Another lovely high-flying summer at Paillard 🐓❤️
eTextile Summer Camp Happenings
Softopia Discussion
Exhibition
Fictional eTextiles Focus Group
GDC ’16: How to Turn a Teacher into a Game Designer
This is my talk from the 2016 Game Developers Conference. It was part of a panel called Teaching with Games 3: Another Six Exercises in Play. My talk focuses on an exercise we used as part of Institute of Play’s TeacherQuest program. After a basic introduction to modding games with Continue Reading…
E-Textile Swatch: Rose Resistance
Decorative elements can play an integral role as sensors in smart garments. The rose is a ubiquitous form of ornamentation across many craft practices, especially in crochet.
My goal is to explore one technique for three dimensional sensor construction in the form of a crochet rose. Made with a combination of Continue Reading…
Stretch Sensor | Human Breadboard
This is a swatch created for the Human Breadboard Project and Kit of Process created at eTextile Summer Camp 2015.
I discovered this prototype near the serger on Day 2 of eTextile Summer Camp that I believe was from the Wearables group. I got excited about it and decided to make Continue Reading…
Reflections of a Maker Educator
I wrote this for maker extraordinaire Becca Rose when she was leading an educator workshop on facilitation and making. Resharing in this space and original post is here, down a ways on the page.
1. What is your role as an educator?
I wear a few different hats in terms of content: Continue Reading…
Sensor Mechanics: Lacing
Documentation for e-Textile Summer Camp swatches. More coming soon!! Go here for now.
Schematic files for Silhouette Studio:
Swatch_schematic_Lacing
Family Maker Day at WNYC’s Greene Space
A family that makes together has more fun together.
On Saturday, April 25, Team Blinky hosted its first Family Maker Day in the Greene Space with Note to Self, formerly New Tech City.
The event was a huge success!
We had over 70 kids and adults in attendance, working together to make Continue Reading…