6 Ways to Mod Your Old-School Nintendo Controller
If you have some old controllers lying around, let these Nintendo controller mods act as inspiration for bringing your gaming up to snuff.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
5 Fantastic Tabletop Gaming Props You Can Print
With 3D printing, tabletop gaming can now incorporate impressive home-produced props and game components.
How to Design Custom Game Dice with OpenSCAD
Learn how to create a simple custom model for dice in OpenSCAD.
3 Comics That Teach Kids to Be Makers
Comics are often full of superheroes and fantasy. But who says they can’t also teach us the principal concepts we need to make great stuff?
Incredibly Charming Lego Minifigs Interact with the Real World
When French extreme sports photographer Sofiane Samlal (working as “Samsofy”) isn’t photographing roller bladders and skateboarders, he likes to spend time introducing Lego minifigs into the real world and photographing the results. He seems to especially love creating scenarios where superhero minifigs adjust to life on a grander scale. There really is something almost enchanted […]
10 More Nifty Dorm Room Ideas
Last week, we resurfaced “Top Ten Dorm Room Hacks,” an updated post from a few years back of some great connected home, lighting, and furniture projects that would be perfect for maker-minded students living in dorms (or off-campus housing). We got a great response to that piece so we thought we’d have another look through […]
Hands-On with Sphero’s Star Wars BB-8 Toy
An interactive toy version of everyone’s new favorite Star Wars droid, BB-8, is now rolling into retail stores.