A number of approaches try to use the dynamics of physical, biological and chemical systems as computers. The talk will present some contemporary strategies and discuss the difficulties to clearly classify these as purely analog or digital computers.

The seminar examines spaces as spaces for action, that are created by the interconnection of external architecture, physiological or technological perceptive systems and individual action patterns. Part of the seminar will consist in a workshop in Montepulciano, Italy conducted together with Bauhaus-University Weimar.

A parallelogram windscreen wiper in constant motion, mounted on a tripod — its name referring to Duchamp, Broodthaers and the pantomime Marceau.

The microchip MCP 4321 is cheap, easy to get, and simple to connect. With a resolution of up to 18 bits and a build in amplifier we yield a sensitivity of 2 µV which makes it well suited for instrumentation, weight cells, thermocouples and so on. Soldered on a SMD breadboard we get an tiny unit with an excellent accuracy.

Two projects by students of Lab3 are nominated for the Art of Engineering media art price 2012: › Portrait Machine by Jongwong Choi and Tuchfühler by Christoph Kilian.