1–4pm Saturday 21st of August
Who: Beh Wattenburg, Edge Resident and Sandra Landolt, Edge Catalyst
Where: The Edge Basement
Cost: Free
Bookings: book.it@edgeqld.org.au
Machin(e)motion is part of the weekly iou* workshop series conducted by Beh Wattenberg. The iou* workshop series is about creating and destroying, learning and jamming with electricity, electronics, programming, sound, light and hacked toys. The Machin(e)motion workshop [...]
2–6pm Saturday 7 August 2010
Who: Queensland Robotics Society
Where: The Edge
Cost: Free
Bookings: Just rock up
The Edge and QRSC are hosting their next robot combat day. Come along and watch some 150 gram antweight robots fighting for their survival. These guys might be small but don’t be fooled they are big on destruction.
Rating 4.00 out of 5
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I’m interested in playing with energy. I want to use art to explore some of the ideas and information that we are being blasted with by the media.
I want to find a way for art to address the current state of play with energy resources – we are running out, it’s getting expensive, we are [...]
tunnel, sodium-vapour, plants, concrete, artists…
Plants need light and water to grow, right? Wrong.
At The Edge they also need love and attention. Any green thumb will preach the importance of doting care and consideration when it comes to the cultivation of flora, but such advice always falls alongside the traditional contributions of sun, water and nutrients.
Meet Eater takes those traditional [...]
2pm–5pm Saturday 24 July 2010
Facilitator: Jason Nelson
Cost: Free
Bookings: email The Edge
This is an advanced workshop exploring the creative/artistic use of Adobe Flash and related software packages. Net artist Jason Nelson will guide participants through building and breaking interactive techniques within Flash, exploring both its myriad of uses and its dangers and problematic future.
Specifically, Jason will [...]
10am-4pm Saturday 26 June 2010
Cost: Free
Who: Robowars
Where: the Death Pit at The Edge (follow the signs)
Bookings: just rock up or click ‘attending’ on the Facebook event
A day of brutal, hyperactive fun is about to explode over here.
On Saturday 26 June, The Edge will be taken over by remote controlled robots fighting gladiator style [...]
6pm Thursday 24 June 2010
Facilitator: John Haag
Cost: Free
Bookings: abrushwiththerealworld@gmail.com
Brush with the Real World is an interactive stop-motion project. That means there’s been a guy in a funny looking suit bouncing around Lab 2 and a cute animated character bouncing around on the projection screen in perfect synchronisation.
The Brush team is using this high-end technology to [...]
On 29 April, a group of young people who hang out in King George Square spent 2700 seconds—or 45 minutes—working on a project of their choosing with The Edge Catalysts and mervin Jarman
In 45 minutes, they conceptualised, planed and completed their project against the backdrop of King George Square and here are the images to [...]
6–8pm Friday 30 April 2010
Bookings: just rock up
Proving he’s not just an awesome ideas man/project manager, mervin will spin some records, show off some of his projects, and jam with local band Kitch at The Edge.
His iStreet Lab project features full-on media labs contained in bright yellow wheelie bins. They’re battery powered so they go [...]
6pm, Thursdays 29 April and 6 May 2010
Where: King George Square
Book: NA, invitation only
In late April and early May, a group of young people who usually hang around King George Square will spend 2700 seconds—or 45 minutes—working on a project of their choosing with The Edge Catalysts.
The 45 minutes, they will conceptualise, plan and complete [...]
When: 1–3pm Friday 30 April 2010
Where: The Edge, any computer or phone with internet access here
Bookings: book.it@edgeqld.org.au
Drawing on his experience using technology in communities where almost everybody lives below the poverty line, mervin will facilitate a discussion of the role ICT can play in fostering social inclusion without needing big budgets.
Held in The Edge Auditorium, [...]
1–4pm Tuesday 27 April 2010
Facilitator: QPASTT, mervin Jarman
Cost: Free
Bookings: invitation only
Many community organisations recycle ex-government ICT. But hardware is of little value unless people have the software, skills and inclination to use it.
In workshops run by Edge Resident mervin, recent refugees to Australia will learn the skills they need to engage in an increasingly digital [...]
4–6pm 13 May or 2-4pm 05 June 2010
Facilitator: Jaymis Loveday
Cost: Free
Bookings: email The Edge
A VJ, or Video Jockey, is an artist who performs with video. It’s like a mixture of video editing, digital art, and playing computer games on stage.
Jaymis has been a VJ for over 10 years, has played all around Australia & Europe, [...]
