Lädolar is an impressive way for young people to see how interesting the crafts & trades can be. In 16 small, creatively designed containers on wheels, the artisans of tomorrow can experience the diversity of the crafts & trades and get acquainted with the many different materials, techniques and applications they entail.

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In the BioLab, hackteria will show youngsters the world of microorganisms like protozoa, algae and fungi, and what it takes to perform experiments on them. This normally entails expensive equipment, but it’s low-tech infrastructure being deployed this time. Hacktería offers courses on how to clone plants, investigate cells and analyze DNA.

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“Make Your Own Stuff!!” is the motto. Kids can drop by whenever they have the time and the inclination. They’ll learn to construct tiny electronic switches that can be combined to produce a “Vive-la-Resistance” noisemaker/synthesizer or a light seeker mini-robot.

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Finally there is a way to use the energy generated by runners, cyclists etc efficiently. The simple solution: hooking up generators to the devices’ wheels to produce energy for culture. Then it’s time to join the pack of cyclists who will be generating the juice for the big concert by GelbGut (AT) on the Main Deck’s Open Stage. You’ve got to be in shape: If there’s a power outage, the sound is history!

HUMAN POWER STATION
OTELO (AT), Produktionsschule Wels (AT), Produktionsschule Steyr (AT)
Mi/Wed 31.8. – Di/Tue 6.9., 10:00 – 19:00
Konzert mit GelbGut (AT): Mo/Mon 5.9., 20:30
Ars Electronica Quarter, Trockendock und Maindeck

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The Open Source Gardens developed by the Vorchdorf Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts and OTELO are mobile raised beds set up in public spaces. In conjunction with u19 CREATE YOUR WORLD, Stefan Reiter (AT) and the OTELO crew are conceiving and producing shrewd upgrades such as irrigation equipment, a rainwater collection device and an automatic fertilizer system. And who knows what else the participants will come up with …

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A 3D printer builds a 3D printer that builds a 3D printer … that’s the principle of the 3D Printer Factory by OTELO (AT). There will be a new construction for each new printer.

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With the active assistance of workshop participants, a video wall will be built out of 15 old monitors and old PCs. They’ll then serve as a means of displaying and interacting with creative projects as well as disseminating interesting information.

DEAL – THE DEAD ENVIRONMENT ALIVE PROJECT
OTELO (AT)
Mi/Wed 31.8. – Do/Thu 1.9., 10:00 – 19:00
Ars Electronica Quarter, Trockendock

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With electrical tools, not only can you build and repair vehicles; you can power them too. Lined up at the start will be homemade vehicles powered by two environmentally friendly cordless drills.

AKKURACE
BRP-Powertrain (AT), HS Steinerkirchen (AT)
Mi/Wed 31.8. – Di/Tue 6.9., 10:00 – 19:00
Ars Electronica Center, Maindeck
Rennen: Mi/Wed 31.8., 17:00 – 20:00
Ars Electronica Quarter

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Bench Mark links up four park benches in downtown Linz via the internet. The benches react to their users by displaying an LED signal that indicates whether (and at which location) a potential conversational partner is presently seated on one of the benches.

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I/I/E plays with vibrations and acoustic energies that originate from the infrasonic frequency range—tones and noises that are too low to be heard by the human ear. If sonic pressure (i.e. volume) is high enough, though, infrasonic waves can be felt. The literally unheard sounds of the Interactive Infrasonic Environment are produced by a six-meter-long organ pipe and a wind machine.

IIE – INTERACTIVE INFRASONIC ENVIRONMENT
Reinhard Gupfinger (AT)
Mi/Wed 31.8. – Di/Tue 6.9., 10:00 – 19:00
Ars Electronica Quarter, Trockendock

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