Projects

Everyone coming to DINACON has just 3 simple rules:

Make Something
Document and Share it
Give feedback to at least 2 other folks about their thing!

Many projects are also collected in our books (which are available to download for free)!

Here is also a growing collection of all the amazing projects developed at our fun little jungle/sea conference!

Dinacon 2 Projects (2019)

Transubstantiation – Radiophonic Sculpture Installations | living documentary

Rabía Williams (ACA) Radiophonic seed pod pictured: pod, copper wire 22, screws, AM radio…

Rust Garden

Rust is gorgeous. We marvel at its endless shades of ochre, red, orange and…

Seedpod LED Hack (Easy, educational bio-augmentation project) – Emily Volk

Exploring around Gamboa on trails and streets, I became fascinated with these flower-shaped seedpods….

Watching Agoutis

I came to Dinacon already a devotee of agoutis. I had been observing them,…

galoshes with crepuscle camera at night — Crepuscle, by Ashlin Aronin

Night falls in Gamboa, Panama — site of the 2019 Digital Naturalism Conference. The…

Froggy camouflage handheld fans

Project by Anna Carreras. BAU Design College of Barcelona, Spain. Hand fan (abanico) inspired…

Sculpting Shadows

By Albert Thrower – albertthrower@gmail.com OVERVIEW In this project, I created three-dimensional sculptural artworks…

Kitty made a comic

I’m learning how to use Procreate, and I thought I’d use it to flesh…

Butterfly Wing Site-Specific Installation – Emily Volk

Inspired by the scale detail of butterfly wings, my project at Digital Naturalism centered…

The Sustainable Zine

The Sustainable Zine featuring the DinaCon logo lasercut by Andy Quitmeyer Zines have been…

Rainforest Digital Memories

Project by Marta Verde. In Gamboa, I felt really astonished by the gorgeous nature…

complexity + leafcutters: code/improvisation

The shimmering, industrious leafcutter ants that build highways on the forest floor make up…

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Dinacon 1 Projects (2561/2018)

Nocturnal Garden: Touch Sensor Environmental Art Installation

Relax and listen to Gregory Hanks Green play the Khaen a traditional Lao/Thai mouth organ…

Tidal Memories

Tidal Memories displays Dinacon photos against an animated intertidal zone. Tidal Memories is an interactive,…

Dinaclock: A time-correct view of Chalong Bay

Josh Michaels – http://joshjet.net I spent my time on the island filming time-lapse photos of…

DinaCrab: Hermit Crab Behavior

When humans are near, making noise or stomping on the ground or rippling the intertidal…

Procedural Naturalist Drawings- Jennifer Jacobs

As a programmer and a visual artist, I’m fascinated by ways to integrate different forms…

Ants Fabric

Margaret Minsky June to Sept 2018 Anticipation was a great aspect of Dinacon. I had…

Bioluminescence Textile – Elizabeth Bigger

by Elizabeth Bigger An unplanned and rapid experiment resulted from an evening of swimming with…

DinaSound is live!

Pearl Ryder is a cell biologist who came to DinaCon with the goal to explore the…

That Strange Sensation by Dezmediah

My main project at Dinacon was to write a short story inspired by one or…

Tree Yabbie – Michael Candy

Michael Candy, the world’s fastest robot tinkerer, created a slew of robots at Dinacon. One…

Coconut water catcher 1.0

Are your bowls too small to catch your coconut water? Do you struggle to prevent…

Island take away sound glasses – Mónica Rikić

I came with the idea of making a playful device at the island. I brought…

Foraging Map, Koh Lon – Craig Durkin

Craig Durkin started mapping fruit and foods you can find on the island! Many new…

Sandcastles by Joreg

Attempts at acquiring a new skill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlEao2AxUMkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaFRcvvP0JI Tool: Shovel bought at local hardware store “super…

Success with water-adapted augmented reality (AR)

Success with water-adapted augmented reality (AR). Aquatic AR goggles, immersive AR environments … ImmerSea: Subversive Submersibles…

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