Stephen Howell, a Computer Science Lecturer at I.T. Tallaght, will lead a workshop entitled ‘Kinect Hackables’. You can get an idea of what to expect by watching this video.

Please leave a comment here if you’d like to participate!

Miriam Lohan, the facilitator of this game/workshop, unveils her intention:

“To see how the bartering of work -skills, labour, knowledge, time - might work online, I invite you to share how you interact with others through games and ratings. Pitched somewhere between speed-dating and a county fair, the workshop will involve live play-bartering in a room mapped to the first draft of a site design. How it plays out will shape the future design, so the more - and the more diverse the participants - the merrier. As online, you can share personal details or adopt a persona - all you need to bring are your social and bargaining skills. All are welcome.”

Please leave a comment if you intend to join! Also, if you have ideas for Miriam, let her know in a comment!

Is your brain being altered due to our increasing reliance on search engines, social networking sites and other digital technologies? This is the question which Professor Billy O’Connor will pose in this lecture. Using a basic understanding of brain structure (neurology) Professor Billy O’Connor will explain the concept of ‘brain plasticity’- the ability of the brain to constantly rewire itself - and will show how all learning changes the shape of the brain, allowing specific areas in the brain to grow or change. Furthermore, by using enriched physical learning web environments to accelerate this brain growth Professor O‘Connor will demonstrate how the new ‘cybertherapies’ are being used to help patients suffering from addiction and post traumatic stress disorder back to health.  According to Professor O’Connor this new resource has the potential to dramatically improve mental health including new opportunities to learn healthy habits to lift our mood and enhance our brains longevity.

Professor William T. O’Connor is Foundation Chair, Head of Teaching and Research In Physiology at University of Limerick.

Conor Murphy from Caped Kola Studios will deliver a talk on ‘Social-Networking and Virtual Worlds for Children’.

Robert Fitzsimons from the Dublin hackerspace - TOG - will hold a Soldering Workshop during #3Dcamp11. The soldering activity will be €2 per person for the same LED badge as Robert had at MindField.

Robert has delivered this workshop at TOG a number of times and once at 091Labs (the Galway hackerspace).

Ronan Skehill from Cauwill will deliver an informal talk on Location Based Services (LBS). Topics covered will include: What is LBS, what is it good for? Why is LBS so important and why people want to use LBS.

Frederic Herrera from the IADT will talk about his plans to create a national cluster of all 3D-related activities (prototyping, applied research, services, products involving both research groups and SMEs/MNCs). Activities will span content development, management, and business models.

We’re delighted that Stephen Howell, Computer Science Lecturer at I.T. Tallaght, will present a talk / workshop entitled ‘Kinect Hackables’ at this year’s event. You can get an idea of what to expect by watching the following -

Scratch and Kinect from Stephen Howell on Vimeo.