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Erich: sorry about the misspelling :(

I also want to emphasize I felt you made an important point - to  
consider how a science center can add to the exploration of "making"  
at a more fundamental level!  Having shared this bit of cyber space  
with you and others for so long, I forget that sometimes a little bit  
of collegial ribbing can come across as anything but - I hope you'll  
accept my apology if I crossed the line!




On Feb 22, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Erich Rose wrote:

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> You know Jeff, as soon as I posted I remembered how much fun the  
> Hasbro(?) booth was at Maker Faire Austin in 2007.  They supplied  
> thousands of Tinker Toys for folks to work with.  The best part was  
> that when the Faire was over they gave them all to the Austin  
> Children's Museum.  And that was a commercial booth.   But like you  
> point out it's more about what folks "do" with it than what it is.   
> I'm not sure exactly how the different vendors/booths broke down but  
> the Maker Faire folks must rely on some level of commercial  
> involvement/sponsorship in order to make it happen.
>
> Personally I think the blocks are awesome.  I would suggest them to  
> any museum where there is a need or desire for a real body-on open- 
> ended building experience.
>
> PS its Erich, not Eric.
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> On Feb 22, 2012, at 4:50 PM, Jeff Courtman wrote:
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>> So, Eric?  That would mean setting up a table where people could  
>> play around with motors and arduinos wouldn't be good, because they  
>> are commercially produced?  I get what your saying - just offering  
>> an extreme example :)  In other words, istn' maker's fare a  
>> continuum of experience and, if so, wouldn't having giant building  
>> blocks be somewhere on that spectrum?
>>
>>
>>
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>> On Feb 22, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Erich Rose wrote:
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>>> In Houston at ACM last year I spoke with at least one or two  
>>> museums who used the blocks and loved them.  They appear to be a  
>>> pretty well developed product.  But to me Maker Faire is all about  
>>> the "Home Made World" and these as a commercial product just don't  
>>> fit no matter how cool they are.
>>>
>>> But that's just my two cents...
>>>
>>> Erich Rose
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>>> On Feb 22, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Jeff Rosenblatt wrote:
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>>>> I thought I remembered these super-sized blocks being prototyped  
>>>> about a year back.  Does anybody use these at your institution?   
>>>> If so, how have these held up, and do you staff the area as  
>>>> suggested?
>>>>
>>>> We were thinking these blocks might be a fun activity/addition at  
>>>> Maker Faire.  Any thoughts welcome.
>>>>
>>>> http://imaginationplayground.com/
>>>>
>>>> --Jeff--
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Rosenblatt
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