Videos from Barcamp Liverpool
For those of you that couldn’t make it along to the first day of Barcamp Liverpool on Friday the 18th November then luckily we were there to video some of the talks. Not all of them but some so here they are the ones that we have processed so far. Adrian McEwen – What is the point of Liverpool Ross Dalziel – Open Source City John McKerrell – Welcome and introduction (60MB MP4) Dr Peter Hagerty – Virtual...
Sound Lab – From Open Labs and Sound City
Sound Lab is an event taking place next Friday 25th November and is a great opportunity to have a go at creating your own new ways of hacking, sharing and using sound so don’t sit in your bedrooms come out and collaborate with some of Liverpool’s finest coders and hackmiesters. The team will be gathering at the Contemporary Urban Centre and your invited. Teams of participants from a variety of disciplines will develop new...
Barcamp Liverpool this weekend
If you’re not familiar with the Bar Camp concept they are participant led unconferences where the talks and discussions that take place are set by the people attending – anyone can and is encouraged to run a session on any topic they want so the whole event is driven by the conversations and interactions of the people attending. I have to say I am so converted to the idea of participant led unconferences (just take out...
DOES does it
New workspace opens for the digital meddler DoesLiverpool a brand new community Interest Company has opened a new space for circuit benders and physical computing enthusiasts. The space based within the Gostins building is still being set up but is a welcome addition to the Liverpool tech scene. A spokesman for DOES said “The facilities that we can offer in our space will grow as the community grows, and will be directed by the...
Graffiti Research Lab
This is a great video from FAT LAB – Here they demonstrate how to use a laser pen to”write” on the side of a building. I saw the video at thee Making Future Work conference – you can read my blog post here: http://www.defnetmedia.com/blog/2011/07/making-future-work/ I would love to see this as a project within Open Source City especially as all the code is available to download and reproduce . Links on my blog...
Pecha Kucha style presentations required for Ignite Liverpool
The next Ignite Liverpool is taking place on 2nd June upstairs at Leaf Cafe on Bold Street and Ignite Liverpool are seeking individuals who are interested in presenting at this event. If your unfamiliar with the format then it kind of goes like this. Presenters contact Ignite Liverpool and suggest a topic for their presentation. After everyone has submitted their ideas we choose the best suggestions for that Ignite session and give...