Maker Faire Bay Area 2009 Schedule


MAKE Demos

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Locations:
Boiler Bar Theater • Craft Demos • Cypress Stage • Homegrown Village • Human Powered Stage • Maker Lounge • Maker Square Stage • Mousetrap • Screening Room • Stage A • Stage B • Stage C • Stage D (Science Stage) • Warships • West Lot • West Stage


Saturday, May 30, 2009

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MAKE Demos 		Weekend Projects from MAKE   Kipkay
Join Kipkay, MAKE's video maker, as he shares great Weekend Projects from the pages of MAKE Magazine.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
MAKE Demos 		How to Make Your Own Robot   Kris Magri
How to cut, bend, and drill metal, wire motors and sensors, and program the Arduino microcontroller for awesome robotic behaviors. The result: your own autonomous robot!
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
MAKE Demos 		How to Make Cool Things with Microcontrollers   Mitch Altman
See how maker Mitch Altman hacked a simple LED controller kit into so many totally different projects: the Brain Machine, TV-B-Gone, Trippy RGB Waves, a Solar BugBot, an LED Cube, and more.
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
MAKE Demos 		The Incredible Wimshurst Spark Generating Machine   Jake von Slatt
See how Jake von Slatt of the Steampunk Workshop built his astounding Wimshurst generator out of common hardware! Hear the crackle and hiss of energy as the Leyden jars charge ... smell the sharp tang of ozone ... see the sparks fly!
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
MAKE Demos 		Making Open Source Hardware into a Kit Business   Phillip Torrone
Thinking of selling your invention? MAKE Senior Editor Phil Torrone explains how to get started making kits, and how openly sharing your design helps more people enjoy your kit, and helps you improve it.
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
MAKE Demos 		The Rail-O-Graph Electromechanical Messaging Device   John Park
Make: TV host John Edgar Park and Usman Muzaffar demonstrate the Pony Express that never was: an Arduino-driven model train that powers a chat room by physically tapping messages (a la Morse code). Plus: how to make robots touch each other.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
MAKE Demos 		How to Make Smoke Bombs   Bill Gurstelle
Live dangerously with MAKE author Bill Gurstelle as he demonstrates the fine art of cooking up smoke bombs from stuff you have around the house. Don't worry, mom, it's educational.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
MAKE Demos 		Vibrobots, Guitars, and Other Stuff I Make   Mark Frauenfelder
MAKE editor-in-chief Mark Frauenfelder recently showed Martha Stewart how to make Vibrobots! Learn how to make these little bots and more favorite projects, like homemade guitars.
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
MAKE Demos 		Electronics Demystified!   Collin Cunningham
Be not afraid! You don't have to be an electrical engineer to have fun with electronics. MAKE blogger and video maker Collin Cunningham shares a crash course through some basics, and a few tips to get you started making fun things with electronics.
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
MAKE Demos 		BEAM Robotics and the SolarEngine   Solarbotics Ltd
Learn how to make nimble robots from simple components, no programming required! Many BEAMbots are powered by the simple Solarengine circuit using a solar cell and capacitors. Presented by Dave Hrynkiw, president of Solarbotics and co-author of Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels.
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
MAKE Demos 		How to Hack Toys and Clothes   Becky Stern
MAKE and CRAFT online editor Becky Stern shows how she made her TV-B-Gone Hoodie, the sweatshirt that turns off TVs, and how to hack an electronic toy to change its sound. Don't miss her Twitchie Scorpion and Human Hair Blythe doll.
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Howtoons! Live Cartoon Drawing   Howtoons
Howtoons! The possibilities are endless. Come meet the creators of the comic as they show off the latest Howtoons and the process behind them. Live drawing and audience participation.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MAKE Demos 		Weekend Projects from MAKE   Kipkay
Join Kipkay, MAKE's video maker, as he shares great Weekend Projects from the pages of MAKE Magazine.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
MAKE Demos 		How to Make Your Own Robot   Kris Magri
How to cut, bend, and drill metal, wire motors and sensors, and program the Arduino microcontroller for awesome robotic behaviors. The result: your own autonomous robot!
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
MAKE Demos 		The Fool's Board: A Wireless Social Game System   Kipp Bradford
Learn how MAKE author Kipp Bradford made The Fool's Board, a wearable, wireless, social game system that combines Zigbee radio modules with Arduino microcontrollers.
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
MAKE Demos 		The Rail-O-Graph Electromechanical Messaging Device   John Park
Make: TV host John Edgar Park and Usman Muzaffar demonstrate the Pony Express that never was: an Arduino-driven model train that powers a chat room by physically tapping messages (a la Morse code). Plus: how to make robots touch each other.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
MAKE Demos 		The Incredible Wimshurst Spark Generating Machine   Jake von Slatt
See how Jake von Slatt of the Steampunk Workshop built his astounding Wimshurst generator out of common hardware! Hear the crackle and hiss of energy as the Leyden jars charge ... smell the sharp tang of ozone ... see the sparks fly!
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
MAKE Demos 		How to Make the Amazing Fire Piston   Bill Gurstelle
The fire piston was invented by the natives of the Asian rain forests to start fires without the use of matches. MAKE author Bill Gurstelle teaches how to make one of your own.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
MAKE Demos 		Dueling Coffee Hacks   Mark Frauenfelder
MAKE editor Mark Frauenfelder and Make: TV host John Park show off their favorite coffee hacks, including the Florence Siphon, the Precision Espresso Tamper, and more cool coffee projects from MAKE magazine.
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
MAKE Demos 		Geeked-Out Gardening with the Garduino Controller   Luke Iseman
MAKE author Luke Iseman shows how he used an Arduino microcontroller and simple sensors to make his Garduino garden controller. It waters his plants, switches the lights on and off, and even alerts him if the plants get chilly.
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
MAKE Demos 		How to Make Blinkybugs and LED Art   Ken Murphy
Learn to make fun, lifelike electro-mechanical insects with Ken Murphy, creator of Blinkybugs. They blink their LED eyes when their pipe-cleaner antennae pick up the slightest vibration. Plus: how to make a beautiful, unique framed LED art.
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
MAKE Demos

Howtoons! Live Cartoon Drawing   Howtoons
Howtoons! The possibilities are endless. Come meet the creators of the comic as they show off the latest Howtoons and the process behind them. Live drawing and audience participation.


Locations:
Boiler Bar Theater • Craft Demos • Cypress Stage • Homegrown Village • Human Powered Stage • Maker Lounge • Maker Square Stage • Mousetrap • Screening Room • Stage A • Stage B • Stage C • Stage D (Science Stage) • Warships • West Lot • West Stage

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