Turning Snake Shed into Gold: Casting Dice with Alchemist’s Attic
Liz Brager casts masterpieces of texture and color in resin. Learn how Alchemist’s Attic got started and her advice for making mind-blowing dice.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Fun and Games at Maker Faire 2024
Check out some of the fun and games that can only be played at Maker Faire Bay Area 2024.
Build a DIY Retro Arcade!
Build an arcade cabinet to play all your favorite old games – from full-size to micro.
Maverick Scientist: The Briefcase of a Laser Spy
From Forrest Mims’ new book: That time the National Enquirer asked me to help spy on Howard Hughes.
Unleashing Nostalgia and Creativity: The Microcade Experience
If you are considering a vacation in Italy in October, remember that Maker Faire Rome The European Edition, one of the world’s largest Maker Faires, will be taking place in Rome from the 20th to the 22nd. In a world where technology is constantly evolving, there’s something undeniably charming about the retro arcade games that once captivated […]
Rescuing Old Arcade Cabinets Is A Sacred Hobby
For a couple generations of folks, old arcade cabinets are sacred relics. The amount of nostalgia both from childhood memories of gaming at the big arcades and from folks who relish in the early days of computing and game development is quite high. This log, detailing the revival of an old Defender arcade cabinet just […]
Makers + Video Games = Crazy Awesome Hacky Interfaces
The Game Developer Conference, or GDC, is always a big event in the gaming industry. You can find the latest and greatest tech and talent, and do some incredible networking. What interests us from the event are the makers who are always trying to come up with new and interesting ways to play games. They […]