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

Open Source Hardware Technologies in Art, Design, Interaction, Learning and Teaching.

The Case for Platform Agnosticism

Hardware as physical software

Bionic Roshambo

ProprietaryHardwareHacking

Bionic Roshambo

#1 - CONTROL

#2 - VRAME (Virtual Reality Arcade Machine Emulator)

OS Tools: Blender Game Engine (sw),MakeyMakey (hw)

#3 - JAMMAlogOS Tools: Arduino,

Fritzing (Circuit Board Design)

Fritzing

fritzing.org

http://2020designs.wordpress.com

PedalSketchwiring diagram

MakeyMakey

Game Controller Prototype

https://vine.co/v/MaJqBiwd12t

Musical Controller Prototyping#1

https://vine.co/v/MWYplwgPBwt

Musical Controller Prototyping#2

https://vine.co/v/MWYPjDr7Dhw

http://dkitnetartexhibition.tumblr.com

CMDkITNetArt PirateBoxProject

Open Source HW+SW:

A defence against obsolescence

Steep learning curve, but advantageous for increasing understanding of digital media

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

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

Thank You!

web: kierannolan.comtwitter: @kierannolan

email: kieran.nolan@gmail.com