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3:30 PM JW Marriott: Room 402-403 Augmented Reality in Music: Hackable Instruments Bruno Zamborlin of Mogees will explore the new wave of instruments designed to be hacked. They produce a particular range of sounds and are designed to be played a particular way. New music instruments are flexible and formless, taking shape only when its players decide how they are going to use them. Intuitively understood, so that users can instantly enjoy knowing how to play. Bruno Zamborlin Core Conversation // Advanced // #mogees 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 2 DIY Brain Hacking, Electroceuticals and You While 20th century medicine relied on pharmaceuticals, the 21st century may lever- age electroceuticals, using electricity to change the activity of our neurons. Will we soon be able to rewire our minds with open-source hardware and software? Will mind controlled gadgets be common? Join us to explore the science of brain hacking in this unconventional discussion. Part of the IEEE Future ID Series. Brent Williams, Eliza Strickland, Joel Murphy, Tim Marzullo Panel // Intermediate // #ieeebrain 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 3 Ocean Exploration: Illuminating the Unknown Our oceans are the lifeblood of our planet, yet we know more about the dark side of the moon than we do about what lies beneath the waves. Could the oceans hold the key to unknown energy alternatives, medical treatments, or food sources? Come listen to Paul Bunje describe how this natural resource could be the key to humanity's survival. Paul Bunje Solo // Advanced // #TeamOcean 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Room 402-403 You're Better Than the Shitty Gin You're Drinking In 2011, Messina bought a Groupon from the San Francisco School of Bartending. Four years later, his tolerance is up and his tastebuds have strong opinions on when to reach for Bols rather than Hendricks. Let's discuss how to drink 'better' the next time you go out, and get you thinking about starting your own mixing practice at home. Chris Messina Core Conversation // Intermediate // #shittygin 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Salon 2 Dr Brainlove: Interactive Neuroscience Vehicle Dr Brainlove is an interactive neuroscience exhibit, a climbable art car, and a giant light up brain model. It was designed and constructed by scientists, engineers, and artists in the Phage, a science outreach consortium at Burning Man and beyond. They will discuss how their community of diverse experts combined their creativity, skills, and energy to deliver this project. Asako Miyakawa, Natalia Bilenko, Nicholas Christie, Sean Stevens Panel // Beginner // #brainlove 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Salon 3 NASA's Next Giant Leap: The Journey to Mars The human journey to Mars has begun. The recent test of the Orion spacecraft paves the way for its next launch, which will send Orion beyond the moon on Space Launch System, the world's most powerful rocket. Learn more about how the work NASA is doing today is part of its most ambitious endeavor of a series of explorations that will lead to the first footsteps on the Red Planet. Todd May Solo // Intermediate // #SLSInspire SUNDAY, MARCH 15 11:00 AM JW Marriott: Salon 2 Fear and Creativity: Finding Your Craft Have you found your craft? Or are you moving too fast to notice? Fear can keep us in our comfort zones with a false sense of satisfaction. We're plugged in 24/7, but are we connected to our inner self? We are more than our Google calendars and inboxes. At this panel discover what is holding you back. We will explore how fear and creativity play roles in the pursuit of finding one's craft. Adam Marelli, Helen Todd, Jey Van-Sharp, Jim Hopkinson Panel // Beginner // #YourCraft 11:00 AM JW Marriott: Salon 3 Just Did It: The Art of Making Crazy Ideas Happen Everyone can have a great idea but no idea is valuable until it becomes real. Just Did It is a talk designed to inspire creative thinkers into action. Hal Kirkland a creative director and Media Artist, will share stories about projects that slapped no in the face and kissed Impossibles' girlfriend, while revealing unexpected insights that help crazy ideas become crazy realities. Hal Kirkland Solo // Beginner // #JustDidIt 12:30 PM JW Marriott: Room 402-403 Sparking True Imagination in a Digital Environment A presentation on the digitization and animation of images from classic Australian fairy tales. Sarah McCormick will demonstrate how cultural institutions can add aspects of their historic print collections into new digital formats, making them more accessible to display. She will also highlight how the use of interactive technologies facilitate connections with a diverse audience. Sarah McCormick Core Conversation // Advanced // #AUSimagine 12:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 2 Creating Interactive Comic Books for Social Change Comic books can move young adults and teenagers to action. A survey of ground- breaking graphic novels and comic books pushing the edge and challenging peoples' perceptions. Learn how to design an augmented reality comic book and exhibition, and implementing a transmedia, interactive project. Excellent panel for anyone who wants to make beautiful art and literature that challenges and moves society. Ambarish Mitra, Ram Devineni, Vivek Tiwary Panel // Advanced // #SXSWcomics 12:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 3 Go Out of this World with an Astronaut There are those of us who stare at the stars each night and wonder about our place in the universe. Then there are the six people who don't inhabit the Earth. During this ses- sion, you'll meet astronaut Reid Wiseman, who recently returned from six month flight aboard the International Space Station. He'll discuss his mission conducting science and gathering data from the orbiting laboratory. John Yembrick, Reid Wiseman Dual // Beginner // #NASA 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Room 402-403 Authenticity Through the Eyes of Our Grandparents In the not so distant past, our grandparents cooked using local ingredients, made gifts, and mended a shirt when it ripped. It is easy to blame technology for us losing sight of these skills, but innovation and nostalgia can coexist. Join us as we discuss how technology can help us return to an era of authenticity and craftsmanship, cook- ing, dressing and creating as our grandparents once did. Laura Sydell, Soraya Darabi Core Conversation // Advanced // #authentic 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 2 NASA Prizes: Dream it, Make it, Win it NASA has some pretty intelligent science and engineering experts, but some of our best ideas come from you. Great ideas can lead to wins in one of our prize competition programs, where we crowd source fresh, innovative solutions from the garage tinker- er, the university student or the weekend maker. Learn how anyone can participate, and win prize money in the process. Dream it. Make it. Win it. Jason Crusan, Jenn Gustetic, Sam Ortega, Zoe Szajnfarber Panel // Beginner // #NASA 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 3 A New Generation: Creativity and Open Source This session will be a conversation with Automattic founder and CEO, Matt Mullenweg and a special guest. They will discuss their creative process in creating software and music respectively. The two will talk about open source and music on open platforms and how that inspires and has changed creativity. Donald Glover, Matt Mullenweg Dual // Intermediate // #OpenSource ART, SCIENCE & INSPIRATION JW MARRIOTT AUSTIN, 4 TH FLOOR: 110 EAST 2 ND STREET FESTIVAL SESSIONS SXSW 2015 Interactive Festival 81