Bay Area Maker Faire: May 19-20, 2007, San Mateo Fairgrounds

Maker Faire Bay Area 2007
Coin-Op Arcadia

Maker Main Stage , Saturday 4:00 PM

Best known for his terrific BBC series "The Secret Life of Machines", Hunkin also masterfully crafts whimsical, coin-operated, mad contraptions that blend the history of penny arcade mechanics with modern wit and technology.

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Type: Presentation

Topic(s): Engineering

Tags: coin-op penny+arcade arcade

About the Maker(s)

Tim Hunkin trained as an engineer, then became a cartoonist (drawing the strip 'The Rudiments of Wisdom' for 15 years), a television writer (Channel 4's 'The Secret Life of Machines'), a museum exhibit developer, designer, and curator. He currently creates delightful coin-operated machines.

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