2015 Schedule
Interactive: March 13–17  •  Film: March 13–21  •  Music: March 17–22

Cuddly Drones: When Kids Design Drones

Monday, March 16
5:00PM - 6:00PM

JW Marriott
Salon 3
110 E 2nd St

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We discuss and showcase the creations developed during our "Cuddly Drones" project.

This educational project challenged children (7-10) to design actually flying drones that they thought would be useful to society.

From serious to delightful and arty, everything was there: disco drones (for use in clubs, a big discoball attached below), window cleaning drones (so architecture could take stranger shapes and still be cleaned properly), karaoke drones, farming-smoothymaking drones, candy dispensing drones, mind-reading drones, trash pickup drones (just throw it in the air). The list is long and wonderful.

The project is part of a year-long exploration of emerging surveillance culture, exploring the democratization of surveillance tools. How do teach children to critically explore this drone-filled future?

In collaboration with

- Ruben Pater (designer of the Drone Survival Guide)

- Jasper van Loenen (of "Drone It Yourself kit" fame)

http://www.knuffeldrones.nl

Hashtags

#sxsw #cuddlydrone

Presenters

Krista Hendriks

Producer/Teacher

SETUP medialab

Krista (1986) is an educator and producer at the SETUP medialab. She manages and develops innovative education programs in cooperation with local schools and national educational organisations. A s...

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Tijmen Schep

Creative Lead

SETUP medialab

Tijmen Schep (1981) is creative lead and founding member of the SETUP medialab, in Utrecht, the Netherlands. With a background in both interaction design and mediatheory, he aims to narrow the gap ...

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Details

Access
Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge
Type
Solo / Dual / Panel
Theme
Art, Science and Inspiration
Level
Intermediate

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