Fun and Games at Maker Faire 2024
Check out some of the fun and games that can only be played at Maker Faire Bay Area 2024.
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Playification – The Makey Makey Story
Makey Makey, a creative platform that has spread widely through education, turned 10 this month. In this episode of Make:cast, I talk to Jay Silver, the creative technologist and self-described jester, who started this product with a successful Kickstarter. Makey Makey is meant to inspire play and exploration with the things around us, including technology. […]
Plan C Live: The State Of Play
“Play is important in and of itself.”
Watch A Group Of High Schoolers Perform ‘Alien’ As A Play
This story has been sweeping the internet for the past week or two. A high school group decided to eschew the classic plays often performed, and instead put on a full production of the 1979 movie Alien. The North Bergen High School drama club in New Jersey went all out, self funding, adapting the movie, […]
Play War with Nathan Vincent’s Life-Size Crocheted Army Men
Nathan Vincent uses yarn to create remarkable works that challenge our expectations of the materials, as well as the imagery he depicts.
Dad Builds Epic Star Trek Playset for His Son
Maker David Weiberg built this amazing Star Trek: TOS Enterprise bridge playset for his young son.
Twigs into Toys: Build Your Own Rustic Building Blocks
If you ask someone what toy they most often played with as a child, they will most likely reply with some variety of building block set. It might be Lego, Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoy or K’Nex, to name a few of the more popular mass-produced toys. Instead of shelling out your hard earned money on machine made […]
