Alt.GDC: Take THAT Academy Awards!
Last night’s Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards were as heart-warming as they were inspirational.
Crafty Events
Weekend Workshop Returns to Oakland
Workshop Weekend is a community-based two-day event that brings together dozens of short, hands-on workshops across a variety of disciplines, from crafting to engineering to gardening, all taught by local, passionate instructors with years of experience in their craft. We’re doing a few things differently from last time. This time, we’re just charging one admission […]
Maker Startup Weekend at TechShop San Francisco
Photo of the Musical Tire Swing by Alasdair Allan. Last weekend, Alasdair Allan, Kipp Bradford, and I attended Maker Startup Weekend as mentors; we taught the participants about Arduino, electronics, and other hackery, and generally had fun helping out and watching projects reach completion. Our own Dale Dougherty kicked things off with a talk and […]
Naked Wedding Cake
If you love to bake, you might be thinking about a DIY wedding cake. Yet even if you are a talented and confident baker, the devil is in the frosting! The trick is choosing sturdy frosting that won’t melt, tastes delicious, and is pretty. Or, you could just skip it! This naked wedding cake from […]
Drinking In The Future at Barbot SF 2012
Most of the Barbots and their teams are returnees from previous years, but as with the DARPA Grand Challenges, the…ah… bar raises very quickly from one event to the next as the innovations pour forth. This year’s bots were all beautiful, with gracious interfaces.
MAKE at SXSW
Are you going to Austin for SXSW? A MAKE crew is headed out March 8-15 for the Interactive portion of the festivities, and will be involved in a variety of events. We’d love to connect if you’re going to be there.
Interview with Greg Broadmore at GDC
Blake Maloof catches up with the amazing and talented Weta Workshop concept artist and super raygun artificer, Greg Broadmore.