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  • The Digital Naturalism Conference!

    The Digital Naturalism Conference!

    [Open Call] The Digital Naturalism Conference, Koh Lon, Thailand May 26- July 8, 2018 – Free Registration! Free Housing! www.dinacon.org  Applications due: Jan 30   You are invited to apply to come to The Digital Naturalism Conference. It is a FREE, on-going, drop-in conference running from May 20 – July 15 2018, in Koh Lon, Thailand. We have…

  • Digital Naturalism Open Design Challenges

    Digital Naturalism Open Design Challenges

    This is a list of current design challenges that are key to my work in Digital Naturalism. I am “opening” them up to others to try to find unique and interesting solutions to these fascinating problems. These challenges can range from very specific creations (e.g. a $10 small insect traffic sensor) to more general inspirational…

  • “Digital Survivalism” – TV spinoff of Digital Naturalism

    “Digital Survivalism” – TV spinoff of Digital Naturalism

    I will be starring in a new Television series created for Discovery Networks called “Hacking the Wild.” It’s based loosely on my work during “Hiking Hacks” where I build interactive electronics entirely in the wilderness. The show airs on the Science Channel in the US start February 15, 2017. This first season features work inspired…

  • Wearable Studio at Ars Electronica

    Wearable Studio at Ars Electronica

    Hannah and I were invited to exhibit our wearable studio jungle gear at Ars Electronica 2015.  We held a sort of on-going performance by setting up our wearable electronics studio in a semi-wild area in the exhibition. There we built new infrastructure and invited volunteers to join us for two hands-on workshops to let them…

  • Bug Buddies – Angela

    Bug Buddies – Angela

    My original idea  the hiking hack was a very practical, very serious soil testing shoe attachment, but my brain took a direction 180° from my initial thoughts – finger puppets! What could be more practical and serious than finger puppets, right? Although finger puppets may not seem utilitarian, potentially they can serve an educational purpose,…

  • Wildhacking Basecamp Tour

    Wildhacking Basecamp Tour

    Come along with us and see the amazing studio we set up entirely in the wilderness!

  • Schedule / Emergent Syllabus: Wearables in the Wild

    Days i and ii: Pre-workshops First Day Brainstorming wearable technology ideas Building two select items Second Day Finishing wearable technologies for field use Sorting gear Sorting food Packing Prepping hack computer with drivers and libraries Day 1: Hike In Challenge Find an interesting organism while we hiked Activities Hiking Set up mini-camp Reflection ·         Evening…

  • Cheap Portable Laptop Power – Matt, Andy

    Cheap Portable Laptop Power – Matt, Andy

    Matt Swarts and Andy Quitmeyer came up with a way to cheaply power laptops and other high-voltage devices off cheap powerpacks! Difficulty: Medium-easy. We cha The Problem Laptops demand lots of power. They also usually need to charge from voltage source that is much higher than the 5 volts you can get out of cheap…

  • PhotoSphere – Matt

    PhotoSphere – Matt

    Part of the experience of hiking in the wild is the dramatic flow of changes in light as you move through the forest. To capture part of this experience we created a cap with photo sensors on it to record the changes in light patterns as we walk. The cap was made before we left…

  • The Succession of Trees – Hugh

    The Succession of Trees – Hugh

    The Succession of Trees   The Tennessee/North Carolina Appalachians are renowned for their diverse tree population, and our trek took us from 4470 feet at Unicoi Gap to the Citico Creek Campground #14 elevation of 1720, providing an altitude-inflected arboretum. Different areas were logged off over the years, so at the higher elevations most were…