Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco is once again making an appearence at Maker Faire Bay Area! Maker Faire is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. As the world’s largest DIY festival, this two-day family friendly Faire has something for everyone — a showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness and a celebration of the maker mindset. […]
Last night, the MAKE crew had a blast at the frog design / Microsoft SXSW Interactive Opening Party. We ran two tables making LED throwies and two more making Brushbots. Thanks to frog and Microsoft for playing host and to everyone who came by and chatted, shared a drink, and/or built something with us! If you didn’t catch our live streaming footage from the party, not to worry: It’s archived at the link, below.
We’re at the festival, armed with a livestreaming camera, looking for maker stories amongst the conventional mayhem.
We’re gearing up for our alt.SXSW coverage, and so far, we’re singing in the rain. But when the clouds clear, stay tuned for interviews with Stupid Fun Club, the X Prize Foundation, MaberBot, frogdesign, Second Life founder Philip Rosedale, and more!
We wanted to make our own version of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots for the Americans Elect lounge at SXSW, so we decided to replace the heads with a donkey and elephant heads, to represent the two political parties. This also goes with the giant plush donkey and elephant that people may see in action around SXSW, who are with us. Like the two parties, they just can’t get along.
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Last night’s Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards were as heart-warming as they were inspirational.
