Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
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My name is Agnes Niewiadomski, and I’m a Maker-Faire-oholic from Ontario, Canada. I attended Maker Faire Bay Area last weekend, so I’m here to share with you a photo essay of some of the amazing crafts that I saw there. Enjoy!
Venice, California-based artist Alex Andre delighted the masses with his simple but stunning Metamorphosis Project interactive installation at Maker Faire Bay Area last weekend. Alex is running a contest in search of folks who shot good footage of the piece at the Faire.
At Maker Faire Bay Area 2013, Luke and Adam Iseman spoke about how to make your own micro-scholarship for the students at your alma mater high school, which encourages new makers and honors your favorite teachers. You don’t need a lot of money to make a big difference.
The lights are out, the doors are locked, the diet coke is all mopped up or washed away, and the curtain has come down on the eighth annual Bay Area Maker Faire.
The second and final day of Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 has come and gone. It was a beautiful day. It was a beautiful weekend. Thanks to all the beautiful people who helped make it happen.
Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson and formed the company Technical Illusions to launch a new product that brings augmented reality to you via a pair of high-tech glasses. The product, called CastAR, was unveiled at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend. Unlike systems that try to close you off from the real world while immersing you in the virtual, CastAR allows you to continue to see in front and around you. The real is mixed with the virtual: augmented reality.
Today at Maker Faire, ArcAttack’s Steve Ward showed me why he comes to Maker Faire: to make lightning!
