All workshops at Mobile Art && Code are 3 hours long (with the exception of the Scrapyard Challenge, which is 6 hours). The complete schedule of workshops can be found here. Attendance in most workshops is limited. Our workshops have minimum suggested skill levels, according to the following:
All levels! No special skills are required.
It will help if you’ve done a little programming before.
Some programming experience is recommended.
| Scrapyard Challenge! [SAM6] Make art from your old electronics! Directed by Jonah Brucker-Cohen and Katherine Moriwaki  Sunday 8-Nov, 9am-5pm (one full-day section).[6 hours; $75 + $50 materials fee = $125]. |
| Design Technology for Mobile Experiences: How To Do Things With Phones [FAM2, FPM3] A rare opportunity to learn how it all works, this is a soup-to-nuts overview of today’s mobile technologies. Discover the opportunities and possibilities for art, design and creative hacking! Directed by Julian Bleecker Friday 6-Nov, 9am-12 OR 2pm-5pm.[3 hours; $75]. |
| Master’s Seminar: Critique + Pro Brainstorming Sessions [SAM7] Get friendly feedback and suggestions on your own projects from a panel of global experts! Co-Hosted by Frauke Behrendt, Eric Paulos, Marc Davis and other Presenters from Mobile Art && Code. Sunday 8-Nov, 9am-12 (one section).[3 hours; $40]. |
| iPhone Programming (with ObjectiveC) [FAM3, FPM1] Learn to create custom software on your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch with ObjectiveC – Apple’s own development language and libraries for mobile applications! Directed by David Nolen Friday 6-Nov, 9am-12 OR 2pm-5pm.[3 hours; $75]. |
| iPhone Programming (with openFrameworks) [FAM4, SAM3] Create interactive software on your iPhone, using the powerful open-source openFrameworks library! Directed by Memo Akten and Zach Gage Friday 6-Nov, 9am-12 OR Sunday 8-Nov, 9am-12.[3 hours; $75]. |
| Interactive Sound on the iPhone, with Pure Data [SAM8, SPM3] Turn your Apple iPhone into a programmable, interactive sound-processor – it’s easy! Directed by Hans-Christoph Steiner Sunday 8-Nov, 9am-12 OR 2pm-5pm. [3 hours; $75]. |
| Flash Lite: Flash on Mobile Phones [SAM2] Already know Flash? Port your skills to the mobile realm with Flash Lite! Directed by Matthew Kam with Anuj Kumar, Derek Lomas and Manoj Dayaram. Sunday 8-Nov, 9am-12 (one section).[3 hours; $75]. (Note: Loaner phones will be provided for those who need them.) |
| Interactive Telephony for New Media Arts [FPM5, SAM5] Learn to create interactive voice systems! — using the open-source Asterisk PBX telephony system. Directed by Shawn Van Every Friday 6-Nov, 2pm-5pm OR Sunday 8-Nov, 9am-12.[3 hours; $75]. |
| Creative Mobile Phone Programming with Python & Nokia Phones [SAM4] Learn how to turn your idea into a fully working mobile application with Python on Nokia smartphones! Directed by Jürgen Scheibel. (Note: loaner phones will be provided.) Friday 6-Nov, 2pm-5pm OR Sunday 8-Nov, 9am-12.[3 hours; $75]. |
| Interactive Text Messaging: Computing with SMS, the Easy Way [FAM5, SPM5] Generate and receive SMS messages with your own code! Directed by David Evans + Deeplocal Friday 6-Nov, 9am-12 OR Sunday 8-Nov, 2pm-5pm.[3 hours; $75]. |
| An Introduction to Arduino Workshop [FAM1, FPM2, SAM1, SPM2] Get started making interactive, mobile, sonic widgets in this patient introduction to Arduino hacking! Directed by Lalya Gaye (Friday) and Jacob Tonski (Sunday) Offered in 4 sections:Friday 6-Nov, 9am-12 OR 2pm-5pm (Gaye), OR Sunday 8-Nov, 9am-12 OR 2pm-5pm (Tonski) [3 hours; $75 + $75 materials fee = $150]. |
| Mobile Physical Computing: Android + Arduino [FPM6, SPM1] Get your Google Android phone talking to sensors and actuators, using the popular Arduino microprocessor! Directed by Stuart O. Anderson and Moxie Marlinspike Friday 6-Nov, 2pm-5pm OR Sunday 8-Nov, 2pm-5pm.[3 hours; $75 + $120 materials fee = $195]. |
