys” on the way out of the presentation.

Finally this weekend the MFA DT Parsons Symposium will be held.  Amazing projects, amazing people, beautiful experience!  Come and meet us, know our work and let us know what you think.

I had the opportunity to participate on the FLOSS Book Sprint: Digital Foundations.  It was a weekend event, where we all helped to translate de Digital Foundations book by xtine borrough and Michael Mandiberg into a Floss Manual.

FLOSSIFY 1 : Digital Foundations
Eyebeam, New York City
Feb 6-8

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by Michael Mandiberg [link]

translated by Jennifer Dopazo.

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xtine burrough y yo publicamos Fundamentos Digitales: una Introducción al diseño de medios con Adobe Creative Suite con AIGA Desgin Press/New Riders bajo una licencia CC (la primera para la editorial/editor).  El libro enseña los principios formales y ejercicios de la Bauhaus a través de lecciones en Adobe Creative Suite.  Existen varias razones por las cuales escribimos este libro, sin embargo, este artículo está enfocado en el proceso de negociación de la licencia de Creative Commons de New Riders, propiedad de Peachpit, propiedad a su vez de Pearson (una corporación muy grande e importante).

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Do you keep forgetting things everytime you change your purse?

Now there’s an easy way to remember everything you need to bring with you. It’s called Bchito.

Bchito is small and can be used with any purse.  It’s also available in different presentations to combine it with your outfit…and you’ll remember everything!
It will help you remind the basics you need to bring with you on certain moments; work, an interview, a date, a gathering with friends, grocery shopping….

But wait!  There’s more.  Bchito is also handy outside of your purse in those moments when you can’t find what your looking for.  Just place it outside of your purse and it will help you identify the items you need and seems impossible to find in your home.

Bchito from Jennifer Dopazo on Vimeo.

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From Make Blog [link]

Yury Gitman teaches a class about incorporating electronics into toys, he calls it “Making Toys: Playful Experience Design Through Interactive and Wireless Techniques.” This semester they’re having a public open house to showcase (and play with) the toys they’ve created during the course. There’s RFID, Arduino, and included source code. If you’re in New York, head over to Parsons for the fun:

Making Interactive Toys Presentations and Playtesting
Dec 16th, 2008
Formal Critique 6:30-7:30pm
General Playtesting 7:30-8:30pm

2 W 13th St., 10th Floor [Main Lab, Far Corner]
New York, NY 10011
http://cdt.parsons.edu/