Sun Curve is a project for schools to help kids learn about solar energy, wind, biology and natural systems exhibiting at Maker Faire. The Sun Curve uses Open Educational Resources to support their curriculum.
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Paul Rose of Institut Fatima demonstrates the versatility of the object-tracking software with his reacBall interface. I expect a jumpsuit covered with these will be showing up quite soon (I hope). [via Create Digital Music]
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Dan Smithwick is working on developing a system so that people can design houses, buildings and other structures in Sketchup, then have the parts cut on a Shopbot, which can then be put together with a few more tools than a rubber mallet. Dan has been working with MIT Professor Larry Sass.
Take a look at his site, Physical Design make a design and put your puzzle house together!
At the Faire you'll be able to see first hand how easy and fun the Physical Design Co structures are to assemble and you'll be able to meet the co-founders who have developed this technology.
Threadbanger hosts Rob and Corinne will be at Maker Faire this weekend, and are hosting a Twitter-based scavenger hunt with an opportunity to get into the Faire for free and with a Threadbanger-branded Janome sewing machine as the grand prize. Fans of ThreadBanger's weekly DIY shows can join in and start finding scavenger hunt clues by following ThreadBanger on Twitter.
The first ten people to arrive on Sunday, May 31st at Maker Faire's Will Call table with the secret password, which will be revealed via ThreadBanger's twitter account, will receive a free ticket to the event and the next clue to continue the hunt. The first two people to arrive will also receive a brand new Kodak Camera. Prizes will be given at each checkpoint with the grand prize being a ThreadBanger-branded Janome sewing machine. Other partners in the contest include Coats and Clark thread company, Simplicity Patterns, Generation-T, Make Magazine, O'Reilly Media and Yudu Personal Screen Printing. The scavenger hunt will take tweeps through some of Maker Faire's best stops. Along the way, participants will pick up new clues by tweeting passwords to @Threadbanger while collecting craft-happy prizes from selected stops. Those who finish the hunt successfully will get to compete for the grand prize: a brand new Threadbanger-branded Janome sewing machine.
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SoundArts has an interactive "musical petting zoo" for people to experiment with and create some music. They were set up for Eduction Day, and will be at Maker Faire all weekend. Come check them out!
Sound Arts is a multi faceted sound studio, created to serve corporate, advertising, and educational clients as well as a diverse community of musicians, filmmakers, and theater artists. With our outstanding network of producers, teachers, and artists, Sound Arts does all aspects of audio production, educates and connects the creative community, and provides a variety of multimedia and sound solutions that achieve both technical and artistic excellence.
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MOTO Labs will be unveiling their "DIY Android Home Energy Monitor" today at Maker Faire. MOTO's Daniell Hebert will be giving a talk, "Android Beyond the Phone," at 3:30pm Sunday, on the main stage. The MOTO Labs booth is 113 in Expo Hall.
So what is the AHEM?
The MOTO DIY Android Home Energy Monitor (AHEM) utilizes an average wireless network. Wireless webcams take pictures of the ever-changing dials on the user's utility meters. A BeagleBoard running Android and the MOTO AHEM custom applications push the pictures up to a Flickr photo set.
MOTO AHEM application prompts and transcribes numbers into your Flickr image tag. Saving the image spurs the MOTO Labs' Google Gadget to automatically chart meter activity on the user's Google home page.
Friday was Education Day at Maker Faire. While makers were busy setting up their booths, and the Maker Shed was being stocked, groups of students came through the Maker Faire site for workshops and to see the whole weekend preparation come together.
Teachers, parents, and students all came to see great projects, try their hand at building and crafting, and to meet the people whose passion is making things. At the beginning of the day, there were a lot of empty booth spaces. As the day went on, makers, exhibitors, and vendors filled their real estate with projects, set up demonstration spaces, and got their equipment out of the boxes and up and running.
If you came to Education Day, tell us about what you saw, what you did, and what most impressed you.
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I always enjoy riding my bicycle in new places, so I was very excited to hear that a bunch of makers will be riding to the San Mateo County Fairgrounds in the morning.
Join the ride from Dolores Park with the Rock The Bike crew and other two-wheeled enthusiasts. I'll be riding into town to help guide the group down to the Faire on the coastal route.
There is a $10 discount for attendees arriving by bicycle, and there is a bicycle valet to lavish your bicycle with love while you enjoy the festivities.
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