Hacking PICNIC lab: THINK!

What is the anymeta API?

25 sep 2009

In the morning session (open to all PICNIC attendees) Arjan Scherpenisse will explain how the Social RFID interactive installations exchange information with the PICNIC social network website through the anymeta API (not only used for PICNIC but also for 60 other social network sites built by Mediamatic Lab). He will talk about how to use Python, Processing and Java libraries to interface with the PICNIC website.

Maarten Wolzak of Magnatron will explain how he has built a iPhone App for a new version of the Digitaal Jewish Monument, an anymeta website by Mediamatic Lab, that will go online later this year. He will show you how to use the iPhone and the anymeta API to interface with PICNIC.

Please RSVP (use the 'count me in' button)

With:
Maarten Wolzak, Arjan Scherpenisse, Ralph Meijer

Program Hacking the PICNIC website Lab:
Friday, 25 September

  • 10:00 – 11:30 anymeta API introduction Mediamatic Camp Site Open to all PICNIC visitors
  • 11:30 – 12:30 Break
  • 12:30 – 17:00 Hands-on prototyping sessions in the Mediamatic Camp Site. Open to all

Host
Arjan Scherpenisse van Mediamatic Lab

Results
Working applications to interface with www.picnicnetwork.org and with any other (anymeta) websites (such as www.mediamatic.net, www.depaviljoens.nl, www.ccaa.nl, www.reboot.dk and more).

The Hacking the PICNIC website Lab is a collaboration between Mediamatic Lab and PICNIC. If you are interested in joining the lab, please RSVP with the 'count me in' button. More information: call us at Mediamatic +31 - (0)20 6389901 or mail to info [at] mediamatic.net

PICNIC Labs
PICNIC labs are part of the wildly buzzing PICNIC Festival. They bring together international thinkers and makers in an intense co-creation process, advancing the field by combining very diverse expertise & experiences in a playful setting. There will be Labs on sustainability, augmented cities, alternative money systems and more. Labs kick-off with a plenary panel (THINK), then go off into an invitation-only intense hands-on making session (MAKE) and present their results at the main conference hall (PITCH).