The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Nat @ CRAFT writes: Ponoko has a new 10 Day Design Challenge — this time on Puzzles! Create an intriguing and entertaining puzzle on a laser cutter within the next 10 days. Up to $5,000 in prizes are up for grabs! Photo above is by jared who created an edition of 100 puzzle kits. Find […]
Sebastian developed a method for displaying vector images on the classic Vectrex gaming console – A few days ago, i began working on a Max/MSP patch that lets one draw vector-based images. The images are output as text files containing relative co-ordinate pairs in such a way that they can be easily incorporated into Vectrex […]
QUEST TV wrote in to let us know they’ll be airing a segment on the tabletop biosphere project from MAKE volume 10. The story will air Tuesday at 7:30 pm on KQED 9 & KQED HD on Comcast 709 – you can also view it online @ QUEST’s website. Related: Make a Tabletop Biosphere – […]
What happens when 4 classic consoles are bombarded with gamma rays? – perhaps the Super Genintari gives us some clue – This 4-in-1 Atari 2600/NES/Genesis/Super NES combo system actually began its life sometime circa early 2002, and at the time it only consisted of a Sega Genesis/32X and Super NES. Soon after accidentally destroying the […]
Numbers Station Bingo a game using the mysterious shortwave radio broadcasts via Waxy.
Longing for a more collaborative play dynamic in music games, Kevin Lim and Shawna Hein came up with a new direction to take the genre – straight toward the land of jug band. Jug music has strong social and even humorous connotations – a perfect antidote to the solo button-racing so prevelant around the time […]
This custom built throttle project shows you how to add a more realistic gaming experience to your boring flight simulator game. Pretty simple construction notes at the link below. How to Build Dual Throttles For Your Flight Simulator
