LEGO Record Player
Though not entirely LEGO, this faithful reproduction from Canadian maker Ryan Alexander does play actual vinyl (though heavily garbled) and performs well enough to show the proof of concept.
Year: 2012
Gotye Old School Computer Remix
That catchy pop hit from Gotye, “Somebody that I used to know”, is painstakingly rendered with an HP Scanjet 3C, Amiga 600, a couple of hard drives, and PIC-controlled xylophone by Toronto-based melody maker bd594.
Mark Read, “Illuminated Interventions: A Preliminary Tactical Guide” at World Maker Faire 2012
World Maker Faire 2012: Mark Read, “Illuminated Interventions: A Preliminary Tactical Guide”
The Illuminator Affinity Group will present a brief history of and discuss lessons learned in the field over the last 4 months of repeated interventions in public space with this tactical media tool, the “spectacularization machine.”
Jonathan Lippincott, Large Scale: Fabricating Sculpture in the 60s and 70s at World Maker Faire 2012
World Maker Faire 2012: Jonathan Lippincott, “Large Scale: Fabricating Sculpture in the 60s and 70s”
Jonathan Lippincott, author of Large Scale, presents a photographic history of the sculptures made at his family’s fabrication shop/gallery, Lippincott, Inc. Lippincott makers prototyped, made and installed many large-scale iconic art works by Claes Oldenburg, Louise Nevelson, Barnett Newman, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Indiana and many more.
Ken Goldberg, “Cloud Robotics & African Robotics Network Design Challenge” at World Maker Faire 2012
Cloud Robotics and the African Robotics Network Design Challenge Winners
The Cloud will have a huge impact on the next generation of robots. It provides access to vast resources of data, software, computation,as well as access to human designers and researchers worldwide. Ken will announce the latest results.
John Long, “Darwin’s Devices: Evolving Robots to Study Animal Evolution” at World Maker Faire 2012
World Maker Fair 2012: John Long, “Darwin’s Devices: Evolving Robots to Study Animal Evolution”
To understand organic evolution, we evolve biorobots. Our biorobots are fully autonomous mimics of ancient fish-like vertebrates. We subject them to the same selection pressures that may have occurred 500 million years ago.
Design and DIY: How Makers are Influencing Product Design at World Maker Faire 2012
Design and DIY: How Makers are Influencing Product Design with Allan Chochinov (Core77), Tad Toulis (TEAGUE), Gadi Amit (New Deal Design), Jared Ficklin (FROG), Carla Diana (Smart Design)
Hackers, modders, DIYers and makers of all kinds are influencing how product designers approach their craft. Come learn first hand how 4 top designers are embracing this new ethos, the implications it holds for their profession, and how maker culture is impacting the very nature of what it means to design.