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Author: dewelch Added: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:55:43 -0800 Duration: 101One of our favorite sights at Maker Faire, back in May -- a Life Size Mousetrap game, including a 4oo lb safe which drop on the mic at end. Very, very, very cool! From the Maker Faire web site... The LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP is a fantastically hand crafted, 16 piece, 50,000-lb. interactive KINETIC SCULPTURE set atop a 6,500-square-foot game board. This giant Rube Goldberg style contraption comes complete with a VAUDEVILLIAN style show, original MUSICAL SCORE by The one woman band Esmerelda Strange, Sexy Mice CAN-CAN DANCERS, Clown workers, acrobatic HI JINKS, and other SPECTACULAR SCENES dedicated to the pursuit of spectacle-laden FUN! Web site: http://lifesizemousetrap.org

From the Maker Faire (http://makerfaire.com) program... The Crucible (http://thecrucible.org) is the Bay Area's only nonprofit sculpture studio, educational foundry and metal fabrication shop offering classes in fine and industrial arts. The Crucible is fast becoming the best-equipped public industry and arts education facility on the West Coast Cast: Douglas Welch

From the Maker Faire (http://makerfaire.com) program... The Crucible (http://thecrucible.org) is the Bay Area's only nonprofit sculpture studio, educational foundry and metal fabrication shop offering classes in fine and industrial arts. The Crucible is fast becoming the best-equipped public industry and arts education facility on the West Coast

Robert Bruce Thompson, author of Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments, spoke at the 2008 Bay Area Maker Faire on the demise of the chemistry set. Check out the book to learn how to roll your own!

One of our favorite sights at Maker Faire, back in May -- a Life Size Mousetrap game, including a 4oo lb safe which drop on the mic at end. Very, very, very cool! From the Maker Faire web site... The LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP is a fantastically hand crafted, 16 piece, 50,000-lb. interactive KINETIC SCULPTURE set atop a 6,500-square-foot game board. This giant Rube Goldberg style contraption comes complete with a VAUDEVILLIAN style show, original MUSICAL SCORE by The one woman band Esmerelda Strange, Sexy Mice CAN-CAN DANCERS, Clown workers, acrobatic HI JINKS, and other SPECTACULAR SCENES dedicated to the pursuit of spectacle-laden FUN! Web site: http://lifesizemousetrap.org Author: dewelch Keywords: fun game makerfaire mousetrap rubegoldberg show Added: July 1, 2008

From the Maker Faire web site... The LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP is a fantastically hand crafted, 16 piece, 50,000-lb. interactive KINETIC SCULPTURE set atop a 6,500-square-foot game board. This giant Rube Goldberg style contraption comes complete with a VAUDEVILLIAN style show, original MUSICAL SCORE by The one woman band Esmerelda Strange, Sexy Mice CAN-CAN DANCERS, Clown workers, acrobatic HI JINKS, and other SPECTACULAR SCENES dedicated to the pursuit of spectacle-laden FUN! Web site: http://lifesizemousetrap.org

Robert Bruce Thompson, author of Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments, spoke at the 2008 Bay Area Maker Faire on the demise of the chemistry set. Check out the book to learn how to roll your own!

An interesting walking robot, actually it looks more like it is rollerblading, from Maker Faire

An interesting walking robot, actually it looks more like it is rollerblading, from Maker Faire Visit Maker Faire Web Site for more information

An interesting walking robot, actually it looks more like it is rollerblading, from Maker Faire Author: dewelch Keywords: maker faire makerfaire makerfair2008 robot Added: June 5, 2008

From the Maker Faire Program... Jack Sparx and his Electric Toys Electricity you can see and feel will thrill those that come visit me! Small and medium Tesla coils, a large Van de Graff gnerator that will shock you if you like. Learn how a Jacob's Ladder is built and see one displayed. If you enjoy lightning storms, you'll have fun as we play with my high voltage toys! Web site: http://www.jacksparx.com iPod Ready Movie Topic(s): Science Tags: Tesla+Coil "Jacob's Ladder" " Van de Graff generator" About the Maker(s) John Dyer [jd3@dyerelectric.com] Dyer Electric The first word I said was plug! I have been involved with electricity all my life. I have had careers as an electrical contractor, radio engineer, audio engineer and many others. Born, raised, and remain in Sacramento. Built and exhibited art, a radio station and science at Burning Man and other venues around the area. Author: dewelch Keywords: maker makerfaire makerfaire2008 electricity sparks glow Added: June 2, 2008

From the Maker Faire Program... Jack Sparx and his Electric Toys Electricity you can see and feel will thrill those that come visit me! Small and medium Tesla coils, a large Van de Graff gnerator that will shock you if you like. Learn how a Jacob's Ladder is built and see one displayed. If you enjoy lightning storms, you'll have fun as we play with my high voltage toys! Web site: http://www.jacksparx.com Topic(s): Science Tags: Tesla+Coil "Jacob's Ladder" " Van de Graff generator" About the Maker(s) John Dyer [jd3@dyerelectric.com] Dyer Electric The first word I said was plug! I have been involved with electricity all my life. I have had careers as an electrical contractor, radio engineer, audio engineer and many others. Born, raised, and remain in Sacramento. Built and exhibited art, a radio station and science at Burning Man and other venues around the area.

Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo, May 2008

Persistence of Vision devices fitted to bicycle wheels More info on presenters at the Maker Faire web site

Persistence of Vision devices built into bicycle wheels Author: dewelch Keywords: california maker makerfaire 2008 POV persistence vision LED lights lighting bicycle Added: May 23, 2008

We made up 50 of these for Maker Faire and sold out of them partway through day 1. Gareth Branwyn and I wrapped them and labeled them. (P.S. I didn't really make Gareth clean up my mess :-)

Author: dewelch Added: Sat, 17 May 2008 19:49:32 -0800 Duration: 93From the Maker Faire (http://makerfaire.com) program... The Crucible (http://thecrucible.org) is the Bay Area's only nonprofit sculpture studio, educational foundry and metal fabrication shop offering classes in fine and industrial arts. The ...

From the Maker Faire (http://makerfaire.com) program... The Crucible (http://thecrucible.org) is the Bay Area's only nonprofit sculpture studio, educational foundry and metal fabrication shop offering classes in fine and industrial arts. The Crucible is fast becoming the best-equipped public industry and arts education facility on the West Coast Author: dewelch Keywords: makerfaire maker faire 2008 metal torch welding skills technical education Added: May 17, 2008

Computer control, sand and a large ball bearing turn simple movement into art at Maker Faire 2008

From the Maker Faire Program (http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/1091) About the Maker(s): Marnia Johnston SWARM is built to explore the aesthetic possibilities in the emergent behavior of artificial systems. As a first step, Orbs are remote-controlled by human operators, but each Orb's sounds and color illumination is algorithmically generated in response to location and motion. Each Orb has sophisticated navigational sensors including GPS, accelerometers, and rate gyros. We are progressing towards sophisticated navigational algorithms, much like those used in spacecraft, that allow each orb to determine its location with high accuracy. From this, we can explore emergent and cooperative behavior like flocking as well as new possibilities in machine choreography. SWARM is not a simulation. SWARM is a platform for art of the 21st century. http://wiki.orbswarm.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

From the Maker Faire Program (http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/1091) About the Maker(s): Marnia Johnston SWARM is built to explore the aesthetic possibilities in the emergent behavior of artificial systems. As a first step, Orbs are remote-controlled by human operators, but each Orb's sounds and color illumination is algorithmically generated in response to location and motion. Each Orb has sophisticated navigational sensors including GPS, accelerometers, and rate gyros. We are progressing towards sophisticated navigational algorithms, much like those used in spacecraft, that allow each orb to determine its location with high accuracy. From this, we can explore emergent and cooperative behavior like flocking as well as new possibilities in machine choreography. SWARM is not a simulation. SWARM is a platform for art of the 21st century. http://wiki.orbswarm.com/index.php?title=Main_Page Author: dewelch Keywords: robot robots machine orb swarm makerfaire maker faire california sanmateo sanfrancisco Added: May 13, 2008

From the Maker Faire Program (http://makerfaire.com) About the Maker(s): Marnia Johnston SWARM is built to explore the aesthetic possibilities in the emergent behavior of artificial systems. As a first step, Orbs are remote-controlled by human operators, but each Orb's sounds and color illumination is algorithmically generated in response to location and motion. Each Orb has sophisticated navigational sensors including GPS, accelerometers, and rate gyros. We are progressing towards sophisticated navigational algorithms, much like those used in spacecraft, that allow each orb to determine its location with high accuracy. From this, we can explore emergent and cooperative behavior like flocking as well as new possibilities in machine choreography. SWARM is not a simulation. SWARM is a platform for art of the 21st century. http://wiki.orbswarm.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

Michael Nuzzi of http://www.prodmod.com with his LED Hula Hoop.

Mike Kuniavsky and Tod E Kurt show off their amazing blinkm RGB LEDs at Maker Faire. http://www.thingm.com

The authors of iPhone Hacks held an iPhone clinic at the Faire and unlocked a lot of phones. http://iphonehacks.oreilly.com

Stacey Gordon demonstrates her puppet kits; the story behind them is that they are "puppets who wish not to die."

Computer control, sand and a large ball bearing turn simple movement into art at Maker Faire 2008

Computer control, sand and a large ball bearing turn simple movement into art at Maker Faire 2008 Author: dewelch Keywords: makerfaire maker faire 2008 draw sand magnetic computer control art design high-tech Added: May 11, 2008