This Course will teach you the basics of physical interactivity using sensors, actuators and the open source hardware + software Arduino. arduino official site

After completing the course you will be able to build objects that react to movement, touch, light changes, sound, or temperature. You will also learn how to connect Arduino to software like Flash, MAX/MSP, and Processing. This is a great class for anyone interested in interactivty, kinetics and robotics. Lab fee: 75.00 Dollars This fee covers your arduino board, simple sensors, wire and resisitors.

Per Nilsson Per Nilsson is a designer and photographer from Gavle, Sweden. He received his BSc in Interaction Design from the University of Malmo in 2007. He is currently living in Vancouver, BC, developing websites for a small company. In the fall semester of 2007, he taught a third-year course in Interactive Objects and Environments at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University. His work can be found at Sproutlab