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The date of the next Dorkbot NCL is the 29th June and will feature Alistair MacDonald, Shaun Allen (Vector 76), and John Coburn.More details will follow shortly.Doors open 6.30 for a 7.00 kick off. Entry is free and there will be a pay bar.Lifelab Welcome Room and entrance for this one is round the back on Central Parkway, (see http://tinyurl.com/ljwfoo )See More

Howduino NCL is a free, two day workshop about connecting the internet to the real world, breathing life into inanimate objects and creating new ways to interact with things. It’s for artists, programmers, designers, hobbyists and anyone else interested in robotics, technology, communication and interaction.Howduino was initially inspired by the Arduino platform, a cheap and easy way to introduce intelligence into objects. The focus of the talks and support will be on using Arduino, but don’t…See More

next Dorkbot for 4th March, featuring Georgia Rakusen (Haus Projects), Sam Goldwater, Brian Degger and the King Brothers.More details to followIt’s a bit earlier this time, doors 6.30 for a 7.00 start, come to the Lifelab entrance at the Centre for Life on Central Parkway as for previous eventsFree entry Paid barSee More

A group of makers, interactive designers, people doing weird stuff with stuff.Meet monthly for presentationsSee More

GameHorizon and Northern Film & Media present: Creative Collision – where the games and film industries meetDate: Thursday 3 DecemberVenue: International Centre for Life, Times Square, NewcastleStart: 5.30 – 7.30pm then to The Other Rooms for a Christmas networking partyCost: FREEMore and more videogame developers are starting to expand beyond simply making games and into lucrative film and television work. At 'Creative Collision', you'll find out how you, too, can take advantage.An…See More

Dockyard Meet Up: Wii Are the ChampionsWii are the Champions is the first in a series of events bringing together digital practitioners from the Digital Dockyard networking site and beyond. The first event will take place at the Black Swan Bar at Newcastle Arts Centre on Wednesday 29 July.At the heart of the event is a fun-filled but competitive team tournament in which teams of up to five members will compete against each other at selected games from the Wii sports package. There will be…See More

A political lobby group of filmmakers to pressure the BBC to establish and promote music programming and broadcasting in the region.