Exquisite Circuit: a Hackaday Supercon workshop test-drive with Alessandra
Help me test-drive my first Hackaday Supercon workshop!
I'm running my first-ever workshop at Hackaday Supercon this year. It's the "exquisite corpse" drawing game, but for electronics, and I'd love to do a trial run with friendly local faces first. Come be my workshop guinea pigs!
Here's how it will work: Everyone gets a small synth module and modifies it in secret. Then we chain all the blocks together, power them up, and find out whether our collective creation plays a tune you'll recognize. Think Lego Great Ball Contraption, but for sound, with lots more ways to go gloriously wrong.
No experience needed. I'll ask for your feedback at the end, so you'll get to help shape the real thing. I will bring snacks & drinks. Come help me make it awesome?
It would mean a lot to have you there!
Workshop descriptions are online at: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/14/2026-hackaday-supercon-workshops-are-open/
My workshop description is below:
Exquisite Circuit: Exquisite Corpse for Electronics
What happens when a circuit is designed by a room full of people who cannot see the whole circuit?
In this hands-on electronic version of Exquisite Corpse, each participant adds a stage to a shared low-voltage circuit, conceals their work, and passes it to the next builder. Participants inherit standardized power and signal connections – but no schematic, explanation, or design review.
At the end, we reveal the complete creations, attempt to reconstruct their collective logic, inspect them for safety, and apply power from a strictly current-limited supply. Functionality is optional. Surprise is guaranteed.