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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--
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>>>> Jeff Rosenblatt
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