Video games got their start in bars, so it was only fitting that the cocktail-style arcade cabinet would come to be. Check out this mod from redditor franchy36. Built into an IKEA Malm chest of drawers, with a slide-out controller, this stylish retro arcade game turns into a working piece of furniture when not in use.
Phoenix Perry sent us these quick snaps of the activity currently happening at the NYU Poly Game Innovation Lab’s Game Jam this weekend.
Our pal Phoenix Perry sent us this flyer for an awesome game design jam happened next weekend at NYU Poly’s Game Innovation Lab. MAKE is one of the sponsors.
For the recent Babycastles Summit , the folks at the Museum of Art and Design created a room-sized 3d Ms. Pac-Man installation designed by Keita Takahashi of Katamari Damacy fame.
Week 6, Theoretical Thursday at Maker Camp. Meet Blake Maloof and I-Wei Huang of Skylander and find out what goes into making a great game.
Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.
Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.
Jimmy DiResta shows Maker Camp how to create a book from scratch. Tune into a live Hangout on Air to hear more about Jimmy’s creative process- Monday, 8/20, at Noon PDT. http://g.co/maker-camp
During our Maker Camp game design day and our behind-the-scenes tour of Toys For Bob (makers of the Skylanders), we were surrounded by some incredible toy figures.
Join Toys for Bob’s Blake Maloof and I-Wei Huang tomorrow at Maker Camp on Google+. They’ll talk about game and character design and present “Monsters Ruined my Summer Camp,” a board game for campers to make and modify.
