Monthly Archives: September 2010
30Sep/101 comment
Marble Machines training with Field Trip Explainers
Posted by Luigi
Every year, we have a luxury and pleasure of hosting a three-hour training workshop for the Field Trip Explainers. This is both an opportunity for us to introduce ourselves and our work to this group of extraordinary educators, and for … Continue reading
29Sep/102 comments
Why do we do the things we do?
Posted by Luigi
When putting an activity on the floor for the first time, we usually, as a group, go through a series of steps to try and make the final experience as satisfying and deep as possible for the visitor. We do … Continue reading
28Sep/101 comment
A Celebration of Cinematic Scale
Posted by Ryan
In honor of the flim Powers of Ten by Ray and Charles Eames, we are encouraging friends, colleagues, film students, neighbors children and you to contribute to the celebration. As a way to examine scale in a homemade, playful way, … Continue reading
28Sep/10No comments
Light Painting in the Tinkering Studio
Posted by Luigi
Last week we started playing with light painting in the Tinkering Studio. Our setup consisted of a table full of light sources, so that visitors waiting for their turn painting could start playing with various light emitting devices, and begin … Continue reading
27Sep/103 comments
Making of 10 10 10
Posted by Ryan
On Friday, Nicole, Luigi, Ryoko, and I set out to make a quick example movie inspired by the work of Charles and Ray Eames. In honor of their extraordinary film Powers of Ten, we are inviting the public to submit … Continue reading
Tagged as: 101010, Charles and Ray Eames, contest, exhibits, exploratorium, perspective, Powers of Ten, scale, Video
23Sep/101 comment
Dot – tiny stop motion animation
Posted by Sebastian
The video shows a fabulous stop motion animation filmed with a specially designed microscope. I love the combination of traditional stop motion techniques and near-microscopic, hand-crafted sets with new technologies. My favorite is the scene where the 9mm tall 3D-printed … Continue reading
Tagged as: 101010, animation, Powers of Ten, stop motion, stop motion animation
21Sep/101 comment
Dark Environment Experiments
Posted by Ryan
Getting back in the studio gallery this week for light painting has given us the chance to test out some ideas for darkening a area of the space for exhibits and activities that work best in low light. We were … Continue reading
20Sep/101 comment
A time lapse of the fog
Posted by Luigi
Here in the Learning Studio, we’re know for having a little bit of a fascination with the time lapse technique. The video below is an absolutely stunning example of this technique used not only to create a visually beautiful piece, … Continue reading
17Sep/10No comments
High tech light painting
Posted by Luigi
We’re getting ready to re-open our Tinkering Studio space on the floor with Light Painting. As with most of our activities, we prefer a low-tech, easy to do approach. The video below is an example of the same principle being … Continue reading
