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In this paper we review theories for this gender disparity and the barriers women face in working with audio technology, and then present a com- parison of survey data between an e-textile audio workshop and an audio platform user group. Extrapolating from the case study and the surveyed literature, we propose that flexibility in learning, communal dissemination of knowledge, and gender- ing of tools are prominent reasons why women engage with technology via e-textiles.","pubDate":"Mon, 11 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400","link":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/making-grooves-with-needles-using-e-textiles-to-encourage-gender-diversity-in-embedded-audio-systems-design","guid":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/making-grooves-with-needles-using-e-textiles-to-encourage-gender-diversity-in-embedded-audio-systems-design"},{"title":"Fabricademy: Wearables and E-Textiles II","description":"See http:\/\/wiki.textile-academy.org\/fabricademy2017\/classes\/wearables2 for the class notes.","pubDate":"Thu, 23 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500","link":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/fabricademy-wearables-and-e-textiles-ii","guid":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/fabricademy-wearables-and-e-textiles-ii"},{"title":"The Emergence of E-Textiles","description":"Tracing the roots of mechanical computing to industrial weaving and looking towards how computers themselves may be woven in the future. 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Gives examples of real world projects showing what engineering can look like - lots of creativity and collaboration.","pubDate":"Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400","link":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/engineering-artistry","guid":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/engineering-artistry"},{"title":"Arduino Workshop","description":"Arduino workshop covering Arduino basics, soft circuits, and ATtiny45s.","pubDate":"Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400","link":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/arduino-workshop","guid":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/arduino-workshop"},{"title":"Programming Gloves and Debugging the Brooklyn Bridge","description":"Lessons for academic researchers and developers learned by two ex-academics.  Presented at SoundSoftware 2013 at Queen Mary, University of London.","pubDate":"Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400","link":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/programming-gloves-and-debugging-the-brooklyn-bridge","guid":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/programming-gloves-and-debugging-the-brooklyn-bridge"},{"title":"How an Italian Microcontroller is Changing Music","description":"Talk given at Campus Party Berlin in August 2012 about the Arduino platform and its impact on the arts community.","pubDate":"Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400","link":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/how-an-italian-microcontroller-is-changing-music","guid":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/how-an-italian-microcontroller-is-changing-music"},{"title":"A Means to Interact","description":"A guided (brief) tour of the arts programming platforms Processing, openFrameworks, Cinder, and processing.py.  Accompanying code at https:\/\/github.com\/Codasign\/guided-tour","pubDate":"Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:23:08 -0400","link":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/a-means-to-interact","guid":"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/theleadingzero\/a-means-to-interact"}]}}