This is kinda cute. Find an older electronic item (toy, gadget, etc.) that makes a sound you like and think you could make even better. For ease try to find something from the late 80’s or early 90’s that is not too complicated. Also make sure that it can be battery powered when you are trying to modify it. Most importantly, make sure you are not too attached to this item as you may ruin it completely. Link.
This should get me in to most press conferences, or kicked out. Make your own (unofficial) flickr badge. Print it out, laminate it, wear flickr with pride! Show the world how truly photographically geeky you really are! Here’s the one I made, when I get back I’ll laminate it and throw it in my photo bag. Link.
I’ve been collecting how tos on Manga- Japanese style Anime (working on a tutorial of my own) Here’s a pretty good one- post up others in the comments. HEY KIDS!! Glad you could make it out to class today. I hope I can make your trip worthwhile. Located below are several tutorials that should help you either get started in Anime/Manga styled art or maybe help refine some skills. Manual drawing lessons to the left, Photoshop is to the right. Link.
I have made the game Tetris using a PIC16F84 running @ 12MHz. Tetris is an old Russian computer game where you should try to fit in block into a play-field, quite simple but really fun. All blocks are built from four bricks (the name Tetris is derived from the ancient greek word for four: “tetra”), there are seven combinations of the four bricks as seen here to the left. This version is using my PIC Game System as platform, generating a video signal in software. The only hardware used for the video generation is two resistors forming a 2-bit DA converter. Link.
One of the most used things in homes, business and small offices (other than the internet) is routers. Although routers are inexpensive, you can build and configure a router for free, if you have the necessary parts. Lets start off with the requirements needed for this project: i386, or better motherboard + processor, 2 PCI or ISA NICS, Floppy Drive, Harddrive (optional), 8 MB of RAM, Freesco floppy disk Link.
If you have an old Sony CLIE laying around, here’s how to make a cradle- out of paper. The site includes the how to, PDF, images and more. It’s in Japanese, but here’s the translated page that sorta makes sense. Link.
There are two categories of the laser effect. One is Beam Effects show the laser beam that progressing in the air to the audience, the other is Screen Effects show the laser graphics on the screen that drawn in moving a laser spot on the screen. The first one is used better than second. The beam effect is very exciting, so that many Laser Light Shows are also being given. The laser machines working in the laser light show are called Laser Projector. Here’s how to make one… Link.
