Embedded Electronics for Theatre is now available at the Trinculo’s Attic website.

Trinculo’s Attic has published the accompanying textbook for their popular theatrical electronics workshops. The book, Embedded Electronics for Theatre, aims to provide “the basic knowledge and tools for theatre professionals to immediately begin applying the newest innovations in programmable miniature electronics to their own production situations.” It’s $39.95, but if you buy the ebook version you can get it for $10 before February 17. More details on the book, as well as instructions on how to get that discount after the jump.

Trinculo’s Attic Releases New Book

Embedded Electronics for Theatre, the new 240-page book by Trinculo’s Attic founder Ben Peoples, will be available for sale on the Trinculo’s Attic website beginning at noon on Friday, February 10, 2012. The book provides the basic knowledge and tools for theatre professionals to immediately begin applying the newest innovations in programmable miniature electronics to their own production situations. Topics covered include robotics, lighting and sensors, with detailed information on the hardware and software needed to create an endless array of production solutions. Links to additional information on the website greatly expand the content, offering pre-programmed solutions to many common problems.

Available in hardcopy at a retail cost of $39.95, Embedded Electronics for Theatre is also being offered as an ebook at a limited time introductory price of $15. Check Trinculo’s Attic Facebook page for a coupon offering an additional $5 discount on the ebook: Ebook purchasers will also receive free updates for one year and be eligible for a $10 discount on future purchase of the hardcopy book.

Embedded Electronics for Theatre is the textbook for Trinculo’s Attic’s Theatrical Electronics Workshops. Spaces are still available in several of these 1-day intensive workshops, being held at various locations around the country. Workshop attendees receive both the book and a Starter Kit of electronic components worth $150. For a limited time, the Starter Kit and Book can be purchased together for $175. Check the website for more information on both the combo offer and the workshops.

Trinculo’s Attic founder and book author Ben Peoples has worked with Disney Creative Entertainment, Cirque du Soleil, Paramount Theme Parks and Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Ben was Assistant Technical Director at the California Shakespeare Theatre and has designed lighting for Ray of Light Theatre in San Francisco and Starlight Productions in Pittsburgh. Ben became interested in embedded electronics in 2006 and founded Trinculo’s Attic in the summer of 2011. Since then, Ben has taught workshops, created numerous theatrical electronics applications, and consulted on the design of electronically-enhanced props for multiple professional theatre productions.

Embedded Electronics for Theatre

Author: Ben Peoples

Released: February, 2012

Retail: Hardcopy: $39.95, plus shipping; Ebook: $15 introductory price; $30 after February 17, 2012

Available at: www.trinculosattic.com

Facebook page: facebook.com/trinculosattic