[Noisebridge-discuss] Fwd: Hacks/Hackers & KQED

[joel jaeggli]

On 2010-05-18 15:27, Christie Dudley wrote:
> Um.  Are they really pushing media development for the IPad so much that
> they're getting public television in on it?

one evil empire is pretty much like another.

It does sound like a potentially interesting platform to consider what a 
post-television world looks like. there are others of course, I still 
don't have my dynabook, nor do I live in shangri-la.

> Or am I misreading this and it's not about developing content and apps
> for a closed platform?
 >

Might as well call a spade a spade.

> Christie
> _______
> ""Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster;
> and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you." - Friedrich
> Nietzsche
>
>
> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 7:10 PM, Ben Kovitz <bkovitz at indiana.edu
> <mailto:bkovitz at indiana.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Oops, that's a shame.  I'll be at the Maker Faire myself.  I'll tell
>     my KQED friend about the conflict.
>
>
>     On May 10, 2010, at 9:25 PM, Rachel McConnell wrote:
>
>      > That's an unfortunate date, as it happens to be Maker Faire as
>     well.  I
>      > expect at least some people who'd be interested in participating
>     in this
>      > have already committed that weekend.
>      >
>      >
>      > Ben Kovitz wrote:
>      >> Does this sound interesting to anyone?
>      >>
>      >> Ben
>      >>
>      >> ----------
>      >> Begin forwarded message:
>      >>
>      >> **From:* Bruce Koon *
>      >> *Sent:* Monday, May 10, 2010 4:07 PM
>      >> *To:* FM News Department
>      >> *Cc:* Amanda Stupi
>      >> *Subject:* Hacks/Hackers & KQED
>      >> *Importance:* High
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> Folks,
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> We wanted to make you aware of an event happening at KQED May
>     22-23. If
>      >> you’re interested in attending it’s free to KQED folks.
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> If you plan to attend register using the “Kqeduniter” discount
>     code. And
>      >> Amanda Stupi can explain in more detail how all this works.
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> Bruce
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> http://unite.hackshackers.com/
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> Hacks/Hackers Unite (Twitter hashtag #hhunite) is bringing together
>      >> journalists and media makers with hackers and designers to build the
>      >> killer media app for the iPad and other tablet devices.
>      >>
>      >> This event will be both a coding development camp and a journalistic
>      >> boot camp. Teams of hacks (content creators) and hackers
>     (developers and
>      >> designers) will cooperate to tell develop media applications for the
>      >> iPad and tablets that help inform, enlighten and tell stories
>     for the
>      >> public good. You can also build tablet-based tools for journalists.
>      >>
>      >> Each team must have at least one hack and hacker each. If you don’t
>      >> already have a team, we will have some activities to help you
>     find one
>      >> at the event. Also, find potential collaborators and propose,
>     browse,
>      >> and discuss ideas here
>      >>
>     <http://www.google.com/moderator/#15/e=65ee&t=65ee.40&f=65ee.26f34
>     <http://www.google.com/moderator/#15/e=65ee&t=65ee.40&f=65ee.26f34>>.
>      >> NEW: Here’s a public wiki
>     <http://hackshackersuniteipad.pbworks.com/> to
>      >> also share ideas and find teams.
>      >>
>      >> **If you’re a hacker**, this is your chance to build an
>     application that
>      >> shows people the potential of the iPad and tablets as a media
>     device,
>      >> working with journalists to present compelling content and
>     stories that
>      >> resonate with users, and help maintain the open flow of information
>      >> required in a democracy.
>      >>
>      >> **If you’re a hack or content creator**, this is your chance to
>     develop
>      >> a media application or tell a story that is alive in all forms
>     of media,
>      >> pulling users into a new form of media, possibly even as an
>     application
>      >> that could be sold on the App Store.
>      >>
>      >> Judges for the final demos include: Harjeet Taggar, venture
>     partner at Y
>      >> Combinator; Andrew Fitzgerald, online news producer at Current
>     TV; and
>      >> David Weekly, founder of Hacker Dojo and PBworks.
>      >>
>      >> Throughout the weekend, experienced journalists and coders will
>     be on
>      >> standby, holding office hours at KQED, answering questions from the
>      >> teams and giving advice. Developers from KQED and NPR will be
>     showcasing
>      >> the NPR API and tools availble to access public media sources,
>     but you
>      >> can use any source or form of multimedia (text, photos, video or
>      >> whatever you can dream up) to build native HTML5 Web
>     applications or use
>      >> the iPhone SDK to create iPad applications.
>      >>
>      >> Let’s take chances and invent new forms storytelling for this new
>      >> medium. The work that comes out of Hacks/Hackers Unite has the
>     chance to
>      >> set new paradigms for media on the iPad and tablet devices. The best
>      >> examples will be highlighted on KQED’s Web site.
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
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