The Fuse Factory | Columbus, Ohio

[ March 31, 2012; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, March 31 2012
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Location: Columbus Idea Foundry (1160 Corrugated Way, cmh 43201)
Fee: $10 ($15 if you plan to attend the performance; $5 discount)
Instructor: Mark Hoffman

In this workshop participants will study one of the simplest types of bend: finding a resistor within a circuit that controls the clock speed of the chip [...]

[ March 31, 2012; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, March 31 2012
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Location: Columbus Idea Foundry (1160 Corrugated Way, cmh 43201)
Fee: $10 ($15 if you plan to attend the performance; $5 discount)
Instructor: Alex Dyba

Workshop participants will create a simple two transistor light Theremin based on the 1976 Forrest M. Mims III design. This kit is perfect for beginners who [...]

[ March 10, 2012; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, March 10
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Location: WIld Goose Creative (2491 Summit St. cmh 43202)
Workshop fee: $35
Instructor: Nick Arner

This workshop provides an introduction to the theoretical framework and practical applications of the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) protocol. The workshop assumes the participant is not familiar with MIDI; or is, but would like to know [...]

[ February 25, 2012; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, February 25
Time: 1pm-4pm
Location: Wild Goose Creative (2491 Summit St. cmh 43202)
Workshop fee: $35
Instructor: Rob Powell

Workshop description: Processing is a programming language and environment built for the media arts and design communities. It is created to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context and to serve as a software sketchbook. It is [...]

[ November 5, 2011; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, Nov. 5
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: The Columbus Idea Foundry (1158 Corrugated Way, CMH 43201)
Cost: Free and open to the public (donations accepted)

Experimental musicians Michael Una and Tomer Gal will discuss and demonstrate the various communications protocols that allow communication between the iPad and circuit-bent toys, such as OSC, MIDI, and CV, along with [...]

[ October 8, 2011; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, October 8
Time: 1-4pm
Location: The Idea Foundry (1158 Corrugated Way, CMH 43201)
Cost: $5
Instructor: Talking Computron, AKA Alex Deeba

This workshop is sponsored by the Greater Columbus Arts Council’s OppArt series.

In the workshop, participants have a choice between making a quad oscillator, or a lofi fuzz box. Kits for each will be provided by the workshop [...]

[ November 19, 2011; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, November 19
Time: 1-4pm
Location: The Idea Foundry, 1158 Corrugated Way, cmh 43201
Cost: $25

The circuit-bent rock group CMKT 4 is coming to town and they have designed a workshop to familiarize students with some of the general skills and concepts involved in circuit-bending. Students will start by building a simple tool with CMKT 4, a [...]

[ May 25, 2011; 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Date: Monday, May 25th 2011
Time: 7:00 – 11:00pm
Location: Wild Goose Creative (2491 Summit St., Columbus 43202)
Cost: $25 ($15 for instruction, $10 for materials)

For this workshop, we are partnering with the Wild Goose Creative as part of their Bike Month festivities. Join us and bring your ideas and designs for a unique bike tail light! This [...]

[ December 15, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Make an Arduino clock!  A techy, quirky holiday gift or conversation piece.

Before taking this course, students should either take Intro to Arduino or know how to do these basics:

Compose and download “sketches” (programs) into the Arduino
Solder electronic joints
Use Arduino libraries to control input/output devices

In the first session, students will learn how to:

Construct a real-time [...]

[ September 27, 2010; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. September 29, 2010; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Do you take home videos fanatically and wish to give them a more polished touch?  Or are you working on a video marketing campaign for your business?

Join us for another collaboration with the Film Council of Greater Columbus!   This workshop is designed to enable the average video shooter to get the best [...]