During my first two weeks at the Village we have seen over 15 new faces, attained a few regulars, and had a lot of inquiry as to what I’m up to. I have been running through a few of our standard work sessions to give an introduction to what I’ll be doing for the next few weeks. As of right now we have moved from doing quick circuits(heh) of LED lighting, Squishy Circuitry, and Artbots to more resolved projects.
With the help of Paul and Aisha we have gone from our standard set of Possibility Box projects to working primarily with the Makey Makey and some Maze Games. Paul has even coined the name “TeamROCK” for our little work group. Each day we now have a couple new faces working on either our Flash Flash Revolution Dance Pad or our Electronic Maze(Pictures to come). It is a very fun time testing, prototyping, troubleshooting, bonding, and making with our little team. It is awesome to see everyone sharing skills or showing off their creations, this really helps suck new faces into our little making circle.
Some highlights, mouse over for the description:
- Dior playing with squishy circuits
- Aaisha and Sahir working on their Makey Makey controller
- The beginnings of our electronic maze project.
- Cherri and Paul prototyping our FFR pad to learn how to wire her up!
- Amir and his mom making a plastic cup LED lantern.
- Cherri made her own controller for FlashFlash Revolution.
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- Paul – Photo credit – Julia Staples
