Fun & Games

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.

Best and worst in arcade cabinet building…

Best and worst in arcade cabinet building…

PacmanJames from RetroBlast writes “I am submitting three items all featured at RetroBlast in one way or another and all having to do with custom-built arcade cabinets. The three represent the best to the worst in arcade cabinet building.” James outlines the good, bad and ugly of making your own arcade cabinets – regardless of how these turned out, there are lot of things to learn from the approach many of the Makers took. I actually like some of the “ugly ones”…

DIY virtual film contest

DIY virtual film contest

Lhmovies Logo“Chrysler in the Movies: Virtual Film Competition, a contest set to be launched Jan. 20. Entrants will create their own short film using capabilities built into Activision and Lionhead Studios’ “The Movies,” – [via] Link. They also report that 35,000 people have uploaded their films to Activision’s site since their launch. This is great: tons of user created content flowing out there with cool 3Ds. I’m tempted to try this out, but there seems to be a snag – any movie you make that has anything other 100% user-created content (which appears to be impossible according to the site Clickable Culture) is all owned by Activision and Lionhead films…

Review: A cheap LCD projector – The Hasboro Zoombox!

Review: A cheap LCD projector – The Hasboro Zoombox!

Zoombox-1Brian has a great review of the Hasbro Zoombox! “When someone asked me recently about cool gadgets for holiday gifts, the Hasbro Zoombox was one of the items I mentioned. I didn’t think I’d buy one this year, though, but that was before I took a closer look. Ever since editing Retro Gaming Hacks, I’ve been on a big retro gaming kick. Lately, I’ve been focusing on collecting cartridges for my Atari 130XE, and big screen Donkey Kong and Miner 2049er have been taking up some of my gaming time….”

Introducing…the iPod VR!

Introducing…the iPod VR!

IpodvrThis is a bit on the Snowcrash side of Maker projects, but I wanted to see if the new iPod video would foster a new market for VR / LCD goggles. I have two types, one is meant for viewing video full screen, with both eyes – the other is a one screen LCD. Each has their uses with the iPod video and I may actually start using these on some trips when I don’t feel like holding the iPod video the entire time watching a video…So, here are the photos of the iPod video, homemade battery extender, travel case and LCD goggles….

Making things in the Virtual World: Second Life Primer

Making things in the Virtual World: Second Life Primer

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Do you have the desire to buy a parcel of land, landscape it to your taste, and then build your dream home in just a few days? One resident of Linden Labs’ Second Life shares her experience in home owernship and building in this short video, “Bridge Making”. This is by no means an example of all the features and flexibility of the Second Life crafting system which includes the ability to write your own code and scripts, but it is a good example of what even a new resident can do during their first week. Continue on for images and video!…

HOW TO – Crafting in virtual worlds…

HOW TO – Crafting in virtual worlds…

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The art of crafting in many MMOs (Massive Multiplayer Online Game) can be just as sophisticated and as satisfying as being an artisan in the real world. Depending on the complexity invovled it can take a great deal of time to learn all the ins and out of an ingame crafting system. This video How-To is a beginner guide to one element of crafting in the Star Wars Galaxies universe: surveying for materials. Click here to view video (WindowsMedia)…