2nd ArdWorks Event

Hands-on Arduino Workshop

Augmented reality with Arduino, Immersive Interfacing

10th September 2011

Venue: CoWork Lisboa, LxFactory - Rua Rodrigues Faria, 103, Edifício I - 4º piso, 1300-501 Lisboa

Summary:

ArdWorks is a series of Hands-on Arduino workshops organized by COPELABS, University Lusófona with CoWork Lisboa in the field and which has as main goal to ignite augmented reality development based on low-cost and user-friendly technology. ArdWorks events are targetted to students, geeks, teachers, or simply people with basic programming skills willing to better deal with immersive technologies.

This second event - ArdWorks II, augmented reality, immersive interfacing - is dedicated to a hands-on demonstration of immersion into virtual reality based on a second life setting. The attendant will be able to see and experience a live demo related to immersion into second life, where through sensors and actuators, there is a bidirectional and immersive experience.

The workshop lasts for a day - see our agenda next. Morning attendance is free and dedicated to a debate on Arduino

n sessions (fee based) are dedicated to an in-loco demonstration of a basic project that shall be explained to the audience. Such project allows the audience to interact between the real and virtual environments. Attendants will learn the basics of Arduino as interface to the real world and will also be able to take the Arduino project kit home.

Fees and registration: Registration fee comprises afternoon sessions, coffee-break and lunch at CoWork. Taking the Arduino kit home requires an extra 50 Euros. Payment accepted: bank transfer or cash only. To register, please e-mail silvia dot prata at ulusofona dot pt providing:

• Your Name
• E-mail address
• Sessions that you want to attend (morning and/or afternoon)
• Proof of bank transfer

Registration fee: 70 Euros plus 23% VAT, until 15.06.2011

To take Arduino Kit home: extra 70 Euros plus 23% VAT, registration until 30.05.2011

 ArdWorks  II Agenda

9:30-10:00 - Welcome, Workshop overview, Paulo Mendes (COPELABS, University Lusófona)

10:00-10:45 - Keynote speaker I

10:45-11:00 - Coffee-break

11:00-12:30 - Immersion into second life with Arduino explained, Bruno Batista, Adriano Couto (COPELABS, Univ. Lusófona)

12:30-14:00 - Lunch BreakI

14:00-15:00 - Demo: Feel and sense, Bruno Batista (COPELABS, Univ. Lusófona)

15:00 - 16:00 - Do it Yourself, demo deconstruction I

16:00-16:15 - Coffee-break

16:26-19:00 - Do it Yourself, demo deconstruction II