In case anyone is into creating drawing/animation software, here’s a class offered jointly by O’Reilly. Registration info is near the bottom of this post.

—Abbott

Processing and Arduino in Tandem: Creating Your Own Digital Art Tools
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z5rujk7lajostujsdghqm8s8tjp8rbvpvd9eegto

Instructor: Joseph Gray
This course is an online course in partnership with creativeLIVE

Create your own drawing and animation software-and learn basic programming and electronics skills at the same time. This engaging 5-week online course introduces you to two simple tools: Processing, a programming language for visual thinkers, and Arduino, a hardware platform for working with electronics. You’ll learn how to use these tools together to build something useful right away. You’ll learn to:

* Use Processing to create basic software applications
* Make your own drawing and animation tools
* Create a GUI (Graphical User Interface) to control your software
* Use an Arduino to provide physical controls for your drawing and animation tools

Register Now:
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zuorvged9h4gjvmgtltdlrjdsisimu0u5iaqr34g
Price: Free
5-Week Course: Tues, 8/31 – 9/28
3:00pm PST – Each 90-120 minutes

** Make the most of your course with our exclusive project kit. **

projBox Kit
Price: $75
Add to cart:
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z3f00c6s6e36jhri7rr077nd9hh94473oshh52q0

The projBox Kit contains everything you need to follow along with Processing and Arduino in Tandem. The kit, which requires no soldering, is ideal for beginners in electronics and physical computing. The projBox Kit contains:

* projBox
* Arduino Duemilanove
* Electronics Breadboard
* 4 10k potentiometers
* 4 SPST switches
* 4 LEDs
* USB cable
* Wires