In honor of the classic video game Frogger on its 30th birthday, my friend Tyler DeAngelo conceived a version of the game that uses a webcam to track the live position of actual cars on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
The students in our NYU ITP Sensitive Buildings class presented terrific final projects last Tuesday. They spent their Fall making the most of a unique opportunity to invent prototypes for large-scale sensor/device networks, then tested out their creations in a landmark 28-story apartment building on New York’s Columbus Circle. The property owners had invited ITP to develop a variety of prototypes to enhance the livability, ecology and community of their building. Here’s what the students delivered in their first round
Tim Laursen presents his robot drummers at World Maker Faire New York 2011. The colorfully decorated MIDI-controlled solenoid drummers are activated by a small button panel, and Tim wears his owl drummer backpack to dance to the music.
It’s your last chance to submit projects for review to participate in the 1st annual World Maker Faire in NYC next month at the New York Hall of Science. The deadline is this weekend, Sunday August 15th! We already have several hundred projects but there’s always room for more Maker booths! Do you DIY? Then […]
The Bright bike I posted about yesterday is just one of a plethora of Make-tastic projects Eyebeam has at their party next week: Eyebeam’s beloved, annual Holiday Hackshop! Sat., Dec. 13, 1PM – 5PM workshops | 6PM: Holiday party (think spiked eggnog, cider and holiday treats!) LOCATION: 540 W. 21st St., NYC COST: Free to […]
The 110208th dorkbot-nyc meeting will take place at 7pm on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 at Location One in SoHo. The meeting is free and open to the public. Please bring snacks to share. We’re always looking for (and playing) more dorkbot theme songs! Bring or email one and we’ll play it at the meeting. +++++++ […]
Mark your calendars, for the next gathering of the empire makers – Make:NYC Meeting 8 – Thursday August 21st, 6:30PM Ah, the summer. Everyone’s a little lazy I guess eh? Get your head back in the game! Come join us for Make:NYC Meeting 8! Challenge: Wind Power Teams will battle head-to-head and be honored to […]
