Welcome to Site 3 coLaboratory! we are a member-run maker space for art and technology collaboration in downtown Toronto. Visit us on Thursday Open Nights, or sign up for one of our workshops.
Feature Article: Intro to Chiptunes: Making Music with Game Boys
Our first course is now open for registration!
Chiptunes is a music scene that uses retro gaming hardware to generate music. This includes original work (some of my favourites include YMCK, Anamanaguchi, and, of course, my co-instructor, jefftheworld) as well as some mind-blowing covers (such as Weezer – The 8-bit album and Kind of Bloop).
Want to try it yourself? Then come to our introductory workshop on Sunday, August 15th, from 1:00-5:00. We have a stack of Game Boys for you to borrow or buy to get you started making your own bleeps and bloops! We have three different options: workshop only, where you borrow or bring your own gear; workshop plus a USB rewritable Game Boy cartridge to hold software and song data; and workshop, cartridge, and system. Note that if you want to take home a cartridge, you must preorder.
Register here! If you have any questions, please e-mail me at jonathan at this domain.
Feature Project: PK4A
(Hello Make: blog and now others too! This site is still getting updated– check in again soon for more pictures, videos, and schematics/code/etc. for the project!)
PK4A stands for “Pyrokinesis for Alex”, where Alex is the last person you’d want to have the ability to shoot fire with the power of her mind. Using a wireless EEG headset and a control unit connected to a flame effect, participants can create 20′+ blasts of fire with their thoughts.
Yes, it’s a sketchy looking box. Yes, this was intentional!
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