X Y Type Size Y Input X Input Video Output Generator | by AvitalB usb side 1kΩ5 1k Ω 6 1k Ω 4 150 Ω 2 470 Ω 3 C1 112 P0 = A2 P2 = A6 P1 = A7 P3 = A7 LDR36 LDR35 LED20 LED21 OUTPUT2 JP9 output> REMOTE CONTROL change frequency change pitch clax <input usb side slide potentiometer 10k R26 C1 108 R27 R29 R28 R25 J3TRIG - A7 J4 OUT4 P3 = A4 S3 LDR9 LED9 JP4 Screen1 NANO3 ADC 1 ADC 2 ADC 3 ADC 4 Teensy 3.1 / LC1 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K LDR9 LDR11 LDR12 LDR6 LDR8 LDR4 LDR5 LDR1 LDR2 LDR10 LDR13 LDR14 LDR16 LDR15 P6 LDR3 P16 P13 P15 P4 P1 P14 P7 P8 P2 LDR7 Audio P3 P12 P5 P11 P9 P10 Bu1 1K Sw1 1K "in/side>>>>out" DIGITAL OUT MEERGRANEN V1.010 1 101 'Flakes' ANALOG IN <0-0> usb side Part2 R39 R42 R40 R41 R38 R36 R37 R43 C1 111 R44 LDR15 LDR14 P1 = A6 J7 P2 = A5 LED18 LED17 LDR16 LED16 LDR17 LED15 J1 - A5 J4 - A2 J2 - A7 J3TRIG - A8 P3 = A6 JP7 S10 DISTRACTION MANAGER SPEAKER1 NANO5 TIME1 LED14 SWITCH1 POWER1 usb side LCD1602-I2C QRU:I have nothing for you. vo ezn _ Txx.uo R55 R56 R54 A2 o4 out1 D5 o1 out1 D3 o2 out1 D8 o5 in1 LED19 LDR34 A1 P in1 LED2 D7 JP8 Reset1 Tx o3 out1 RFID1 NANO MODULAR LINGUISTICS pitch volume (RX) input output IOANA TOMICI 2019 usb side sample select NANO2 R23 R22 C1 106 R24 P1 = A3 P2 = A2 J6 P3 = A1 JP2 J5 carbon NANO1 C1 105 R18 R17 R16 R14 R15 R13 LED6 LDR7 LDR6 LDR8 LED5 J4 - A1 LED7 J1 - A3 J2 - A2 LDR5 J3TRIG - A4 J4 OUT1 LED8 JP1 matrix1 R21 R19 R20 SIGNAL OUT golubjevaite.com XPUB '19 /PZI TEXT IN VIDEO TEXT OUT JP10 B6 B5 B4 B2 B3 B7 TV OUT NANO R8 R9 P6 P2 P1 R1 R6 R3 R4 R5 R7 R2 P4 P3 P7 P5 B1 buttons knobs analog input sound output serial input usb side tv out speech 0.1 goes to ground visible RCA2 NANO4 1k1 470 Ω 1 R31 10k3 C1 109 R35 R34 R33 R32 10k2 10k1 LDR11 LDR10 P1 = A4 J2 - A5 J4 OUT5 P2 = A3 J2 - A6 LED10 LED11 J1 - A4 JP5 S9 S8 S7

Damlanur Bilgin

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Tisa Neža Herlec

How are you? How is your posture? Are you well hydrated? Do you have to go to the toilet? Are you hungry? Is it time to stretch? Are you distracted? Imagine a device, that would ask such questions. DISTRACTION MANAGER is a wearable "notification" generator, a stimulator for awareness, a trigger generator for a human being. The user interacts with the device - by turning the knob they decide on how often on the scale/sequence from 5 to 60 minutes they they would like to hear the short high-pitched sound it produces. Even more, the Distraction Manager (DM) works only when it receives coequal activity from the user. The user has the responsibility to complete the function of the device, to fill in the missing commands of the protocol of sensibilization. PROTOCOL: The Distraction Manager is switched ON by the user, the time sequence adjusted. -> The Distraction Manager produces the sound. -> The sound triggers the user. -> The user consciously activates their own set of questions. -> The user responds to these questions and makes adjustments that optimise their being. -> ... The sound that the Distraction Manager makes acts as a productive disturbance, triggering the user to pursue with their own questions. It exists to sensibilize its user, to induce the development of good habits and taking care of oneself, to enhance focus, to reveal inner states and to manage distraction. DISCLAIMER: This method of reprogramming our subconscious mind requires a firm decision and strong motivation within the human using this device.

It only works when and if the user is successfully triggered to complete their steps in the protocol, asking and answering their own set of questions. If the user fails to internalize the protocol, ignoring the sound, failing to reach a symbiotic union with the device, the DM is deemed to be completely dysfunctional and futile. The interaction between a human and this device can be a productive and an inclusive relation. (Of course, looking from the antropocentric human perspective, the device can't really feel it, can it?) Humans (in all instances) are the ones that give devices their life and their meaning, whereas this device challenges its user to reform their own behaviour - at an expense of the human no longer being blinded by other devices and the countless possibilities of use that they possess and distraction that they compell us with. (What a traitor it is, this device!) DM is simple, its physical interface is minimal and its purpose is as complex as the user wants it to be. We can consider the DM as a highly inclusive interface, as its user is in charge of the great majority of the devices' functions. The interfacing does not take place in the material world, nor in between the lines of code, nor the rumble of wires. It happens in the mind of its user, discretely and without the need for the knowledge of translation between the language of the human and the language of the device/system/chip. Each interaction between this device and its user is specific to the needs of the user. You get triggered and you are the one asking the questions. A device to interface with yourself. The Distraction Manager is meant to be used as a training-tool that develops the users' internal methodologies for awareness. It highlights the possibility to re-program, to rewire our subconsciousness by enhancing the users' reflexes produces by a response to the DM stimuli. It is only necessary to use this pragmatic device until the questions posed do not anchor into the subconscious mind, the trigger becomes automatic, the pull towards awareness instinctive, the protocol internalized. This is only reachable by repetition that eventually reinforces the habit and embeds the changed behaviour. Then - the device is not needed anymore. It has served its purpose. - Normally, the goal of creating an interface would be to make it as user-friendly as possible, achieving the desired output with minimal input from the user. This is not the case with the Distraction Manager. The users' input is far from minimal. In fact: as much input as the human gives, as well the device functions! Ranging from complete uselesness to accurate relevancy. The inspiration for the way that the DM is put together derives from the observation and usage of contemporary interfaces – black boxes that conceal their internal workings, seducing the user that remains ignorant to the intrinsic networks and protocols that these devices use. Induced ignorance masked in a sleek design. The Distraction Manager empowers its human user to take control, to exercise their capability of intervening into the protocol of the device. The primary action that a human derives from their wish to manage their distraction (the initial reason to use the DM), switching on the device and choosing a desired time sequence of the trigger production. When the sound appears, as a mid-protocol occurence, the human considers it as an input, triggering the sensibilization protocol. This is where the human and the machine encounter, interface eachother, creating an inter-system communication. The actual output of the DM is the changed state of mind, the management of distraction that the human reaches when the protocol is repeatedly and successfully completed. The causality of the final output is unpredictable and specific to each individual, whose conceptual input (set of questions) to the protocol is the unknown variable, that depends on the initial motivation and the needs of the individual. - Machines have shaped humanity more abruptly, causing a shockwave stronger and more lasting than any other occurences ever since our species first stepped into existence. Tracing the legacy of tools, humans have always striven for the bettering of our lives, towards the simplification of mundane tasks. Somewhere along the line, it seems, we have lost control over what kind of tools/machines/devices we produce and how we do it, for whom and why. How we use them and who is the boss. Since the "discovery" of the internet, our bubble of known or possibly-known has blown up. Complexity arose and hit us hard. It is alluring to have all the humanity's knowledge accessible anywhere, anytime. It is also perplexing. (Is curiosity thriving?) "The world" is a distraction generator, the excessive flood of impulses results in the loss of sharpness in our sensory experiences, perception. Our generation is severely shaped by the immense power of connectivity, the dominance of accesibility. This is why it is urgent to reassess the notion of relevancy. Making choices, being focused, having a mission, a clear direction, following a single strong impulse has become an end in itself, being also a desirable fundamental skill to have in order to manoeuvre the entanglements of today. To completely eradicate distraction would mean to cut off from the world that provides it, to seclude oneself in order to minimize the impulses. The task is not to battle distraction, it is to manage it. (Its management is necessary for our mental health.) I consider distraction as the current systems' strongest tool that makes us obedient and conformed. Our attention is being perpetually pulled from one to the other flashy impulse, headline, infinite irrelevant content packages, our thought stream being disrupted. Propaganda of today is strong, its tactics are detrimental, ardvertisements bomb us on every step. The outside world penetrates our mind with such a zeal, it is almost impossible to resist it, to finish the thought we have just started without interruption. To be continuously interrupted, infused with the flood of impulses makes us blind, numb, insensible, inattentive - mainly to ourselves as bodies, as homo sapiens situated in the midst of this complex intertwinement of overwhelming impulses. Our time and conscious attention are swallowed by the black hole, made out of the substance called: distraction. We have sucessfully managed to forget about ourselves, indulged in the virtual reality that became the mirage in the desert of our time. Being distracted prevents us from noticing that we are governed and manipulated, it takes away our empowerment and therefore we are weakened, not able to intervene, to react. We are less aware of our own emotion, our attention span is shortened, the capability of complex thoughts is crumbling, we dedicate our time to instant indulgence instead of managing our long-term well-being, satisfied by the virtual quick dopamine fix that we are entitled to receive. It is a hard task to rewire our mind anew and adopt more optimised patterns of functioning. We run on an autopilot of our subconscious mind taking decisions for us in a much quicker way than the rational, analytic consciousness though. But that does not mean that it is optimal, how we would want it to be. The Distraction Manager disrupts this autopilot and triggers a crucial moment in all of this distractive complexity, it aids us to develop the good habit of checking-in with ourselves from "time to time", a moment of presence and self-care. Sensibilization is the first step. By taking it, we reclaim agency, we empower ourselves to see, to react, to change. We have the capability to expand our attention from only seemingly relevant matter, missing out on the core of the issue, the hidden mechanisms and intrinsic causes of things, if we are not distracted by any of the random impulses that try to trick us. Distraction works like a magician does - guiding our gaze where he wants to, while the real trick happens outside of the area of our attention. If we develop our potential, sharpen our awareness of things, if our sensibility is well-trained we can reveal the trick of the magician, understand better, direct our focus in the midst of the urge to simultaneously process a lot of information. - Being sensible to ourselves holds another asset. It makes us instinctively sensible to others, our empathy grows. This leads to a change in the way we communicate, being more sensitive and compassionate. Communication is the basis of any community, of any conglomeration of individual parts, striving towards mutual understanding and well-being. Separate individuals, modules get interconnected by efficient communication channels, functioning as one organism. The overall function of a system is a sum of specific functions of its constitutive parts. Community is a modular system. Social contracts are so deeply embedded in us that we don't even see the very possibility of them being questioned, hacked, shaped, remodeled. We are used of acting and interacting in certain ways. We mostly don't react until the moment when something suddenly hits us – when the way humanity functions reveals itself as cruel at a very explicit level. Then, it is too late. Isn't this aggravating, maddening? It calls for action, it calls for the change in our subconscious patterns of interaction that would allow undistracted, direct, honest, raw and well-intentioned exchange of content. The optimization of the whole system can happen only by optimising individual parts that constitute it and this is what the Distraction Manager does – constructs a proposition for reality, an experiment in the everyday life as a form of resistance to the unsocial politics of today, especially regarding awareness of oneself, expanding onto the awareness of others and reciprocal communication. sensibilization -> awareness -> understanding -> reacting -> change Being sensibilized, gaining awareness and gradually understanding the structures and the mechanisms of contemporaneity, seeing its faults and difficulties, acknowledging other people (especially) within our communities. Reacting and being critical to ignorance, to distraction, to the means of control governing us, elegantly masked and fragmented, omnipresent and sly. Making, creating something that is beneficial for others. Sharing individual insights, combining and producing new forms of knowledge. Merging and cross-pollination qualities of separate particles. To empower and be empowered.

Mark van den Heuvel

As single modules perform one job and one job well, you will have to anticipate and even require the output of someone elses module in order for yours to work. Coinciding with your research we will create one or several 'outputs' consisting of an interface, electronics and a manual.

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Avital Barkai

As single modules perform one job and one job well, you will have to anticipate and even require the output of someone elses module in order for yours to work. Coinciding with your research we will create one or several 'outputs' consisting of an interface, electronics and a manual.

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Max Lehmann

As single modules perform one job and one job well, you will have to anticipate and even require the output of someone elses module in order for yours to work. Coinciding with your research we will create one or several 'outputs' consisting of an interface, electronics and a manual.

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Ioana Tomici

As single modules perform one job and one job well, you will have to anticipate and even require the output of someone elses module in order for yours to work. Coinciding with your research we will create one or several 'outputs' consisting of an interface, electronics and a manual.

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Clara Noseda

As single modules perform one job and one job well, you will have to anticipate and even require the output of someone elses module in order for yours to work. Coinciding with your research we will create one or several 'outputs' consisting of an interface, electronics and a manual.

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Sandra Golubjevaite

>>>> okokokok >> what >> don’t be scared >> seven [‘7’] is a straight forward .print&.read device >> you can play the prewritten poem [‘seven.ino’] or you can write your own >> [‘7’] can manipulate text >> it can send an outgoing message or be interrupted by an incoming one >> [‘7’] enjoys repetition, coincidence & a gentle touch >> to channel text the module needs to be connected to a TV screen through a video input >> a video signal is broadcasted and can be listened to in mono >>>>>> mhmhmhmh >> how >> how i approached hardware >> 7 knobs & 7 buttons arranged in no particular hierarchy >> i wanted to create a humble device with clear manual functions >> an interface that makes you feel in control >> this urge became clear after getting familiar with a term ‘calm technology’ during the Special Issue X >> calm technology - a type of information technology where the interaction between the technology and its user is designed to occur in the user's periphery rather than constantly at the centre of attention >> how >> how i approached software >> working within the framework of the tv.out library and a television monitor determined certain features of the program, such as its esthetics and its interface >> with a subject in mind the content of the poem [‘seven.ino’] was developed and written while learning how to code with Arduino IDE >> the way the poem unfolds to a user depends on his/hers interaction with [‘7’] >>>>>> ghhrrghrrr >>

>> why >> in the beginning of the Special Issue X i was intrigued by DadaDodo >> DadaDodo is a program that analyses texts for word probabilities and then generates random sentences based on that >> sometimes these sentences are nonsense but sometimes they cut right through to the heart of the matter and reveal hidden meanings >> i was also interested in the experimental poetry examples mentioned in Florian Cramer’s “words made flesh” >> but why >> repetition of text is a method that i practice during live vocal performances >> a partial looping of a poem functions as a transition or/and an emphasis >> as a poet i am interested in a life of a written static poem-block >> when a poem does not have a voice present how could it still rustle? >> [‘7’] is a first prototype towards that idea <<<<<<

Mika Motskobili

Txx.uo consolidates two contrasting radio frequency implementation modes: RFID reader scans the cards/objects containing RFID tags using radio waves and LCD screen displays a Q-code* [internationally established three-letter abbreviation used in radio communication].
*A particular Q-code denotes a question when it is followed by a question mark and references an answer [statement] when it's not:
QRU? : Have you anything for me?
QRU : I have nothing for you.
The RFID technology is used for object identification, authentication and security reasons, whereas Q-code is transmitted on a specific radio frequency by a radio operator and can be intercepted by anyone, who is tuned in to the same frequency.
This module converts the data received from a scanned card into a sound and binary code. This Binary signal is then transfigured into LED blinking and is also funneled to another module through an output channel. Top row of an LCD screen displays a specific question from the list of a Q-code, depending on a knob position and when receiving a signal from another module, a random Q-code answer is shown on the second row of the screen.

Components and configuration ⯐ : Solder 🢗 : Plug into ⯐ 15x1 female header [x2] 🢒🢒 PCB [Nano] ⯐ 15x1 male header [x2] 🢒🢒 Nano ⯐ 4x1 female header 🢒🢒 PCB [LCD1602-I2C] ⯐ 1602 I2C LCD display 🢒🢒 4LCD1602-I2C ⯐ 8x1 Female Header 🢒🢒 PCB [RFID] ⯐ 8x1 male header 🢒🢒 RFID ⯐ 10k ohm potentiometer 🢒🢒 A1 P in ⯐ LED 🢒🢒 LED2 D7 ⯐ 10k ohm resistor 🢒🢒 R1 ⯐ 220 ohm resistor 🢒🢒 R3 ⯐ 220 ohm resistor 🢒🢒 R3 ⯐ 3.5mm mono jack socket 🢒🢒 D5 o1 out ⯐ 3.5mm mono jack socket 🢒🢒 D3 o2 out ⯐ 3.5mm mono jack socket 🢒🢒 T5 o3 out ⯐ 3.5mm mono jack socket 🢒🢒 A2 o4 out ⯐ 3.5mm mono jack socket 🢒🢒 D8 o5 in ⯐ 2 pins of 4-pin tactile push button switch 🢒🢒 Reset ⯐ 5x2 male header 🢒🢒 JP [bridge the second row by soldering them together] ⯐ Vactrol : place the heads of LED and LDR in a heat shrink tube, so that they touch each other and are covered by a tube. Heat up the tube and then: _ ⯐ LED 🢒🢒 LED 1 [long leg of LED 🢒🢒 square hole] _ ⯐ LDR 🢒🢒 LDR 🢗 RFID 8x1 male header 🢒🢒 8x1 11mm female header [bend the pins] 🢒🢒 8x1 11mm female header 🢒🢒 8x1 11mm female header [bend the pins] 🢒🢒 8x1 female header. 🢗 LCD 🢒🢒 4x1 female header 🢗 NANO 🢒🢒 2 15x1 female headers

Anna Sandri

As single modules perform one job and one job well, you will have to anticipate and even require the output of someone elses module in order for yours to work. Coinciding with your research we will create one or several 'outputs' consisting of an interface, electronics and a manual.

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Dennis de Bel
Dennis de Bel (1984, NL) is an applied artistic researcher, educator, radio amateur (call sign PD0WNED). In his practice he positions himself as producer, consumer, observer and distributor of critical knowledge focussed on technology. His work has been exhibited at Siggraph Los Angeles, Transmediale Berlin and hosted workshops in various collaborations at, for example, ISEA Hong Kong, Radical Networks New York. He participated in the Relearn summer schools and Libre Graphics Meetings besides being a guest tutor at the Design Academy Eindhoven and the Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam University of Applied Science. In 2017 he co-founded Varia, a Rotterdam based space for developing collective approaches towards everyday technology. De Bel holds a MA from the Piet Zwart Institute (NL) and most recently participated in the artist in residency program of t

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