LOLCAM Cyber New Years 2077 Good Boy Robot Funny Moments Babycastles 2021-01-04 | Playing with an interactive #livecam using #altctrl #robots live over Twitch on New Year's Eve! Viewers typed commands like !spin !worm !bash !wheels to control the robot remotely.Robotics by @diskmem @hireddivas @sleepin7 @big__flan @synodai
WordHack Online with Melanie Hoff and Moon Dungeon (Todd Anderson & Bryant Smith) Babycastles 2022-06-17 | WordHack Online 6/16/22 -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
Parsons X Babycastles Game Night 2022 Babycastles 2022-05-19 | Parsons X Babycastles Game Night was a games showcase featuring the work of the Design and Technology Class of 2022. Students: Elena Xinyue Peng, Yuen Hoang, David Queiroga, Xander Thornborough, Daniel Narvaez, Anshuman Uchil, Milena Correa, Nicky Du, Chloe Page, Alex Wang, Cecil Boey, Ziyue QiuGuest Critics: Sam Eng, John Corn, Hyacinth Nil, Kevin ChenSlides available here docs.google.com/presentation/d/1c4NmqZHlrCMKEdhHn5bf2OMngg_41VEHxQmt-wVPi5E/edit?usp=sharing
WordHack Online w/ Allison Parrish and Martin OLeary Babycastles 2022-04-22 | 15:18 - Martin O'Leary42:02 - Allison ParrishRecorded from Twitch on 4/21/22
Babycastles Academy: Intro to Uxn Babycastles 2021-11-21 | Intro to Uxn ProgrammingHave you wondered how computers function under layers of abstraction? Are you curious about learning about assembly languages? Would you like to try fun challenges, while getting to know a permacomputing platform? Join us in learning about Uxn!Uxn is a portable 8-bit virtual computer inspired by forth-machines, capable of running simple tools and games, and programmable in its own unique assembly language called Uxntal.Uxn is at the core of Varvara computer, a platform for running small audio/visual applications. Varvara has been ported already to several years old and modern computing platforms, like the Gameboy Advance, Nintendo DS, the Playdate, and more.In this workshop we'll introduce the basic concepts to start programming this computer: its architecture, the programming paradigms of Uxntal, and some low-level aspects that will allow us to create a simple drawing tool!Pre-requisites: This workshop is best for those with some previous programming experience. However, no previous experience with assembly or low-level computing is needed.We will use the learn-uxn website by metasyn, that requires a web browser with javascript enabled: metasyn.github.io/learn-uxnBio:sejo (they/them) explores permacomputing and computing at a human scale with the compudanzas project . They wrote the Uxn tutorial, a beginner's guide for programming the varvara computer and a slow-paced companion to the official documentation .More info: babycastles.com/academyThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.You can become a member of Babycastles and support our efforts at withfriends.co/babycastles -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
WordHack feat. Nicole He and Joannes Truyens Babycastles 2021-11-19 | WordHack streamed live 11/18/21 with special guests: NICOLE HE (https://nicole.pizza)JOANNES TRUYENS (playthroughline.com/about)Full event info at: withfriends.co/event/13055489/wordhack_online_feat_nicole_he_and_joannes_truyens -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
Babycastles Academy - Unlearn Unity: A Beginners Guide to Learning Godot Babycastles 2021-11-07 | Are you sick of having to deal with Unity? Do you remember what it felt like to learn a new tool and be inspired by its potential? Have you been apprehensive to try a new game engine? Then this workshop is for YOU!Join me, Nicholas O'Brien, in building your first Godot 3D walking-sim and learn how to import 3D models (from blender), understand gdscript (the native programming language of Godot), and understand how this engine's node-based architecture will help untangle your brain from Unity gamedev.Instructor: Nicholas O'Brienhttp://doubleunderscore.netThis event will be held online and taught via Twitch.Babycastles Academy events are workshops (and sometimes game jams or talks) on topics related to artist-focused game development, world-building, and the intersection of art and technology. These workshops can be experienced individually or as a series to learn a broad range of skills and techniques. Our audience is a broad community of creative practitioners including visual artists, musicians, sculptors, programmers, dancers, performers, poets, writers, and those who may not self-identity as having any particular relevant skills but are interested in learning.This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
WordHack Online feat. Rena Mosteirin, Andy Wallace, Galen Macdonald and Hyperlink Press Babycastles 2021-10-22 | WordHack Online presented on 10/21/21 featuring:RENA MOSTEIRIN (http://www.renajmosteirin.com)ANDY WALLACE (andymakes.com)GALEN MACDONALD (galenmacdonald.com)HYPERLINK PRESS (hyperlinkpress.com) -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
Babycastles In-Residence 2021 Final Presentation Babycastles 2021-10-08 | Note: Due to a technical issue, a bit of the first presentation was lostJoin us as our 2021 cohort of residents talk us through their project and the process for making them!==More Info On the Artists== Kengchakaj ( http://kengchakaj.info ) is a Bangkok-born, Ridgewood-based pianist, improviser, electronic musician, and composer. His musical idiom is rooted in the aesthetics and ideologies of Thai culture and African-American Creative Music.Nitcha Fame (http://nitcha.info)Nitcha is a Bangkok-born, New York-based interdisciplinary artist and designer. Her work investigates using narrative and humanizing storytelling, sensory experience, and emotional expression through art and technology.Suhyun Choi (suhyunchoi.net) is a Korean non-binary third-culture kid. Growing up in different contexts has given them 1st-hand experience in understanding complexities of capitalism, colonialism, intersectionality, & how the macro affects the micro in human relationships.Sara Drake (http://sara-drake.info) is an artist, writer and animator based in LA. Her work considers the ways in which the stories we tell ourselves about the future shape how we live together in the present, & the links between predictive simulation and state power.Zoe Scruggs aka Farmer Zoe (http://zoescruggs.com) is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and farmer born in the Bronx. Has aspirations of teaching art and agriculture to the Black community. Currently farming in the NE, and working on a painting residency in PA!zzyw (http://zzyw.org) is an art and research collective formed by Yang Wang and Zhenzhen Qi in New York, 2017. It produces software applications, simulation, and text as instruments to examine the cultural, political and educational imprints of computation. Its current members are Zhenzhen Qi, Yang Wang, & Qianlin Li.
Game of the Month Club: Pokemon SNAP! Babycastles 2021-07-06 | Nolan Filter leads a discussion on Pokemon SNAP, a game where you just need to take pictures of all the critters you can. Pokemon SNAP was released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64 and was developed by HAL Laboratories.
WordHack Online feat. Nat Mesnard & Patrick Watson, Edith Viau and Murilo Polese Babycastles 2021-06-27 | WordHack is a monthly evening of performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology. Code poetry, digital literature, e-lit, language games, coders interested in the creative side, writers interested in new forms writing can take, all are welcome here.Yet again we will be gathering ONLINE on the Babycastles Twitch stream (twitch.tv/babycastles) for talks and performances from:NAT MESNARD (http://nataliemesnard.com)EDITH VIAU (eviau.net)MURILO POLESE (http://www.murilopolese.com)We also have our OPEN PROJECTOR (like an open mic for digital work) where anyone can sign up to share a piece on stream. A link to the form to sign up for open projector will be sent to you after you confirm your attendance on here on WithFriends.SUGGESTED DONATION $5-10Help make sure WordHack has a home to go back to when quarantine is over! Now is also a great time to become a Babycastles member to support us and learn about our great livestreams: withfriends.co/babycastles/joinHost & Curator: TODD ANDERSON (http://toddwords.com)Join the WordHack Email List:https://forms.gle/FvgEZ2LS29We4XsX8Get a digital copy of the WordHack Anthology:toddwords.itch.io/wordhack-anthologyAccessibility: WordHack is streamed on Twitch.tv with automated closed captioning available via the 'CC' button at the bottom of the player. Visual description available on request. WordHack aims to be accessible to all, please email Todd at toddwords\\[at\\]gmail.com with any access questions or requests.--Nat Mesnard writes fiction, teaches storytelling, and designs games. Nat is currently a member of Pratt Institute’s Game Design & Interactive Media Program faculty, and co-hosts Queers at the End of the World, a podcast on apocalypse, dystopia, and queer futures.Edith Viau is an artist based in Montréal, Qc. Some of her interests includes mathematics, sound art and systems as a medium.Murilo Polese is a Brazillian technologist interested in learning experiences, music, microscopes and drawing machines. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
Book Launch: Exploratory Programming For the Arts and Humanities Babycastles 2021-06-27 | Book Launch: Exploratory Programming for the Arts and Humanities, second edition/ ONLINE STREAM /Sunday June 27, 3pm Eastern TimePresenting a new edition of a book for anyone who wants to program computers in order to explore and create. Grammy-award winning rapper Wasalu Jaco (pka Lupe Fiasco) calls it “an optimal place to begin your journey into coding. Clear, concise, and of consequence.”Ready for use by individuals and informal groups, this book from the MIT Press is both available in print as a hardback, lie-flat publication (place it alongside your computer for the best experience!) and freely downloadable in an open access digital format.In conversation with Berlin-based scholar Nikita Braguinski, author Nick Montfort will discuss how programmers can create new kinds of artworks and to probe data for new ideas, as well as how computing exists in a cultural context. He will cover some less typical approaches in the book — learning across media types and programming languages. Nick and Nikita will also discuss the relationship between “arts” (generative) and “humanities” (analytical) types of programming.nickm.com/ep2e -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
Experimenting with Digital Zine Making in Electric Zine Maker Babycastles 2021-06-13 | Have you ever thought, I just wanna make some weird fun art! Or wondered how you could be more creative? Those are questions a lot of people ask (and I ask myself), and here's some answers maybe?? In this hour long workshop, Sabrina Sims, a Afro Puerto Rican woman, artist and zinester, will guide participants in an exploration of color, textures and words using the Electric Zine Maker. The Electric Zine Maker is a program and "art toy" made by amazingly inventive developer Nathalie Lawhead. It lets people make zines in a flash with preset formats and a playful array of drawing and image manipulation tools. It brings to mind the joyful creativity of programs like Microsoft Paint and Kidpix with a lot more cool glitchiness.Workshop highlights:-an overview of what a zine is and some approaches to making them-talking about what you can do with the zine maker with a live demo-free time to make a zine and chat with other participants-help with ideas and troubleshooting from SabrinaWho's this workshop for:-everybody! you don't have to be an artist or tech savvy to enjoy it. And if you are, that's awesome too!!Participants are encouraged to gather some digital images to use in the workshop. You might want to look for clip art, colored backgrounds and anything else that inspires you. The very loose prompt is summer, but feel free to do whatever you want. People who register in advance will get a digital collage kit to use in the workshop if they want more inspiration and pictures.Some sites for royalty free images are:pixabay.compexels.com/royalty-free-imageshttp://clipart-library.comLink to Electric Zine Maker:alienmelon.itch.io/electric-zine-maker (price: pay as you wish) -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
Game of the Month Club: Detroit: Become Human Babycastles 2021-05-29 | Ash and Lindsay lead the discussion on Detroit: Become Human, a game by Quantic Dream. Presented on May 26, 2021.
WordHack feat. Eliot Linton and Fernando Ramallo (March 2020) Babycastles 2021-05-29 | WordHack is a monthly evening of performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology. Code poetry, digital literature, e-lit, language games, coders interested in the creative side, writers interested in new forms writing can take, all are welcome here.This month we will feature talks and performances by:Eliot Linton (rhymeghoul.com)Fernando Ramallo (http://byfernando.com)We also have an OPEN PROJECTOR (like an open mic for digital work) where anyone can come up and show their work (for 5 minutes). Signup starts at 7, and will fill up so get here early! Performers start by 7:25.Host & Curator: TODD ANDERSON (http://toddwords.com)Join the WordHack Email List:http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WqcjgCk67ghz7b8UjwZVProo9gIpYFhxmAIyOeGsdFI/viewformGet a digital copy of the WordHack Anthology:toddwords.itch.io/wordhack-anthology** USB Drives of the WordHack Anthology available at the event! **
Halloweed!!! (originally broadcast 04/24/2021) Babycastles 2021-05-23 | Babycastles' LOLCAM is an #altctrl interactive webcam with live, #twitch chat-controlled #robots. On April 26th we came together to summon ghosts and vibe with the help of our chatters and LOLCAM robots, along with plenty of spooky musicians. Timestamps for each act posted below!00:18:16:14 - WHEREBNUY00:49:28:00 - Jark's Death Sounds01:18:55:18 - Pepper Jean02:01:35:13 - Luciform02:24:09:18 - sorcha.zone03:01:20:25 - Smhoak Mosheein03:33:51:10 - greyfleshtethered04:01:53:24 -alan worm04:32:30:22 - MANAPOOL05:01:32:17 - Evelyn Gray & J Lynn05:31:02:00 - iT Boy06:00:02:14 - Stice
Babycastles Academy: Making Rhythm Games In Unity And Wwise Part 2 Babycastles 2021-05-16 | Part 2 of 2Lesson plan and notes: babycastles.github.io/Babycastles-Academy/workshops/rhythm-games.htmlProject repository: github.com/8ude/WwiseRhythmGameWant to make your own Rock Band levels? Tired of waiting for Rhythm Heaven on the Switch? Learn to make your own rhythm games in this hands-on workshop!We will go through an example project that demonstrates how to use the Wwise Editor audiokinetic.com/products/wwise along with Unity unity.com to make our own rhythm-action game.Along the way, we'll learn about some typical rhythm game concepts like beatmaps, call-and-response gameplay, and timing windows.To follow along, be sure to make accounts with Unity and Wwise, and install the following software versions:Unity version 2020.3.4 (later versions will probably work)Wwise 2021, latest versionSome game development or Unity experience will be helpful, but is not required!Corey Bertelsen is a sound designer, game developer and educator. He teaches classes in Music Games and Sound Design at NYU, and sometimes updates his website at 8ude.com -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
Babycastles Academy: Making Rhythm Games In Unity And Wwise Part 1 Babycastles 2021-05-16 | Part 1 of 2Lesson plan and notes: babycastles.github.io/Babycastles-Academy/workshops/rhythm-games.htmlProject repository: github.com/8ude/WwiseRhythmGameWant to make your own Rock Band levels? Tired of waiting for Rhythm Heaven on the Switch? Learn to make your own rhythm games in this hands-on workshop!We will go through an example project that demonstrates how to use the Wwise Editor audiokinetic.com/products/wwise along with Unity unity.com to make our own rhythm-action game.Along the way, we'll learn about some typical rhythm game concepts like beatmaps, call-and-response gameplay, and timing windows.To follow along, be sure to make accounts with Unity and Wwise, and install the following software versions:Unity version 2020.3.4 (later versions will probably work)Wwise 2021, latest versionSome game development or Unity experience will be helpful, but is not required!Corey Bertelsen is a sound designer, game developer and educator. He teaches classes in Music Games and Sound Design at NYU, and sometimes updates his website at 8ude.com -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
Egg Summoning (Live music and game stream recording) Babycastles 2021-05-16 | Recorded live on twitch, Babycastles presents the Egg Summoning stream, with #music from Messica Arson, Antron 4.2.0, Flowr Gold, and Charlie the Witch, and a look at municipal and publicly accessible online video cams. We also #summon #eggs, and the chat is challenged to find them.0:00 antron 4.2.016:00 live public cams46:00 charlie the witch1:10:03 flowr gold1:56:43 egg2:00:07 messica arsonmessicaarson.bandcamp.comsoundcloud.com/antron420soundcloud.com/flowrgoldsoundcloud.com/charliethewitchtwitter.com/diskmemtwitter.com/sitonapanotis
Mou Apartment Babycastles 2021-05-12 | Babycastles' LOLCAM is an #altctrl interactive webcam with live, #twitch chat-controlled #robots. For Mou Apartment, we transformed the LOLCAM set into emamouse's apartment for viewers to play a visual novel sitcom in!!! Many famous and notable visitors dropped by, including Donuts in the UFO, an old fart, bad robot Badboy, and the criminal Peepy. But there was a job to do. Gamers were challenged to use the emamouse robot hand to grab a hot dog off a string and put it in a bun. Take a look to see if they could do their job.highlights42:20 badboy entrance52:50 peepy talking1:17:00 get the hot dog1:29:42 emamouse music videololcam production teamtwitter.com/diskmemtwitter.com/big__flantwitter.com/Synodaitwitter.com/hireddivasmusictwitter.com/emamouseconstruction and arttwitter.com/KrissyRubblestwitter.com/just8pancakes
Our Cosmos: Parsons DT x Babycastles Thesis Showcase Babycastles 2021-05-08 | Parsons DT and Babycastles presentOUR COSMOSThe Parsons Design and Technology program and Babycastles Gallery invite you to join us for the BFA class of 2021 game design thesis showcase. These works carry themes of creating new worlds from personal perspectives of reality. Some act as a mirror to examine our own world, others as a looking glass providing a means of escape. The works here were presented and played virtually at Babycastles Gallery NYC.Full list of works and links to download at:babycastles.com/ourcosmosRecorded: Thursday May 6th
Game of the Month Club: MYST Babycastles 2021-05-01 | Game of the Month Club is back! And on April 28th 8-9:30PM we discussed the ultimate HyperCard game, the ultimate dad game, the ultimate Mac adventure game, the ultimate tech-demo for the CD-ROM drive:Myst (1993).
Making an Audio-Reactive AI-generated Video: RunwayML and TouchDesigner Babycastles 2021-04-25 | Videos are so much cooler when they're synced up to music! And if you really wanna blow some minds you can use AI to generate the source video! 🤯In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to make AI-generated videos in RunwayML runwayml.com, and also how to bring them into TouchDesigner derivative.ca to make them audio-reactive.At the end of this workshop, you'll have:* made your own AI-generated video that is synced up to a music track of your choice.* learned how to build your own beat detector from scratch in TouchDesigner. This way, you can sync up any video to any audio track.* learned a bit of machine learning in RunwayML along the way.No prior experience necessary.Make an account on RunwayML https://runwayml.com., and bring an .mp3 if you want to follow along!Lia Coleman is an AI artist and educator. She makes art with AI and teaches others how to do it. You can find her on the internet at liacoleman.comWorkshop notes:babycastles.github.io/Babycastles-Academy/workshops/audio_reactive_AI.htmlSlides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cV0wFDm6t47Cgh37UO5u_nWuwvRmf6DQkmJxLdmZvd4/edit?usp=sharing -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
Babycastles Academy: Doom Modding Babycastles 2021-04-12 | Babycastles Academy Workshopled by Eben Kling & Aude Jomini (FEED)babycastles.github.io/Babycastles-Academy/workshops/doom-modding.html@audehelene@ebenklingebenkling.comfeedfeednhv.comtwitch.tv/audeheleneBabycastles Academy is the education arm of Babycastles.Join us on Sunday afternoons at 3pm for workshops and jam sessions. Learn new skills. Make new friends.4.11.2021 - Doom-Modding WorkshopBring your love of old school Doom or come to see just why this game platform is still so beloved.When DOOM was created and released in 1993 its creators were strong proponents of copyleft and free remix culture. A year later the first shareware level editing and game modding software was released. The beauty of Doom is its continued accessibility, the speed of the game and its thriving community of sharing knowledge online. It is still fast and fun, with instant multi-player potential, and we still love to play. With recent improvements through ZDoom, higher resolution images allow improved possibilities for creative storytelling. We want to encourage other artists to make worlds in it too.No previous experience necessary! All are welcome.Led by artists Eben Kling (@ebenkling) and Aude Jomini (@audehelene). Using our own experimental game, Doom-Haven (at http://www.feedfeednhv.com/digital/index.html) we will go through the process of making a full conversion mod for Doom, using free tools Slade and DoomBuilder, including scripting in Decorate and ACS. We will post a quick-start guide with downloadable resources ahead, go over basic tips and map making tricks, share our custom sprites and textures as asset packs, and explain multi-player server setup. We will point you to the Doom community resources which helped us most along the way.Help keep Babycastles thriving during COVID-19! Participants are encouraged to send a $5 - $15 sliding scale donation. Venmo: @babycastles or make a one-time contribution or sign up for a membership at withfriends.co/babycastlesAbout us:We are not experienced coders or software engineers: we are painters and architectural designers. We have been making work with Doom during COVID to express our ideas about digital identity, void-like architecture and public space more directly. Doom became our site of collaboration for 2020, a complicated love letter to our city. Our game, a conversion mod called Doom-Haven, is set in Long Wharf and downtown New Haven. Using Doom as a medium has given us a way to travel back in time while thinking through current issues. Endless Ports of Doom in multitude testify to the game’s enduring wide reach, as well as its code’s resiliency and continued accessibility. The code and textures live in “.wad” files, named for “where is all the data?” Wads can be taken apart in their entirety, thus unlocking both the images and code lumps that make up the game. The back-end builder for maps allows free exploration and fast experimentation using the engine, allowing for digital travel into a 27-year repository of other mods. The original Doom was never a black box. The full code and the development implements were both released with the original game. Various enthusiasts have taken up the mantle of upkeep and have sustained the life of this game for the past 27 years, extending the functionality and resolution of its building tools. It’s an awesome world. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
Babycastles Academy: Tiddlywiki: Getting started with digital gardens, and networked thinking Babycastles 2021-04-04 | What is a personal wiki or a digital garden? It's a personalized digital notebook, a place for you to write, work out ideas, take notes, save recipes, conduct research and more.In this workshop, composer Gavin Gamboa teaches you how to set up your own personal wiki as a digital garden. Using beginner-friendly free and open source software TiddlyWiki, Gavin will demonstrate examples of digital gardens, how to use one for non-linear research, and the steps to set one up."TiddlyWiki is a unique non-linear notebook for capturing, organising and sharing complex information. Use it to keep your to-do list, to plan an essay or novel, or to organise your wedding. Record every thought that crosses your brain, or build a flexible and responsive website."No prior programming experience is required but some previous HTML experience can be helpful.Instructor: Gavin GamboaGavin's digital garden https://gavart.istWorkshop notes: babycastles.github.io/Babycastles-Academy/workshops/tiddlywiki-lesson-plan.htmlThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
Babycastles Academy: Being the Game Master How to Run Compelling Tabletop Role Playing Games Babycastles 2021-03-21 | Have you ever wanted to learn how to host and run games like Dungeons & Dragons, Shadowrun, or Call of Cthulhu? It can be intimidating, but when we strip away all of the rules and dice and maps, what we're left with is a desire to tell compelling collaborative stories with a group of friends. In this workshop, Hyacinth Ramsay will guide you through what you need to know in order to start being a game master, with a focus on the skills that will easily transfer between rule systems and games (such as how to prep a session, improvisational thinking, & how to pace collaborative sessions). After the workshop, participants will have the skills and knowledge to run their own games.Hyacinth Ramsay is a game designer & storyteller who has been GMing tabletop games for more than a decade. They love spooky things and fiction-first role playing games. If you're in a game they're running, there's a fairly high chance your character will be eaten by a house. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
WordHack Online feat. Nick Montfort, Angie Waller and Alan Sondheim - Hosted by Todd Anderson Babycastles 2021-03-19 | Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
Babycastles Academy: Make Your First Video Game with Pico-8! Babycastles 2021-03-01 | Lesson Plan: babycastles.github.io/Babycastles-Academy/workshops/first-game-pico8.htmlWorkshop:Video games are so cool! But how do you actually make a videogame? Where do you even start? The answer is right here! Using PICO-8, you will make a pixel art game like Undertale in less than an hour, that you can share with your friends and family and enemies and exes and former bosses that you've developed strangely paternal relationships with.I mean it'll be a lot lot smaller than Undertale. But it'll be a real damn videogame!Pico-8 is a fantasy console and game engine created by Lexaloffle Games that emules the hardware limitations of the video game consoles from the 1980s. The goal is to spur one's creativity and ingenuity with constructive constraints to produce games, and to avoid being overwhelmed with the many possibilities of modern tools and machines. Pico-8 includes a sprite editor, code editor, music maker, map maker and track creator. PICO-8 makes videogame development fun and easy. We'll show you how.This workshop is meant for people who want to make a game and and have never made one before. But all are welcome!Instructor: Fran Rojo Thanks to Lexaloffle Games, maker of Pico-8, for the support.Thanks to the members of Babycastles (via Patreon) who help fund our activities! We couldn't do this without you.Thank you to the New York Department of Cultural Affairs for their support of Babycastles Academy. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
WordHack Online feat. Golan Levin & Tega Brain, Kelli Anderson and Artemio Morales Babycastles 2021-02-28 | WordHack is a monthly evening of performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology. Code poetry, digital literature, e-lit, language games, coders interested in the creative side, writers interested in new forms writing can take, all are welcome here.Yet again we will be gathering ONLINE on the Babycastles Twitch stream (twitch.tv/babycastles) for talks and performances from:GOLAN LEVIN & TEGA BRAIN, authors of Code as Creative Medium (https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/code-creative-medium)KELLI ANDERSON (kellianderson.com)ARTEMIO MORALES (altsalt.com/about)We also have our OPEN PROJECTOR (like an open mic for digital work) where anyone can sign up to share a piece on stream. A link to the form to sign up for open projector will be sent to you after you confirm your attendance here on withfriends...SUGGESTED DONATION $5-10Help make sure WordHack has a home to go back to when quarantine is over! Now is also a great time to become a Babycastles member to support us and learn about our great livestreams: withfriends.co/babycastles/joinHost & Curator: TODD ANDERSON (http://toddwords.com)Join the WordHack Email List:docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdO89Fvk4INzo.../viewformGet a digital copy of the WordHack Anthology:toddwords.itch.io/wordhack-anthologyAccessibility: WordHack is streamed on Twitch.tv with automated closed captioning available via the 'CC' button at the bottom of the player. WordHack aims to be accessible to all, please email Todd at toddwords\[at\]gmail.com with any access questions or requests. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
Tumblr P*rn by Ana Valens Book Launch ~ Presented by Instar Books Babycastles 2021-02-27 | Featurning a panel discussion by Ana Valens and Gretchen Felker-MartinGet a copy of Tumblr Porn form Instar Books: http://instarbooks.com/books/tumblr-porn.html -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
LOL BOWL Highlight Reel Babycastles 2021-02-25 | ESPN SportsCenter's recap of LOL BOWL!stream team:@crezno twitter.com/crezno@diskmem twitter.com/diskmem@big__flan twitter.com/big__flan@hireddivas twitter.com/hireddivasfull stream archived at youtu.be/x7HcE-yS5Qojoin the Babycastles discord to participate in the lolcam project discord.gg/WJcNTbF
LOL BOWL Babycastles 2021-02-16 | In the first annual Babycastles LOL BOWL, Twitch chat took control of two robots and battled in a tense round of lol ball. Team goodboy and team badboy traded nudges on a large tennis ball for hours, tied at 0 - 0 until deep into the second half. Watch and see how it ended! The national anthem and halftime show were performed by Hatsune Miku. DJ Crezno mixed an original soundtrack live in the studio.stream team:@crezno twitter.com/crezno@diskmem twitter.com/diskmem@big__flan twitter.com/big__flan@hireddivas twitter.com/hireddivasjoin the Babycastles discord to participate in the lolcam project: discord.gg/WJcNTbF
Babycastles Academy: Building 3D Worlds in Blender Babycastles 2021-02-14 | Turn an idea into a world. This workshop is a rapid-fire introduction to making 3D environments from scratch with Blender. We will take an artist-friendly approach as we walk through a variety of tools and workflows. Building a world does not have to be complicated!We will start with a quick intro to 3D modeling and create a few basic props. Then we will look at ways to make Blender do the hard work of spawning our props across a 3D landscape. And after we've built up the skeleton of our world, we can add details, change styles, create colorful and funky materials, import photos, and make our 3D world nice!Participants will get to:- Navigate Blender's Interface- Model basic 3D objects- Use modifiers to generate and populate a landscape- Define visual style with materials- Render and export images- Use the shader editor to dive even deeper Lesson plan: github.com/babycastles/Babycastles-Academy/blob/main/workshops/3d-worlds-in-blender.mdBabycastles thanks New York City Department of Cultural Affairs for their support of Babycastles Academy -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
Babycastles Residency Final Presentations (Autumn/Winter 2020-2021) Babycastles 2021-01-23 | Starting in October 2020 and running until January 2021, Babycastles hosted it's first cohort for our new residency program. Our residents were Kevin Cadena, Rachel Li, Allan Pichardo, & Sukanya Aneja. Here, they present their final work (originally streamed on the evening of January 22nd, 2021).Read more about the residents and their work at babycastles.com/residency
Babycastles Academy: Introduction to Audio Synthesis with Machine Learning Babycastles 2021-01-17 | This workshop will introduce Kapre, a framework for digital signal processing, and Keras, a high-level machine learning framework in Python. Participants will learn how to train a simple generative network, known a variational autoencoder, and use it to generate and export samples as wav files to be used in their favorite DAW or sampler.Some Python knowledge is encouraged, though prior knowledge of machine learning is not required. As our development environment, we will use Google Colab, an online environment that offers free GPU’s for training our models.Sample datasets for training will be provided, but participants may bring their own sample packs if they desire. Short, simple samples (percussive hits, synth leads) will yield the best results.The workshop is led by Allan Pichardo allanpichardo.comYou can donate to Babycastles and become a member by visiting withfriends.co/babycastles -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
LOLCAM Cyber New Years 2077 Babycastles 2021-01-12 | New Year's Eve online and in the future at Babycastles with an interactive #livecam, #robots, #chiptune, a live #RPG, #nightcore, #caramelldansen, #saxophone and #keanu!!! Use the time links below to navigate the MEGA VID ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ 32:55 - food corps vs. sweetzach1:13:28 - kakofonus a. dischord1:47:27 - andrew p2:06:39 - chipzel2:49:28 - wavy2baby & chango43:10:46 - well world3:51:53 - maxo4:23:23 - robot fight4:36:18 - the mall5:02:12 - splashmountain5:05:23 - dv-i5:34:46 - year in review and ball drop 6:02:43 - storm blooper6:42:13 - manapool7:21:07 - luciform7:45:54 - natalie.computerRobot highlights video: youtu.be/2P26BVXlbyU └[∵┌]└[ ∵ ]┘[┐∵]┘
WordHack, March 2020 feat. Eliot Linton and Fernando Ramallo Babycastles 2020-12-25 | WordHack is a monthly evening of performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology. Code poetry, digital literature, e-lit, language games, coders interested in the creative side, writers interested in new forms writing can take, all are welcome here.This month we will feature talks and performances by:Eliot Linton (rhymeghoul.com)Fernando Ramallo (http://byfernando.com)Host & Curator: TODD ANDERSON (http://toddwords.com)SUGGESTED DONATION $5-10Join the WordHack Email List:http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WqcjgCk67ghz7b8UjwZVProo9gIpYFhxmAIyOeGsdFI/viewformGet a digital copy of the WordHack Anthology:toddwords.itch.io/wordhack-anthology** USB Drives of the WordHack Anthology available at the event! **
WordHack, Dec 2020 w/ James Ryan, Olivia Jack and Shannon Finnegan Babycastles 2020-12-25 | WordHack is a monthly evening of performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology. Code poetry, digital literature, e-lit, language games, coders interested in the creative side, writers interested in new forms writing can take, all are welcome here.This month we have performances from:* JAMES RYAN (https://www.jamesryan.world)* OLIVIA JACK (https://ojack.xyz)* SHANNON FINNEGAN (shannonfinnegan.com)We also have our OPEN PROJECTOR (like an open mic for digital work) where anyone can sign up to share a piece on stream. Help make sure WordHack has a home to go back to when quarantine is over! Now is also a great time to become a Babycastles member to support us and learn about our great livestreams: withfriends.co/babycastles/joinHost & Curator: TODD ANDERSON (http://toddwords.com)Join the WordHack Email List:docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO89Fvk4INzoNtZN9-Nw1jxh4K_Zj_eVvJTPQaYVjmPmL5vQ/viewformGet a digital copy of the WordHack Anthology: toddwords.itch.io/wordhack-anthologyAccessibility: WordHack is streamed on Twitch.tv with automated closed captioning available via the 'CC' button at the bottom of the player. WordHack aims to be accessible to all, please email Todd at toddwords@gmail.com with any access questions or requests.--WordHack is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by LMCC. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
Game of the Month Club at Babycastles: The Witness Babycastles 2020-12-04 | A presentation by Lindsay Landry given at Babycastles Gallery in New York (May 2019)
Game of the Month Club at Babycastles: The Witness Q and A Babycastles 2020-12-04 | Question and Answer portion of a presentation by Lindsay Landry given at Babycastles Gallery in New York (May 2019)
Flash Games Hangout - Game of the Month Club Special Edition Babycastles 2020-11-23 | Flan and JP play Flash games and say good by to an era. Games:1:30 Learn to Fly12:26 You Have to Burn the Rope16:27 The Fancy Pants Adventure20:10 Every day the same dream31:50 The Fancy Pants Adventure [cont]41:30 Don't Look Back1:05:54 Ragdoll Invaders1:15:28 Thy Dungeonman1:28:29 Don't Shit Your Pants1:38:53 This Is The Only Level1:53:52 Boohbah Zone2:02:55 Line Rider2:32:32 Seed2:34:33 Fathom2:47:50 Seed [cont]2:58:33 Falling Sand (Karl says, "This isn't Flash!" We're sorry.)
Babycastles Academy: DIY Scene Design and 3D Modeling Babycastles 2020-11-22 | Working in Unity is hard. 3D modeling is involved, and it’s hard to be quick and nimble when you’re trying to do it (at least if you’re me). AAA-style textures are damn near impossible (and who wants to go down that road anyway). So how do you make a compelling looking 3D environment without superhero skills?Join Daniel Lichtman in this workshop that introduces a range of “DIY” techniques in Unity to quickly make exciting, rich and layered 3D environments, no coding or specialized game-dev skills required. Lichtman will go through simple techniques for adding hand-drawn and flat, photo-based objects to your scene. He’ll demonstrate how to scan drawings and turn them into transparencies that, with a little (really only a little!) creativity, can fill your 3D space with fun, organic texture. He will also demonstrate how to take 360-degree photos with any phone, and use these as compelling, if often strange and disorienting skyboxes. Finally, he’ll show you how to fiddle with freely-available 3D models to turn them into mysterious, alluring objects to navigate in your scene.No prior experience in Unity required to follow this workshop!Lichtman is an artist, educator, organizer and programmer based in New York. He is currently working on a collaboratively-produced game that’s loosely based on caring for children during pandemic, and developing an exhibition on intersections between networked collaboration, distributed storytelling and digital community building. DOWNLOADS FOR WORKSHOP:Playgrounded PrefabPlayflying Prefablink: drive.google.com/drive/folders/11VhVtx013dxXUAqnAFBdhqZtweJpO9o4 -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
WordHack, Nov 2020 Feat. Mindy Seu, Clarissa Littler and Cowboy Elijah Babycastles 2020-11-22 | WordHack is a monthly evening of performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology. Code poetry, digital literature, e-lit, language games, coders interested in the creative side, writers interested in new forms writing can take, all are welcome here.This months featured speakers are:MINDY SEU (mindyseu.com)CLARISSA LITTLER (http://clarissalittler.github.io)COWBOY ELIJAH (https://holyspace.baby/)Help make sure WordHack has a home to go back to when quarantine is over! Now is also a great time to become a Babycastles member to support us and learn about our great livestreams: withfriends.co/babycastles/joinHost & Curator: TODD ANDERSON (http://toddwords.com)Join the WordHack Email List: http://docs.google.com/.../1WqcjgCk67ghz7b8UjwZV.../viewformGet a digital copy of the WordHack Anthology: toddwords.itch.io/wordhack-anthology--WordHack is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by LMCC.
Flash Games Hangout: Game of the Month Club Special Edition Babycastles 2020-11-22 | Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
Highlight: HitchHiker Happy Hour w/ Todd - Todays Theme: MAIL Babycastles 2020-11-21 | HitchHiker is a chrome extensions that lets you live browse the web with other people, and build tours of the internet in the same way you would a powerpoint. Check it out at [toddwords.com/getHitchHiker](toddwords.com/getHitchHiker) -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastles
Game of the Month Club: Silent Hill 2 Babycastles 2020-11-03 | This October we continue our Halloween tradition by exploring the beloved horror game Silent Hill 2 and look at the series as a whole. Join us as we discuss the of design as well as history about how the game was made with Hunter Thompson and Syn from Babycastles.Recorded Wednesday October 28th 2020
Babycastles Academy: Email with Char Stiles Babycastles 2020-11-01 | Babycastles Academy is the education arm of Babycastles. Join us on Sunday afternoons at 3pm for workshops and jam sessions. Learn new skills. Make new friends.In this workshop we are going to talk about EMAIL! Yes, email! Not to complain about email (necessarily), but the good parts about email like the cool stuff that we can do with it: maintain a git repo, display html, run your own email server, use a CLI inbox, and make art. Good ol email only relies on a protocol from the 70s and it's not going anywhere. For many of us it is the most used form of digital communication that doesn't necessarily need to rely on big tech companies.We will converse about the future of email, our personal pasts of email, we can vent about email etiquette we can even read email's natal chart if that's where the conversation leads us.Then in the second part of the workshop we will explore with toy email addresses that everyone will get an alternate email universe, where the emails we send are altered by a mischievous email server.Instructor: Char StilesHelp keep Babycastles thriving during COVID-19! Participants are encouraged to send a $5 - $15 sliding scale donation. Venmo: @babycastles or make a one-time contribution or sign up for a membership at withfriends.co/babycastles -- Watch live at twitch.tv/babycastlesThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. And by Babycastles members. Thank you.
