Intro to KiCad: A hands on interactive workshop with Cyberboy666

Learn how to design and create printed circuit boards using the free and open source program Kicad. No prior experience needed! rsvp required as space is limited.

AveMod DIY Workshop with Syntonie!

Create an AveMod CBV001 (Eurorack) or CBV001s (standalone) video fx unit and glitch/scramble/texture/enhance your own video art. 

Sign up ahead of the event to order your kit, then assemble it via web conference with Bastien's patient guidance. Soldering iron, webcam required. Optional, but nice is a USB microscope (which you can also use for fun video experiments!)

Two_comparator_effect DIY with cyberboy666

The Comparator circuit is a Posterization video effect that produces high contrast video and differentiation. The circuit is based off a circuit design by Rob Schafer and made into an open source DIY project by Tim Caldwell and the Scanlines community.

Example of the circuit in action here

Oscilloscope Graphics Artist DIY with Evan Henry @Cinema.AV

The OGA as it’s known began its life as hobbyist project in Popular Electronics in the 1970’s as a way to generate complex lissajous figures on an oscilloscope. It has since been adapted by Phil Baljeu to work in a 3U eurorack modular format and looks great on an old analog scope or modified vectrex console.

A Virtual Vidicon

Vidicon will be taking place in a virtual space this year. We plan on using streaming over various platforms to a main screen, as well as Jitsi and Mozilla Hubs. We encourage experimentation and exploration, and we welcome ideas.