Category: DIY Makers

Katie Covington: Making fun with Open Source for Makers

Katie Covington presented on “For the Makers) at the 2013 South by Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin Texas DIY API open-source For Makers. #futureDIY Katie Covington quit her job and started Open Source For The Makers (http://www.opensourcemakerlabs.com/ ) where makers gave designs away for free. She explained how those interested in developing the project figured… Read More Katie Covington: Making fun with Open Source for Makers

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Conner Zwick: sweating the small details for hardware innovations. Hardware Kicks Software’s Butt at SxSW Interactive 2013

College dropout whiz kid  Connor Zwick. Hardware is the new software. Presenter at the 2013 South by Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin Texas.  Hardware Kicks Software’s Butt at SxSW Interactive 2013 Conner Zwick has one word for you and the word is not plastic..it’s hardware. He dropped out of college, armed with the basic skills of… Read More Conner Zwick: sweating the small details for hardware innovations. Hardware Kicks Software’s Butt at SxSW Interactive 2013

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DIY comics artist Jody Culkin: Making and Drawing Comics in a Makers World

Jody Culkin, an artist who uses a variety of media, speaking at South by Southwest Interactive 2013 in Austin Texas. Lasersaurs, science geek comics, comic book how-to’s on lasers, creative uses of iPhone cameras, hacking, soldering, coloring books on electronics, rapid development of instructional manuals using photo-comics—Jody Culkin brought many graphic examples (pardon the art… Read More DIY comics artist Jody Culkin: Making and Drawing Comics in a Makers World

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One virtual singer, unlimited creators. Hatsune Miku: The open source girl who conquered the world

The Hatsune Miku demo booth at South by Southwest Interactive 2013. #sxswmiku The creators of Hatsune Miku, the virtual singer software, discussed how the vast collaborative effort that is expressed via Miku blurs the perceived boundaries between audience and star at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival 2013 in Austin, Texas. Miku is singing synthesizer… Read More One virtual singer, unlimited creators. Hatsune Miku: The open source girl who conquered the world

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