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  • Amber Case 2:22 am on August 10, 2010 Permalink
    Tags: human condition, popular culture, , , tyler sticka   

    Featured Speaker: Tyler Sticka on Popular Culture Mirroring the Human Condition 

    tyler-sticka-cyborgcamp-2010We are proud to accounce that Tyler Sticka will be giving a featured speech at CyborgCamp Portland 2010! More details to come soon.

    About Tyler Sticka

    Tyler Sticka is a designer, artist, speaker, educator and Senior Experience Designer at Waggener Edstrom Studio D. Apprenticed at the Art Center College of Design while still in high school, the prospects of the web and new media enticed him to earn a Bachelor of Science in Interactive Media Design from the Art Institute of Portland. He has since produced work for clients such as Microsoft, McAfee, Providence Health & Services, Synnex and many more. He is the creator of the award-winning Twitter mashups Portwiture and TweetPlus. His Flash game Ramps was a featured Download Squad “time waster” and has been enjoyed by nearly a million players on this site alone.
    Always enthusiastic to share his ideas and stimulate discussion, Tyler has taught design, typography and web standards classes at the Art Institute of Portland, and has presented his thoughts on interaction design, comics and modern art at WebVisions, DevGroup NW, Refresh Portland and WordCamp Portland. After deadlines are met, Tyler possesses a great affinity for comic books and rock n’ roll.

    You can learn more about Tyler Sticka at http://tylersticka.com/about/

     

  • Amber Case 9:53 pm on August 3, 2010 Permalink
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    CyborgCamp 2010 Tickets Are Now Available! 

    At long last, you can now purchase CyborgCamp tickets!

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    How much?

    Just $10. That $10 covers breakfast, lunch, coffee and drinks. It’s a pretty excellent deal, and it’s made possible by our wonderful sponsors.

    Get them now while you can!

    Note:

    Ticket prices will go up to $15 starting Sept. 24th. They’ll also be $15 at the door. Space is limited – only 120 tickets will be sold, and the tickets will go quickly!

     

  • Amber Case 3:29 pm on July 28, 2010 Permalink
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    Brand New CyborgCamp Wiki! 

    If you’re looking to get involved with CyborgCamp, you should check out the new CyborgCamp wiki! It has all the information you’ll need to participate and volunteer!

    Check out the new CyborgCamp Wiki!

     

  • Amber Case 7:35 am on July 28, 2010 Permalink  

    Host or Volunteer at CyborgCamp! 

    CyborgCamp is a volunteer-run conference! Volunteering gets you a free ticket and a great way to meet new people! To volunteer, contact Amber Case caseorganic at gmail dot com.

    Morning Set Up

    When?

    Meet at the event location at 7 am

    What?

    Furniture wrangling

    (3 volunteers needed)

    Set up breakfast and miscellaneous items

    (3 volunteers needed)

    Audio/Visual Setup

    Afternoon Lunch Set Up

    When?

    12:15 pm (while the pre-lunch presenter gets to the end of the presentation and answers people’s questions, so you won’t miss anything)

    Lunch clean up:

    2:15 pm (There are no major conference sessions during this time, so you won’t miss any of the featured speakers).

    Tear Down

    Lots of attendees will help clean up and move furniture away, restoring the location pristinely. In the past, billions of volunteers have arrived to this task, making it a fun and enjoyable experience.

     

  • Willow Bloo 2:36 pm on July 15, 2010 Permalink  

    Sponsor Raffle: Babeland 

    This makes me giggle every time I think about how appropriate it is.

    CyborgCamp Seattle is proud to announce sponsor Babeland!

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    Babeland has donated a grab-bag (worth $30) to be raffled off at the event. Each attendee gets a ticket, and additional tickets can be purchased for $1 a pop.

     

  • Willow Bloo 2:38 pm on April 5, 2010 Permalink  

    Featured Speaker : Ian Hanschen on How Augmentation Helps In Real-World Scenarios 

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    Ian Hanschen is a cyborg bent on world-domination. He has the jack to prove it. Come hear how he went from single-sided deafness to stereo hearing in the normal hearing range in both ears. Then hear his plans on world domination!

    You can see Ian’s work and thoughts at Escape Hatch Labs. We’re excited to have Ian at CyborgCamp Seattle!

     

  • Willow Bloo 2:41 pm on March 28, 2010 Permalink
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    CyborgCamp Seattle 2010 Venue 

    We are pleased to announce our venue will be at Jigsaw Renaissance, located at 1026 Madison Avenue in Seattle’s First Hill. Jigsaw is our first sponsor, and is opening up its doors for free to CyborgCamp.

    A gorgeous space just now being settled into by the group, it has high ceilings, huge windows, and will comfortably seat CyborgCamp attendees. While parking is sparse, it is free on Sundays and there are parking lots nearby. Within blocks you can find a convenience store, Sugar Bakery, The Hideout, pho, The Corner Cafe, and many other venues.

    Looking forward to seeing you out!

     

  • Willow Bloo 2:52 pm on March 9, 2010 Permalink
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    Featured Speaker : Amber Case on The Field of Cyborg Anthropology 

    I’m honored to announce our first verified Featured Speaker : Amber Case.

    Presentation, Discussion and Analysis: The Field of Cyborg Anthropology

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    Cyborg Anthropology is the study of the interaction between humans and computers, and how the capabilities of our bodies are extended externally and uploaded into hypertext. We are all Cyborgs. Increasingly, we are purchasing and discarding extensions to our selves. We’re also becoming an interface culture. How we interact with machines and technology in many ways defines who we are. Cyborg Anthropology is a lens with which to understand what’s happening to us in a world mediated by dynamic objects, processes and change.

    The shape of a site’s architecture makes people move, and the flow of people shapes how a site transforms over time. Profiles and avatars allow users to represent themselves asynchronously—that is, they are another extension of connection and etiquette that can be optimized or used poorly. These extensions of presence allow people to be accessed when they aren’t even there. Each of us is becoming a celebrity cyborg; a famous machine.

    This session will be part presentation, part discussion, and part analysis. Comments, deconstructionist thoughts and debates are welcomed. Help be a part of a new and evolving field of study.

    Hailing from PDX, Case is the founder of CyborgCamp, and has spoken at Ignite, MIT, Gnomedex, and many other events. You can find her at caseorganic.com. We’re thrilled to have her!

     

  • Willow Bloo 2:49 pm on March 9, 2010 Permalink
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    We’re officially on! 

    We’re pleased to announce that Cyborg Camp Seattle 2010 will take place July 18th, 2010 from 10a to 5p.

    It will be hosted at Jigsaw Renaissance, but as they are currently finding new space, the address is as-of-yet uncertain. Check back for more details!

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    If you’re on Facebook, the invite page is here.

     

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