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= Unravel the Code V - Unravel Radio Marathon =
 
= Unravel the Code V - Unravel Radio Marathon =
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When you hear the word ''radio'', one might think nostalgically about AM and FM, car tunes, or talk shows. With over a hundred years of human radio transmission behind us, what then is radio's contemporary relevance?  We have the internet right?
 
When you hear the word ''radio'', one might think nostalgically about AM and FM, car tunes, or talk shows. With over a hundred years of human radio transmission behind us, what then is radio's contemporary relevance?  We have the internet right?
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For Unravel The Code 2k16 we will take this expanded understanding of radio as our topic and departure point as Digital Craftsmen. We will dream up devices that make these radio systems more present and visible. We will open them up to critical inquire. We will tune in to poetical intervention and aesthetic experience. We will recount obscure histories as well as meticulously construct new narratives that lie in the grey zone between craft and the electromagnetic spectrum.
 
For Unravel The Code 2k16 we will take this expanded understanding of radio as our topic and departure point as Digital Craftsmen. We will dream up devices that make these radio systems more present and visible. We will open them up to critical inquire. We will tune in to poetical intervention and aesthetic experience. We will recount obscure histories as well as meticulously construct new narratives that lie in the grey zone between craft and the electromagnetic spectrum.
  
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== Pre-Marathon Meeting ==
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=About the Collaborating Progams=
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MICA http://unrvl.net
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[[Manifesto | WDKA Digital Craft]]
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=Participating Students=
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==MICA Students==
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#Tila Assgari - https://tilaassgaricpj.wordpress.com/
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#Trisha Cheeney - https://trishacheeney.wordpress.com/
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#Kaitlyn Conte - https://kaitlynconte.wordpress.com
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#Kristin Holifield - http://kh415.wordpress.com/
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#Bianca Jackson - https://bjacksoncpj.wordpress.com/
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#Esther Kim - https://mycreativepocessjournal.wordpress.com/
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#Erin Kirchner - https://erinkirchnerblog.wordpress.com/
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#Dan Langston - http://dtljr.wordpress.com/
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#Priya Pappu - http://priyapappu.wordpress.com/
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#Seul Rhee - https://srheecpj.wordpress.com
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#Kate Smith-Morse - https://ksmithmorsecpj.wordpress.com/
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#William Solomon - https://williamharrissolomon.wordpress.com/
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#Christina Stone - https://cstonecpj.wordpress.com/
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#Brooke Thyng - https://bthyngcpj.wordpress.com
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==Minor Digital Craft==
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#[[User:MarjoleinStassen | <span style="color:#43c4df;">M</span><span style="color:#4cc3ce;">a</span><span style="color:#56c1be;">r</span><span style="color:#5fc0ad;">j</span><span style="color:#68be9d;">o</span><span style="color:#71bd8c;">l</span><span style="color:#7bbb7b;">e</span><span style="color:#84ba6b;">i</span><span style="color:#8db85a;">n</span><span style="color:#97ab5e;"> </span><span style="color:#a19f63;">S</span><span style="color:#ab9267;">t</span><span style="color:#b5856c;">a</span><span style="color:#bf7870;">s</span><span style="color:#c96c74;">s</span><span style="color:#d35f79;">e</span><span style="color:#dd527d;">n</span>]]
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#[[User:Arthur Vince |<font color="#e52e87">A</font><font color="#d9388d">r</font><font color="#cd4293">t</font><font color="#c14d99">h</font><font color="#b5579f">u</font><font color="#a961a6">r</font><font color="#9d6bac"> </font><font color="#9175b2"> </font><font color="#8580b8">B</font><font color="#798abe">o</font><font color="#6c94c4">e</font><font color="#609eca">r</font> ]]
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#[[File:Animalien-smiley.gif|20px]][[User:borissmeenk | <font color="#298A08">B</font><font color="#31B404">o</font><font color="#3ADF00">r</font><font color="#40FF00">i</font><font color="#3ADF00">s</font> <font color="#31B404">S</font><font color="#298A08">m</font><font color="#31B404">e</font><font color="#3ADF00">e</font><font color="#40FF00">n</font><font color="#3ADF00">k</font>  ]][[File:Animalien-smiley.gif|20px]]
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#[[User:StanHaanappel| <font color="#00ee2d">Stan Haanappel</font> ]]
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#[[User:Pascalle | Pascalle de Jager ]]
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#[[User:LarsNoback | Lars Noback ]]
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#[[User:Meikebrand | <i><font color="#57aaca">M</font><font color="#57b1c2">e</font><font color="#57b7b9">i</font><font color="#56beb1">k</font><font color="#56c4a8">e</font><font color="#56cba0">⌇</font><font color="#5fc2ad">B</font><font color="#68b9ba">r</font><font color="#71b0c7">a</font><font color="#7aa6d4"></font><font color="#839de1">n</font><font color="#8c94ee">d</font> </i>]]
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#[[User:Stijn van Aardenne| <font color="#0000ff">Stijn van Aardenne</font> ]]
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#[[User:Brouki | Nora Mabrouki ]]
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#[[File:Kut_gradient.gif]][[User:rensvanpinxteren| <font color="#FF09C5">rensvanpinxteren</font> ]][[File:Kut_gradient.gif]]
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#[[User:Koen van Geel | Koen van Geel]]
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#[[User:KvdH | Kars van den Heuvel]]
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#[[User:JudithvanderHeiden| Judith]]
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#[[User:Emma Rijk | Emma Rijk]]
  
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In a 5 min Skype session, introduce the Unravel the Code / Digital Craft programme (what are the themes/style/skills of the course) and share a memorable photograph of your past that fits under the title  “ the moment I knew what I wanted to do”. The purpose of this pre-meeting is to have the first exchange to be on a peer to peer basis and break the ice before the marathon begins.   
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==3rd Year Digital Craft==
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#[[File:Cd-gif.gif]][[User:JeroenRijnart | Jeroen Rijnart]] [[File:Cd-gif.gif]]
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#[[User:Muldermattijn | Mattijn Mulder]][[File:Donkeykong.gif]]
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Student Pairings
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#[[User:Naomimaria | <span style="color:#43c4df;">N</span><span style="color:#4cc3ce;">a</span><span style="color:#56c1be;">o</span><span style="color:#5fc0ad;">m</span><span style="color:758be9d;"></span><span style="color:#60c0ad;">i</span><span style="color:758be9d;"></span>]]
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#[[User:Kenah | Alkenah Wansing]]
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#[[User:0864867 | Kaylee Bos]]
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Anna Brancaccio abrancaccio@mica.edu Arthur Boer 0882827@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[File:web90ex.gif|35px]] [[User:caio | <span style="color:#6F52FF;">C</span><span style="color:#8351E3;">a</span><span style="color:#9850C7;">i</span><span style="color:#9850C7;">o </span><span style="color:#AC50AB;">V</span><span style="color:#C14F90;">i</span><span style="color:#D54F74;">t</span><span style="color:#EA4E58;">a</span><span style="color:#FF4E3D;">]]  [[File:drink90.gif|25px]]
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Caroline Kim ckim02@mica.edu Boris Smeenk 0884964@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:0901095 | Seline de Graaff]]
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Catie Buhler cbuhler@mica.edu Brice Ammar Khodja 0918590@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:Mimi | Mirthe Jasmijn Alferink]]
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Emma Whitlock ewhitlock@mica.edu Carly Muller 0880287@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:Jerryestie | <span style="color:#43c4df;">Jerry Estié </span>]][[File:Hey.gif|25px]]
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Esther Kim ekim05@mica.edu Emma Rijk & Eun Yang Lee 0880287@hr.nl 0918584@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:0910042 | Nina Michailidou]]
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Jake O'Hagan johagan@mica.edu Floor Steinz 0866254@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:Sanneschilder| Sanne Schilder ]][[File:AF1FishSeahorse01.gif]]
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Katie Rose krose@mica.edu Judith vd Heiden 0864247@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:Merlesibbel | Merle Sibbel]]
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Kevin Cook kcook01@mica.edu Julia Rahliff 0918589@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:Sara|Sara Pavicic]]
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Linka Lin llin01@mica.edu Kars vd Heuvel 0884935@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:Jeanine | Jeanine Verloop]]
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Mai Toyoshima mtoyoshima@mica.edu Kelly Fober 0838573@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:Tinatsang|Tian✨]]
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Ryan Griffin rgriffin01@mica.edu Lars Noback 0884935@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:OUK | <font color="#FF631F">Manouk Moreau</font>]]
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Sanskruta Chakravarthy schakravarthy@mica.edu Laura Egger-Karlegger & Laura Lang 0918622@hr.nl 0918624@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:vera | Vera Castelijns]]
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Stella Lee slee14@mica.edu Leontien van Hattem 0884174@hr.nl <br/>
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#[[User:0901319 | Alex laman]]
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Akane Bessho abessho@mica.edu Lisa Vermeer 0875522@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Ece Hoboo Maevanwy Mcavoy 0918617@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Hieu Tran htran@mica.edu Marjolein Stassen 0879333@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Hitesh Singhal hsinghal@mica.edu Stijn v Aardenne 0883885@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Jake Lazovick jlazovick@mica.edu Max Kowalski 0880569@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Maya Ragazzo mragazzo@mica.edu Meike Brand 0883201@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Ran Zheng rzheng@mica.edu Nora Mabrouki 0877573@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Sarah Whelton swhelton@mica.edu Pascalle deJager 0884310@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Selina Doroshenko sdoroshenko@mica.edu Pip Passchier 0880524@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Sydney Spann sspann@mica.edu Rens van Pinxteren 0877294@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Yinan Wang ywang01@mica.edu Stan Haanappel 0877946@hr.nl <br/>
 
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Yu Sheng ysheng@mica.edu Zina Burgers 0877294@hr.nl
 
  
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== MICA Presentations ==
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=Participating Faculty=
  
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On Wednesday afternoon all students will have 3 minutes to share their interests and approach to their practice. Considering collaboration can continue well beyond the project week it could be interesting to see on what basis can students connect. Please prepare a short 5 slide presentation on the following format and have it ready as a pdf.
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==MICA==
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#Alan Grover, awgrover@msen.com, technical assistant volunteer
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#Kim Loper, kloper@mica.edu, GTI (Teacher assistant)
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#Ryan Hoover, rhoover@mica.edu, instructor
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#Margaret MacDonald, mmacdonald@mica.edu, (curatorial assistant)
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#Annet Couwenberg, acouwenb@mica.edu, instructor
  
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*Slide 1:  A memorable photograph of your past.
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==WDKA==
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(That fits under the title “ the moment I knew what I wanted to do”)
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#Simon de Bakker, simon@commonplace.nl, digital craft tools & tech mentor
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#Tim Knapen, tim@indianen.be, digital craft practice mentor
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#Yoana Buzova, yoanabuzova@gmail.com, interaction station instructor
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#Jon Stam, jon@commonplace.nl, digital craft research mentor
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#Radio-Roel Roscam Abbing, roel@roelroscamabbing.nl, digital craft practice/research mentor (not participating in person, but will be sending signals)
  
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*Slide 2: What do you make?
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= Schedule (subject to change) =
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(Tell us in one image and one slide about creative background)
 
  
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*Slide 3: What is your topic of interest?
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'''Awkward Video Call'''
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(Explain a past/current Q9 project topic or what you wish to research in Q10)
 
  
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*Slide 4: What is your medium?
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{| class="wikitable"
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(Explain what materials and tools you wish to use)
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! 10-14/10
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Side 5: What is your question?
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!Baltimore-Rotterdam
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| (time and date student arranged)
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| MICA and WDKA minor students try to sustain a 5 min awkward conversation, knowing that it will make the week much smother knowing at least one partner student on a face to face basis. See below for pairing.
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|-
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|}
  
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== Schedule (subject to change) ==
 
  
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Wednesday October 14 – Sharing Interests / Sharing Approaches
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'''Hamstéééééren. Gewon bij Albert Heijn'''
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
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! Monday 24/10
 
! Monday 24/10
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! Interaction Station (2nd Floor Wijnhaven)
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!Markthal Entrance (R'Dam Blaak Station)
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|-
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| 12:00 sharp
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| WDKA students greet MICA students prior to grabbing some take away 'euroknallers' at the Albert Heijn. Or something from the Markthal itself (voor de fijnproevers). Please make sure the Mica presentations are delivered to Boris (preferably on a single usb stick) before wandering off to grab lunch!
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|-
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|}
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'''Meet, Greet, Show, Tell'''
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{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
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| 12:00-12:30
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! Monday 24/10
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| Welcoming students, brief discussion on course approaches, gathering presentations 
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! Blaak 10 Foyer
 
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|-
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| 12:30 – 13:30
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| 12:30-12:45
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| MICA presentations
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| MC Boris welcomes everyone and initiates a name call WDKA minor and 3rd year student 
 
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| 13:30 – 13:45
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| 12:45 – 14:00
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| Coffee Break
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| MICA 3 min / 5 slide presentations (see below for format)
 
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|-
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| 13:45 – 14:45
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| 14:00 – 14:15
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| WDKA presentations
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| Coffee Break - MICA/Minor pairs join up with a 3rd year student for informal chat
 
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| 15:00 – 17:00
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| 14:15 – 14:45
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| Mini Rotterdam Excursion
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| Arthur and Meike walk the group through the mini radio/radiation exhibition
 
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|-
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| 17:00 – 17:45
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| 14:45 – 16:00
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| Core Memory Marathon Briefing
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| Simon and Yoana briefs everyone on the Unravel Radio Marathon
 
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| <s>18:15 – 19:00</s>
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| 16:00 – 18:00
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| <s>Documenting the wiki Roel Roscam Abbing</s> Postponed till 11:30 Thursday
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| Mini Excursion - WDKA students take their MICA partner to a favourite spot in the City. Stan will check the exhibitions rooster and try to organise a opt in visit to a nearby gallery/museum from 16:00-17:00.
 
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| 18:00
 
| 18:00
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| Dinner in the Willem
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| Zes uur, etenstijd! (Everyone is free to eat wherever they wish, but if there are group wishes, ask Stijn to recommend and reserve.   
 
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| After Hours....
 
| After Hours....
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| Drinks?
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| Bitterball'n? Ask Stijn. He knows.
 
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Thursday October 15 – Core Memory Marathon
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'''Unravel Radio Marathon'''
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! Thursday 15/10
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! 25/10
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! Interaction Station (2nd Floor Wijnhaven)
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! Blaak 10 Foyer & Interaction Station (2nd Floor Wijnhaven)
 
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| 9:30 – 10:00
 
| 9:30 – 10:00
 
| Recapping workshop challenge / division into groups
 
| Recapping workshop challenge / division into groups
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- The Drivers – Building driving hardware<br/>
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# Inter-galatic communication<br/>
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- The Etchers & Weavers – Etching bead and sensing sheilds/Weaving magnetic cores<br/>
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# The <s>Internet</s> Radio of Things<br/>
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-The Dreamers – Exploring the artistic applications of core memory<br/>   
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# Post-Radio Aesthetics<br/>   
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# Pirate Radio
 
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| 10:00 – 18:00
 
| 10:00 – 18:00
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| Soldering, Etching, Weaving, Sketching Marathon
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| Building transmitters, receivers, and producing powerful content
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|-
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| 12:ish
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| Regroup with your project members and grab lunch (tip: there is an outside market on Tuesday)   
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|-
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| 18:00
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| Communal Kapsalon (We'll be taking orders for Rotterdam's take on Poutine (classic or veggie) for any takers. (Approx. 5 euros)   
 
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| 19:00-19:30
 
| 19:00-19:30
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| Regrouping, bringing parts together and making/writing the memory
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| Regrouping, bringing parts together and sending the signals
 
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| 19:30-20:00
 
| 19:30-20:00
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|  Moment of truth – reading the memory
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|  Real or Imaginary Radio? - moment of truth
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|-
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| After Hours....
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| Wie springt op de borreltafel? Stijn, of course. But who else?
 
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== Workshop Reading Material / Resources ==
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'''Exhibit and Document'''
  
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[[Media:Byte-1976-07.pdf]] Byte Magazine article on Ferrite Core Memory and adding currents<br>
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{| class="wikitable"
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[[Media:Corememoryshield_report.pdf]] Report on the Core Memory Arduino shield we will try to build<br>
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[http://corememoryshield.com/ The core memory shield website]<br>
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! 25/10
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[https://github.com/mywdka/MemoryCoreMarathon The WDKA GitHub with all files and arduino code]<br>
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! Blaak 10 Foyer
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[http://dfabresearch.com/unrvl_15/wdka_share/cores_32bit_v1.1.ai Illustrator layout]
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| 9:00 – 11:00
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| Photo/video documentations of results
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|-
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| 11:00 – 12:00
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| Walk through of results to WDKA managers/coodinators
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= Groups documentation =  
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== MICA & Minor Pre-Marathon Meeting ==
  
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=== [[Workshops/CoreMemoryMarathon/the_drivers | The Drivers]] ===
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MICA and Digital Craft Minor students plan a 5 min Skype/Hangout/Facetime meeting to discuss the following:
  
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=== [[Workshops/CoreMemoryMarathon/the_etchers_and_weavers | The Etchers & Weavers]] ===
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# share a love/hate about your current program (of course no bad talking about UTC ;)
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# share an anecdote on radio (your secret extra-sensory electromagnetic perception, what the car radio's double function was when you four, or the time killed it on NPR's sunday puzzle) 
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# share a memorable photograph of your past that fits under the title  “ the moment I knew what I wanted to do”.
  
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=== [[Workshops/CoreMemoryMarathon/the_dreamers | The Dreamers]] ===
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The purpose of this pre-meeting is to have the first exchange to be on a peer to peer basis and break the ice before the marathon begins. 
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Student Pairings
  
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=== [[Workshops/CoreMemoryMarathon/documentation | Documentation]] ===
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# '''Tila Assgari''', tassgari@mica.edu, '''Mika Rosenberg''' mrosenberg@mica.edu & '''Stijn van Aardenne''', 0883885@hr.nl
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# '''Trisha Cheeney''', tcheeney@mica.edu, '''Sebastian Ruiz''' sruiz@mica.edu &  '''Arthur Boer''', 0882827@hr.nl
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# '''Kaitlyn Conte''', kconte@mica.edu, '''Kat Zotti''' kzotti@mica.edu & '''Meike Brand''', 0883201@hr.nl
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# '''Kristin Holifield''', kholifield@mica.edu & '''Koen van Geel''', 0883030@hr.nl
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# '''Bianca Jackson''', bjackson01@mica.edu, '''Bridget Voltz''' bvoltz@mica.edu & '''Stan Haanappel''', 0877946@hr.nl
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# '''Esther Kim''', ekim05@mica.edu, Korey Rosenbaum '''krosenbaum@mica.edu''' & '''Judith van der Heiden''', 0864247@hr.nl
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# '''Erin Kirchner''', ekirchner@mica.edu, '''Valeria Fuentes''' pfuentes@mica.edu & '''Kars van den Heuvel''', 0884318@hr.nl
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# '''Dan Langston''', dlangston@mica.edu, '''Emily Mintman''' emintman@mica.edu & '''Pascalle de Jager''', 0884310@hr.nl
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# '''Priya Pappu''', ppappu@mica.edu, '''Luke Ikard''' likard@mica.edu & '''Nora Mabrouki''', 0877573@hr.nl
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# '''Seul Rhee''', srhee01@mica.edu, '''Griffin Case''' gcase@mica.edu, & '''Lars Noback''', 0884935@hr.nl
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# '''Kate Smith-Morse''', ksmithmorse@mica.edu, '''Mary Baum ''' mbaum@mica.edu & '''Rens van Pinxteren''', 0876181@hr.nl
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# '''William Solomon''', wsolomon@mica.edu & '''Emma Rijk''', 0880827@hr.nl
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# '''Christina Stone''', cstone@mica.edu & '''Boris Smeenk''', 0884964@hr.nl
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# '''Brooke Thyng''', bthyng@mica.edu & '''Marjolein Stassen''', 0879333@hr.nl
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== MICA Presentations ==
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On Monday afternoon Mica students will have 3 minutes to share their interests and approach to their practice. Considering collaboration can continue well beyond the project week it could be interesting to see on what basis can students connect. Please prepare a short 5 slide presentation on the following format and have it ready as a pdf.
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*Slide 1:  A memorable photograph of your past.
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(That fits under the title “ the moment I knew what I wanted to do”)
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*Slide 2: What do you make?
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(Tell us in one image and one slide about creative background)
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*Slide 3: What is your topic of interest?
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(Explain a past/current Q9 project topic or what you wish to research in Q10)
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*Slide 4: What is your medium?
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(Explain what materials and tools you wish to use)
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*Side 5: What is your question?
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= Workshop Reading Material / Resources =
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to be added
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= Documentation Tasks =
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==Daily Documentation==
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Day 1<br/>
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Foto Documentation:Nora<br/>
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Short write up (paragraph over meet and great/activities):<br/>
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<br/>
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Day 2:<br/>
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Foto Documentation:Kars<br/>
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Short write up (paragraph over marathon):<br/>
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<br/>
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Day 3: Exhibition presentation<br/>
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Foto Documentation:Lars/Judith/Emma/Koen<br/>
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Short write up (small paragraph over results):<br/>
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==Group Documentation==
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Inter-galatic communication<br/>
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Foto Documentation:<br/>
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Short write up within project:<br/>
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<br/>
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The <s>Internet</s> Radio of Things<br/>
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Foto Documentation:<br/>
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Short write up within project:<br/>
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<br/>
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Post-Radio Aesthetics<br/>
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Foto Documentation:<br/>
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Short write up within project:<br/>
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<br/>
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Pirate Radio<br/>
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Foto Documentation:<br/>
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Short write up within project:<br/>

Latest revision as of 14:15, 11 October 2016

Roel Roscam Abbing - Pretty Fly For A WIFI

Unravel the Code V - Unravel Radio Marathon

When you hear the word radio, one might think nostalgically about AM and FM, car tunes, or talk shows. With over a hundred years of human radio transmission behind us, what then is radio's contemporary relevance? We have the internet right?

Radio is, however, much broader than a commercial broadcast. It is an essential infrastructure in our lives, and one that is fundamental to many technologies we depend on. At any given moment the air is filled with signals -- from cell phone packets to a bus driver walkie-talkie chatter, airplane tracking and bluetooth mouse movements, from satellites beaming down to the beep of wireless keys, the hum of electrical devices and much much more. All these technologies, and even ones which are part of 'the internet', such as Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, microwave towers...are radio based. In short, any electrical device which lacks wires and still works (hence: wireless), works via radio. If that is not enough relevance, it is also good to note that radio itself is a natural phenomenon that older than mankind. Its strongest broadcasters are the stars. And it is deeply physical.

For Unravel The Code 2k16 we will take this expanded understanding of radio as our topic and departure point as Digital Craftsmen. We will dream up devices that make these radio systems more present and visible. We will open them up to critical inquire. We will tune in to poetical intervention and aesthetic experience. We will recount obscure histories as well as meticulously construct new narratives that lie in the grey zone between craft and the electromagnetic spectrum.

About the Collaborating Progams

MICA http://unrvl.net

WDKA Digital Craft

Participating Students

MICA Students

  1. Tila Assgari - https://tilaassgaricpj.wordpress.com/
  2. Trisha Cheeney - https://trishacheeney.wordpress.com/
  3. Kaitlyn Conte - https://kaitlynconte.wordpress.com
  4. Kristin Holifield - http://kh415.wordpress.com/
  5. Bianca Jackson - https://bjacksoncpj.wordpress.com/
  6. Esther Kim - https://mycreativepocessjournal.wordpress.com/
  7. Erin Kirchner - https://erinkirchnerblog.wordpress.com/
  8. Dan Langston - http://dtljr.wordpress.com/
  9. Priya Pappu - http://priyapappu.wordpress.com/
  10. Seul Rhee - https://srheecpj.wordpress.com
  11. Kate Smith-Morse - https://ksmithmorsecpj.wordpress.com/
  12. William Solomon - https://williamharrissolomon.wordpress.com/
  13. Christina Stone - https://cstonecpj.wordpress.com/
  14. Brooke Thyng - https://bthyngcpj.wordpress.com

Minor Digital Craft

  1. Marjolein Stassen
  2. Arthur Boer
  3. Animalien-smiley.gif Boris Smeenk Animalien-smiley.gif
  4. Stan Haanappel
  5. Pascalle de Jager
  6. Lars Noback
  7. Meike⌇Brand
  8. Stijn van Aardenne
  9. Nora Mabrouki
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  11. Koen van Geel
  12. Kars van den Heuvel
  13. Judith
  14. Emma Rijk

3rd Year Digital Craft

  1. Cd-gif.gif Jeroen Rijnart Cd-gif.gif
  2. Mattijn MulderDonkeykong.gif
  3. Naomi
  4. Alkenah Wansing
  5. Kaylee Bos
  6. Web90ex.gif Caio Vita Drink90.gif
  7. Seline de Graaff
  8. Mirthe Jasmijn Alferink
  9. Jerry Estié Hey.gif
  10. Nina Michailidou
  11. Sanne Schilder AF1FishSeahorse01.gif
  12. Merle Sibbel
  13. Sara Pavicic
  14. Jeanine Verloop
  15. Tian✨
  16. Manouk Moreau
  17. Vera Castelijns
  18. Alex laman

Participating Faculty

MICA

  1. Alan Grover, awgrover@msen.com, technical assistant volunteer
  2. Kim Loper, kloper@mica.edu, GTI (Teacher assistant)
  3. Ryan Hoover, rhoover@mica.edu, instructor
  4. Margaret MacDonald, mmacdonald@mica.edu, (curatorial assistant)
  5. Annet Couwenberg, acouwenb@mica.edu, instructor

WDKA

  1. Simon de Bakker, simon@commonplace.nl, digital craft tools & tech mentor
  2. Tim Knapen, tim@indianen.be, digital craft practice mentor
  3. Yoana Buzova, yoanabuzova@gmail.com, interaction station instructor
  4. Jon Stam, jon@commonplace.nl, digital craft research mentor
  5. Radio-Roel Roscam Abbing, roel@roelroscamabbing.nl, digital craft practice/research mentor (not participating in person, but will be sending signals)

Schedule (subject to change)

Awkward Video Call

10-14/10 Baltimore-Rotterdam
(time and date student arranged) MICA and WDKA minor students try to sustain a 5 min awkward conversation, knowing that it will make the week much smother knowing at least one partner student on a face to face basis. See below for pairing.


Hamstéééééren. Gewon bij Albert Heijn

Monday 24/10 Markthal Entrance (R'Dam Blaak Station)
12:00 sharp WDKA students greet MICA students prior to grabbing some take away 'euroknallers' at the Albert Heijn. Or something from the Markthal itself (voor de fijnproevers). Please make sure the Mica presentations are delivered to Boris (preferably on a single usb stick) before wandering off to grab lunch!

Meet, Greet, Show, Tell

Monday 24/10 Blaak 10 Foyer
12:30-12:45 MC Boris welcomes everyone and initiates a name call WDKA minor and 3rd year student
12:45 – 14:00 MICA 3 min / 5 slide presentations (see below for format)
14:00 – 14:15 Coffee Break - MICA/Minor pairs join up with a 3rd year student for informal chat
14:15 – 14:45 Arthur and Meike walk the group through the mini radio/radiation exhibition
14:45 – 16:00 Simon and Yoana briefs everyone on the Unravel Radio Marathon
16:00 – 18:00 Mini Excursion - WDKA students take their MICA partner to a favourite spot in the City. Stan will check the exhibitions rooster and try to organise a opt in visit to a nearby gallery/museum from 16:00-17:00.
18:00 Zes uur, etenstijd! (Everyone is free to eat wherever they wish, but if there are group wishes, ask Stijn to recommend and reserve.
After Hours.... Bitterball'n? Ask Stijn. He knows.


Unravel Radio Marathon

25/10 Blaak 10 Foyer & Interaction Station (2nd Floor Wijnhaven)
9:30 – 10:00 Recapping workshop challenge / division into groups
  1. Inter-galatic communication
  2. The Internet Radio of Things
  3. Post-Radio Aesthetics
  4. Pirate Radio
10:00 – 18:00 Building transmitters, receivers, and producing powerful content
12:ish Regroup with your project members and grab lunch (tip: there is an outside market on Tuesday)
18:00 Communal Kapsalon (We'll be taking orders for Rotterdam's take on Poutine (classic or veggie) for any takers. (Approx. 5 euros)
19:00-19:30 Regrouping, bringing parts together and sending the signals
19:30-20:00 Real or Imaginary Radio? - moment of truth
After Hours.... Wie springt op de borreltafel? Stijn, of course. But who else?

Exhibit and Document

25/10 Blaak 10 Foyer
9:00 – 11:00 Photo/video documentations of results
11:00 – 12:00 Walk through of results to WDKA managers/coodinators

MICA & Minor Pre-Marathon Meeting

MICA and Digital Craft Minor students plan a 5 min Skype/Hangout/Facetime meeting to discuss the following:

  1. share a love/hate about your current program (of course no bad talking about UTC ;)
  2. share an anecdote on radio (your secret extra-sensory electromagnetic perception, what the car radio's double function was when you four, or the time killed it on NPR's sunday puzzle)
  3. share a memorable photograph of your past that fits under the title “ the moment I knew what I wanted to do”.

The purpose of this pre-meeting is to have the first exchange to be on a peer to peer basis and break the ice before the marathon begins.

Student Pairings

  1. Tila Assgari, tassgari@mica.edu, Mika Rosenberg mrosenberg@mica.edu & Stijn van Aardenne, 0883885@hr.nl
  2. Trisha Cheeney, tcheeney@mica.edu, Sebastian Ruiz sruiz@mica.edu & Arthur Boer, 0882827@hr.nl
  3. Kaitlyn Conte, kconte@mica.edu, Kat Zotti kzotti@mica.edu & Meike Brand, 0883201@hr.nl
  4. Kristin Holifield, kholifield@mica.edu & Koen van Geel, 0883030@hr.nl
  5. Bianca Jackson, bjackson01@mica.edu, Bridget Voltz bvoltz@mica.edu & Stan Haanappel, 0877946@hr.nl
  6. Esther Kim, ekim05@mica.edu, Korey Rosenbaum krosenbaum@mica.edu & Judith van der Heiden, 0864247@hr.nl
  7. Erin Kirchner, ekirchner@mica.edu, Valeria Fuentes pfuentes@mica.edu & Kars van den Heuvel, 0884318@hr.nl
  8. Dan Langston, dlangston@mica.edu, Emily Mintman emintman@mica.edu & Pascalle de Jager, 0884310@hr.nl
  9. Priya Pappu, ppappu@mica.edu, Luke Ikard likard@mica.edu & Nora Mabrouki, 0877573@hr.nl
  10. Seul Rhee, srhee01@mica.edu, Griffin Case gcase@mica.edu, & Lars Noback, 0884935@hr.nl
  11. Kate Smith-Morse, ksmithmorse@mica.edu, Mary Baum mbaum@mica.edu & Rens van Pinxteren, 0876181@hr.nl
  12. William Solomon, wsolomon@mica.edu & Emma Rijk, 0880827@hr.nl
  13. Christina Stone, cstone@mica.edu & Boris Smeenk, 0884964@hr.nl
  14. Brooke Thyng, bthyng@mica.edu & Marjolein Stassen, 0879333@hr.nl

MICA Presentations

On Monday afternoon Mica students will have 3 minutes to share their interests and approach to their practice. Considering collaboration can continue well beyond the project week it could be interesting to see on what basis can students connect. Please prepare a short 5 slide presentation on the following format and have it ready as a pdf.

  • Slide 1: A memorable photograph of your past.

(That fits under the title “ the moment I knew what I wanted to do”)

  • Slide 2: What do you make?

(Tell us in one image and one slide about creative background)

  • Slide 3: What is your topic of interest?

(Explain a past/current Q9 project topic or what you wish to research in Q10)

  • Slide 4: What is your medium?

(Explain what materials and tools you wish to use)

  • Side 5: What is your question?

Workshop Reading Material / Resources

to be added

Documentation Tasks

Daily Documentation

Day 1
Foto Documentation:Nora
Short write up (paragraph over meet and great/activities):

Day 2:
Foto Documentation:Kars
Short write up (paragraph over marathon):

Day 3: Exhibition presentation
Foto Documentation:Lars/Judith/Emma/Koen
Short write up (small paragraph over results):

Group Documentation

Inter-galatic communication
Foto Documentation:
Short write up within project:

The Internet Radio of Things
Foto Documentation:
Short write up within project:

Post-Radio Aesthetics
Foto Documentation:
Short write up within project:

Pirate Radio
Foto Documentation:
Short write up within project:

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