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Feb 25 & 26: openFrameworks presents Initiate + Discotech in Detroit




Technology can be used to transform communities, empower people and create innovative works of art. This week long event series will explore how open source technology can be used to do that work within Detroit. This program features members of openFrameworks which is hosting their annual worldwide developers conference in Detroit.

openFrameworks is an open source C++ toolkit designed to assist the creative process by providing a simple and intuitive framework for experimentation. 


INITIATE

Initiate will explore creative uses of primarily open source technology and open source approaches to creating art and social change. Join us for short presentations and open dialogue featuring local, national and international artists, technologists and community organizers.

Saturday, February 25th | 5pm - 9:30pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
4454 Woodward Ave.

Featuring members of openFrameworks.

DISCOTECH

Discotech (Discovering Technology) is a multimedia mobile neighborhood workshop fair. Participants will learn more about the impact and possibilities of technology within our communities and take part in interactive, multimedia workshops. This will include  a workshop introduction to openFrameworks,  a cross-platform C++ library for creative coding. It will be a chance to experiment with building new systems for interaction that move away from the screen and into physical space.

Sunday, February 26th | 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Mt. Elliot Makerspace
Church of the Messiah
231 E. Grand Blvd.


Featuring openFrameworks in partnership with EMERGENCE Media, rootoftwo, Artserve Michigan, Allied Media Projects, Work Department, MOCAD, and the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition.

For more info email info[at]emergencemedia[dot]org.