Dorkbot SoCal 46

Self-described with appropriate geek deadpan as "people doing strange things with electricity," Dorkbot's informal global network of art and next media show-and-tell events aim to offer "artists (sound/image/movement/whatever), designers, engineers, students and other interested parties... an opportunity for informal peer review," not to mention an opportunity to mix/mingle with like-minded DIY types. This Sunday, the Southern California Dorkbot chapter (or is it a cell?) convenes its monthly meeting at the always eclectic Machine Project space with a typically wide-ranging list of presenters:

Jim Jenkins: "Part sculptor, part engineer, and part choreographer, Jim Jenkins' work primarily features the animation of text and objects to represent a situation or an observation. Inspirations also come from simple movements often found in nature, such as the rhythmic flapping of a bird's wings to the hypnotic swaying of a cat's tail."

Carlyn Maw: Co-founder of Crash Space, a hackerspace in Culver City, "Carlyn will describe the Crash Space group project "Store Front Music", which allows people who walk past the hackerspace to interact with a music making machine."

Sean Bonner of Safecast: "Sean Bonner will present Safecast, a global project working to empower people with data, primarily by mapping radiation levels and building a sensor network, enabling people to both contribute and freely use the data collected. Created 1 week after the 3/11 Japan earthquake, Safecast has deployed 25 mobile, 50 handheld, and 50 static radiation sensors."

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(Gary Dauphin)