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Tuesday between 6 and 8pm: | |||
'''Software/Hardware Hacking at Noisebridge, where we dig deep into the Sifteo cubes http://sifteo.com''' | |||
...if you feel courageous, it might lead to a hackathon with Sifteo prizes soon. | |||
Sifteo cubes are the best hackable platform, here is a summary of what they have: | |||
* an accelerometer | * an accelerometer | ||
* a touch screen (128x128) | * a touch screen (128x128) | ||
* 4 proximity sensors (to recognize other cubes touching their 4 sides) | * 4 proximity sensors (to recognize other cubes touching their 4 sides) | ||
They are wirelessly connected to a base with: | They are wirelessly connected to a base with: | ||
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The base can communicate with up to 12 cubes (maybe 24 if you ask nicely). | The base can communicate with up to 12 cubes (maybe 24 if you ask nicely). | ||
It can be programmed with a simple | It can be programmed with a simple C++ SDK (a bit like arduino but much more powerful). | ||
Examples of a few projects that could be done: | |||
* ''magic light juggle'': acceleration change the color/brightness and the cubes disappear in the air | |||
* ''siftephone in'': listen to a smartphone vibrations with Sifteo's accelerometer | |||
* ''siftephone out'': talk to a smartphone using sound with audio system such as [http://chirp.io chirp.io] (a 1st proof of concept can be found [http://github.com/honnet/siftone here]) | |||
* ''music & light'': implement a BPM counter to blink color screens on the music rythme by listening to the vibrations sensed by accelerometer | |||
* ''midi controller'': play music using the cubes as midi instruments with [http://ableton.com Ableton] or [http://renoise.com Renoise] (a 1st proof of concept can be found [http://github.com/honnet/noon here]) | |||
* ''internet of things'': control anything remotely using python to forward Sifteo logs to an email or a server such as [http://heroku.com heroku] or [http://parse.com parse.com] | |||
* simple hacks involving microcontrollers such as Arduino can be tried too but the project must be worth it ;p (it's a bit more complicated) | |||
If interested, please don't just show up, your participation/preparation is important: | |||
* ask [[User:Cedric|Cédric]] at least 24h in advance to bring more cubes | |||
* [[User:Cedric| | |||
* download the SDK: https://developers.sifteo.com/download | * download the SDK: https://developers.sifteo.com/download | ||
* start to play with the examples in the free simulator | * start to play with the examples in the free simulator: https://developers.sifteo.com/docs/SifteoSDK/1.0.0 | ||
'' | ''For more info talk to [[User:Thex|J.C.]] or [[User:Cedric|Cédric]].'' |