6 Halloween Costumes Inspired by Your Favorite Video Games
Cosplay isn’t just for conventions. Let these ideas inspire you to turn your favorite video game character into your Halloween costume.
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Build a Tron-Inspired Coffee Table
So many Maker projects are really just about one discipline — woodworking, machining, electronics, you get the idea. I wanted to build a piece of furniture that blended two different concepts — electronics and woodworking — and build a unique looking coffee table that’s one part rustic design, and the other Tron-inspired sci-fi. The surface […]
How-To: TRON Bow
Becky and Phil’s ongoing quest to TRON-ify the universe, begun back in the summer of 2010 in anticipation of the not-so-much-worth-all-the-anticipation-after-all TRON sequel, continues undeterred by disappointing directorial choices, secure in the knowledge that pretty much anything, jazzed up with EL wire, is awesome.
How-To: Tron Couch
MAKE alum Becky Stern’s first project in her new job at adafruit is a video about how to add EL accent wire to your sofa. Check it out!
Alt.SXSW: Tron Light Cycles Realized
Sean got a chance to play frog design’s physical realization of the classic Tron light cycle duel at today’s Dorkbot SXSW Create event in Austin. Click through for photo and video of the game and details about how it works.
Full-Scale Electric Tron Lightcycle
A Melbourne, Florida-based outfit called Parker Brothers Choppers, has released a video of a full-scale electric Tron lightcycle replica in action. They are claiming a top speed of 100 MPH and a range of 100 miles without recharging.
Netduino-powered Tron: Legacy Identity Disc mod
David Powell, Jeremy Ashinghurst, Paul King, and Jason McMahon from the Harford Hackerspace in Baltimore have rebuilt/repowered a Tron Legacy Identity Disc using a Netduino (adding lots of extra LEDs in the process). They’ve posted a complete project writeup at Coding4Fun
