====== Localhost July 2025 ======

Omar and Andrés were invited to speak at [[https://www.recurse.com/events/localhost-omar-andres-folk-computer|Localhost]] at [[https://www.recurse.com|Recurse Center]] on Monday, July 7th, 2025. Below are some assets they used for their talk.

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===== Gadget World Tour =====
  * Early photos of the gadget:
    * {{talks:img_4945-medium.jpeg}}{{talks:img_4811-medium.jpeg}}
    * {{talks:proto-gadget-img_8419-medium.jpeg}} {{talks:img_4322-medium-gadget-pi-screen.jpeg}} {{talks:img_4338-gadget-displaying-folk-medium.jpeg}}
  * **The Red iPhone Era**
    * Standalone pic of the earliest version of the gadget made with a plastic toy from Omar's childhood home, a battery pack, a Raspberry Pi, and a Nebra Anybeam projector::
      * {{talks:gadget-v1-desk-toys-img_5902-medium.jpeg}}
    * Various friends trying out this early version of the gadget:
      * [[https://akilian.com|Michael Akilian]] projecting videos on random things in our shared studio space [[https://hexhouse.studio|Hex House]]:
        * {{talks:img_6526.mp4}}{{talks:img_6528.mp4}}
        * {{talks:img_6527.mp4}} {{talks:img_6531.mp4}}
      *  [[https://kitvolta.com|Kit Volta]] trying out various interactions:
        * {{talks:gadget-v1-kit-img_5898-medium.jpeg}}{{talks:gadget-v1-kit-img_5897-medium.jpeg}}{{talks:gadget-v1-kit-img_5894-medium.jpeg}}
        * {{talks:img_5894.mp4}}
      * Projecting onto [[https://www.are.na/norman-o-hagan/channels|Norm O'Hagan]]:
        * {{talks:img_7171.mp4}}
      * [[https://whichlight.com|Kawandeep Virdee]] using the early gadget to project some web experiments:
        * {{talks:img_9477-medium.jpeg}}{{talks:img_9476-medium.jpeg}}
    * Projecting the iPhone screen into [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_grating|diffraction grating]]:
      * {{talks:img_6482.mp4}}
  * The gadget ambiently displaying "Hello! :-)" on Omar:
    * {{talks:gadget-ambient-img_7745.mp4}}
  * Malleable Computing Party:
    * {{talks:gadget-malleable-computing-party-img_2103-medium.jpeg}}{{talks:gadget-malleable-computing-party-img_2102-medium.jpeg}}{{talks:gadget-malleable-computing-party-img_2088-medium.jpeg}}{{talks:gadget-malleable-computing-party-img_2096-medium.jpeg}}
    * {{talks:gadget-malleable-computing-party-img_2093.mp4}}
  * Omar programming an early version of the gadget:
    * {{talks:gadget-laptop-programming-img_4335.mp4}}
  * Demoing the gadget with [[https://www.carolynzhang.com|Kelin Zhang]]:
    * {{talks:gadget-kelin-demo-img_5810-medium.jpeg}}{{talks:gadget-kelin-demo-img_5808-medium.jpeg}}
    * Demonstrating the focus-free-ness of the new gadgets:
      * {{talks:gadget-focus-free.mp4}}
  * Gadget as a lamp:
    * {{talks:gadget-as-lamp-img_6142.mp4}}
  * Face drawn on a gadget (safely on tape) by our friend [[https://celinepark.design|Celine Park]]
    * {{talks:gadget-celine-faceimg_5576-medium.jpeg}}{{talks:gadget-celine-faceimg_5578-medium.jpeg}}
  * Gadgets demos while prepping for the Causal Island talk:
    * {{talks:gadget-causal-islands-img_7112-medium.jpeg}}{{talks:gadget-causal-islands-img_7515-medium.jpeg}}
    * Testing out programing on the gadget via the web interface:
      * {{talks:0703.mp4}}
      * {{talks:gadget-causal-islands-circles.mp4}}
  * Two gadgets in the Folk studio:
    * {{talks:gadget-buddies-img_7043-medium.jpeg}}
===== Portable Folk Computer Systems Pre-Gadget =====
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===== Future ideas =====
  * lamp enclosure
  * point-and-drag
  * escape room