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We at 1scale1 are happy to anouce that we are going to be part of the upcoming FabLab in Malmo. It is a joint project between Stapelbädsparken, Malmo City, ABF and 1scale1 and it is planned to start during the summer of 2009 with renovating the to be FabLab building and start full on during 2010. We will move our office to the upcoming FabLab and offer our expertise in Interaction design, physical prototyping, multitouch and computer vision to the visitors. We at 1scale1 are very excited to what this collaboratrion will bring and  are sure that many interesting, funny, provocating and challenging  projects will emerge from this. More information will be posted here once it is decided but for now here is some links.

http://www.stapelbaddsparken.se/

http://www.fablab.se/

Article in DN (Swedish paper) 090524

Article in Skånskan (Swedish paper) 090525

Österportskolan in Malmö, Sweden came for a visit to 1scale1 medialabb.

They were learning how to "hack" electronics and  experiencing a multi-touch interface (Rosie).

Thanks to k3, NUI and Peter Neubauer

1scale1 is proud to announce our last workshop (at least this term) on concept generation within the subject of multi-touch technologies. 

This is a FREE workshop call for K3 staff and students with a major in Interaction Design  or simillar knowledge (BA, MA, or PhD level).

K3 is the School of Arts and Communication at Malmö University, Sweden

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

This workshop is an opportunity to get your ideas into reality by discussing them with other people doing research in this field, and making quickly mock'ups and prototype videos

If you are located in Malm; during March take the chance to have a look at T.Olssons collaboration with the textile artist Josabet Werkmaster where they have made interactive textile print sing opera.

When:  Sunday March 1st

Time:    Let's meet up from 14.00 to 20.00

Where: Prototyping lab at K3, School of Arts and Communication, Malmö University

Directions: building number 8 on the map at  http://mah.se/templates/Page____12998.aspx

Arrangement for those coming to Malmö:
It is just a 5 minutes walk from Centralen to K3, leave the building through the gate by Espresso House, take a right, cross the bridge on the left, and K3 is behind the first row of buildings. In Swedish the building is called "Konst, Kultur, och Kommunikation". Call 0708 655 284 once you are at the entrance in order to go in.

What you should bring:
Your Arduino board, sensors, nice ideas, fresh eyes and your own tools.
This time also some cakes/sweets, we have a birthday to celebrate.

What's gonna happen there:

This is a FREE workshop call for K3 staff and students in Interaction Design (BA, MA, or PhD level). K3 is the School of Arts and Communication at Malmö University, Sweden.

INTRODUCTION

1scale1 is proud to announce our third workshop on concept generation within the subject of multitouch technologies. The workshop is an internal activity primarily for K3 students and staff.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

This workshop is an opportunity to get your ideas into reality. The application process is now open, we will select a maximum of 20 participants among the academic community. If selected you should be ready to commit yourself to working with the workshop during the two full days it lasts. 

GOALS

Your goal as participant will be the creation and documentation of concepts for multitouch technologies.

AGENDA

Agenda for Concept Generation for Multitouch Technologies - March 11th, 12th - Malmo University

1scale1 would like to thank all the participants for their support and hardwork during this workshop. Even though we were lacking quite a few of the signed participants we managed to develop two complete video prototypes.

The prototypes

Due to a somewhat low number of participants we only managed two videos. 

touchmybrain

A mindmapping tool supporting multiple users on an intuitive and simple interface connected to various search engines on the internet for media linking within the mindmap.

aniMate

A simple drawing and animation tool supporting full "realtime" animation and multiple users.

The following link is about the BA. thesis behind this project:

Sketching a set of desing principles <<<click me!!!

We are happy to announce our first physical prototype (aka. Rosie) within multi-touch technology.

Rosie is an interactive surface for multitouch interactions.

This weekend an old project called Tabletalk from 2006 surfaced again and hit the frontpage of the biggest newspaper in souther Sweden. Read more here The project is about visualizing something invisible and make it visible, aesthetic and pleasing to watch. We choosed to work with speech and using a café table to represent it at.

We see our prototype as a cultural piece and not as a problem solving gadget. We want our technology to be secondary, or on the periphery to the bigger picture, giving the participants a visually exiting table. But if you sit at the table for a longer time you will hopefully understand how the table works.

The effect that we are aiming for is not to disturb the already existing social patterns but rather to give them an extra dimension if you choose to pick up on it.

For more information, pictures and videos please see tabletalk.se/

1scale1 is proud to announce our second workshop on concept generation within the subject of multi-touch technologies. 

This is a FREE workshop call for K3 staff and students with a major in Interaction Design  or simillar knowledge (BA, MA, or PhD level).

K3 is the School of Arts and Communication at Malmö University, Sweden

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

This workshop is an opportunity to get your ideas into reality by discussing them with other people doing research in this field, and making quickly mock'ups and prototype videos