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Hide an Arcade Machine in Your Coffee Table

Sophia is the managing editor of the Make: blog. When she’s not greasing editorial gears, she likes to run, ride, climb, and lift things, and make lo-tech goods like zines, desserts, and altered clothing. @sophiuhcamille

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October 28th, 2015October 28th, 2015

This unassuming coffee table transforms into a tabletop arcade machine with just a touch of a button.

The Quest to Make the World’s Biggest Arcade Game

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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August 31st, 2015September 1st, 2015

To be among the first people on the planet to play the world’s largest arcade game, head to Maker Faire Orlando on September 12 and 13.

You are the Ship in Immersive, Life-Size Asteroids Game

By Matt Terndrup

Matt Terndrup

I'm a virtual reality, wearables, and technology art journalist who focuses on emerging trends in the maker, hacker, and inventor cultures. I like to travel around from place to place researching what is being made.

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June 20th, 2015June 18th, 2015 5

Human Meteors is an immersive re-creation of the classic Atari game known as Asteroids.

Gaming Goes Retro at Maker Faire UK

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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May 11th, 2015 2

Simon Clark hand builds retro arcade cabinets so that you experience those much loved games from the eighties the way they should be experienced.

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