Presentation by Kieran Nolan at the Make Symposium organised by CIT Crawford College of Art and Design. March 7th 2014

1. Open Source Hardware
Technologies
in Art, Design, Interaction,
Learning and Teaching.
Kieran Nolan
* Lecturer in Creative Media, School of Informatics and Creative Arts,
Dundalk Institute of Technology
* PhD researcher in Digital Arts and Humanities, GV2 + Arts Technology Research Lab,
Trinity College, Dublin

2. The Case for Platform
Agnosticism

3. Hardware
as physical software

4. Bionic Roshambo

5. Proprietary
Hardware
Hacking

6. Bionic Roshambo

7. #1 - CONTROL

8. #2 - VRAME (Virtual Reality
Arcade Machine Emulator)
OS Tools: Blender Game Engine (sw),
MakeyMakey (hw)

9. #3 - JAMMAlog
OS Tools: Arduino,
Fritzing (Circuit Board Design)

10. Fritzing
fritzing.org

11. PedalSketch
wiring
diagram
http://2020designs.wordpress.com

12. MakeyMakey

13. Game
Controller
Prototype
https://vine.co/v/MaJqBiwd12t

14. Musical
Controller
Prototyping
#1
https://vine.co/v/MWYplwgPBwt

15. Musical
Controller
Prototyping
#2
https://vine.co/v/MWYPjDr7Dhw

16. CMDkIT
NetArt
PirateBox
Project
http://dkitnetartexhibition.tumblr.com

17. Open Source HW+SW:
A defence against obsolescence
Steep learning curve, but
advantageous for increasing
understanding of digital media

18. Distinctions between Open Source /
Proprietary / Obsolete / Emergent
media + the division between
hardware and software should be
rendered null and void in the mind of
the artist…
…it’s all material, go MAKE something

19. Distinctions between Open Source /
Proprietary / Obsolete / Emergent
media + the division between
hardware and software should be
rendered null and void in the mind of
the artist…
…it’s all material, go MAKE something

20. Thank You!
web: kierannolan.com
twitter: @kierannolan
email: kieran.nolan@gmail.com