Who We are... We are programmers that pursue learning through self/team-initiated projects. We call ourselves Chroma Coders because we focus on the team approach to projects. Our goal is to introduce you to the team project experience...so that you will know how to develop and act upon your ideas in the future. Past members have learned enough through the project experience to be able to go ahead and do their own projects. We promote a culture of creative execution. We pride ourselves on the discipline of performing tight, awesome, creative software projects. We view ourselves as creative badasses that focus on creating new realities through software. We code new realities that inspire us and the rest of the world. Coding is an art form and we intend to be its greatest painters. Successful members in the past had the following values: 1) Committed to learning through Projects/creating products 2) Finishing what you start 3) People committed to working in teams; learning from team members 4) Self-learning (as compared to organized learning like the classroom) 5) Innovation, Inventiveness, Playfulness; A burning desire to create unique compelling ideas Successful members in the past had the following characteristics. 1) A burning desire to have a cool project out with their name on it 2) Previous programming experience 3) Anti-establishment attitude What we do? We do projects. We create code. We are programming artists. We are programming musicians. We create new realities through software. We give you an awesome team project experience so that you can learn to do projects on your own. How to Join: To join, you must be able to contribute to finishing a group project. Where we meet? We meet online with our weekly radio meetings. We also form groups around various universities around the country that include: 1) University of Michigan 2) University of Illinois 3) University of Texas . Austin 4) Berkeley 5) MIT 6) Stanford 7) Georgia Tech 8) Northwestern 9) University of Chicago 10) UCLA 11) UC-San Diego 12) UC-Santa Cruz Contact Information: Right now we are rebuilding the organization. Feel free to e-mail the president. President Action action*******at*******chromacoders.org Frequently Asked Questions 1) What is this club about? Our goal is to give you the tools, experiences, and social network needed to take your ideas from imagination to reality In practical terms, we are all about helping you and your team finish the project ideas you have. 2) Project is a very broad term...what types of projects do you do? We are coding artists...so we're all about doing projects that are innovative and *have impact*....the only requirement of a project is that it helps part of the campus community in some way. Past projects have included games, web applications, and other innovative ideas. 3) Where and when are your weekly meetings? Because we are spread out across many different universities, we have online code-a-thons. They take place Saturday afternoon over Instant Messenger (we'll eventually have teleconferencing). 4) Why did you start this club? A lot of folks have ideas, but don't know how to get them done. A lot of very smart folks have ideas, but don't know how to get them done. This club was founded to help passionate people and teams realize their vision. We've found that with a little insight into the logistics of getting things done...talented folks are able to do great things. 5) Why should I join this club? We are here to help you finish up your project idea. This is a club about helping you and your team finish your project! When you find a project idea that inspires you enough to seek help to get it done, then come join us. Or...if you find one of our other projects inspiring, feel free to join us. We have gone to various universities and found very capable, talented, and passionate people...and our club is a great way to meet and work with these folks. If you want to meet and work with passionate people on really cool ideas, you should Join Us...