Tag Archives: Twisted Toys
28Mar/13No comments
Toy Dissection with Project Explainers
Posted by Ryan
As part of the preparations for our opening day in a few weeks, I’ve been sharing some of the things we’ll be trying out in the Tinkering Studio with a smaller group of explainers who will be dedicating more of … Continue reading
12Dec/11No comments
Mistfit Toy Factory
Posted by Ryan
On Saturday night, some of us tinkerers headed over to the Misfit Toy Factory at Root Division, an artist collective and education center, to participate in a truly twisted take-apart toy event. Each artist had one hour to create a … Continue reading
28Apr/114 comments
Arduino Class Midterm
Posted by Ryan
For the past three weeks some of us have been staying late at work, taking a introductory course on Arduino taught at the ExplOratorium by tinkering studio collaborator Michael Shiloh. For those of you who don’t really know what an … Continue reading
Tagged as: arduino, electricity, LEDs, michael shiloh, midterm, pico crickets, programming, robots, scratch, Twisted Toys
6Jun/102 comments
Twisted Toys: results
Posted by Ryoko
(left) Michael Brown (right) original chicken The presented videos below show the results of Mechanical Mischief: Twisted Toys workshop (held in Exploratorium, May 2010). Since we filmed all 22 creations for displaying at the Maker Faire cabinet, we would like … Continue reading
1May/10No comments
Mechanical Mischief: Twisted Toys with Michael Brown
Posted by Karen
Artist in residence Michael Brown and the Learning Studio, at the Exploratorium will be hosting the first annual, invitation-only “Twisted Toys and Mechanical Mischief” workshop to be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Twisted Toys is a “live” event: Exploratorium … Continue reading
Tagged as: AIR, artists, chicken, circuits, event, learning studio, make, maker faire, Mechanical Mischief, Michael Brown, open make, tools, toys, Twisted Toys, Video, Workshop
