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Going Deeper with Cardboard Kaleidoscopes

Going Deeper with Cardboard Kaleidoscopes

Ryan JenkinsNovember 24, 2023kaleidoscopes, mirrors, kaleidoscope, cardboard, motors, LEGO, simple kaleidoscopes, Gary Newlin, Octo Studio, Magna-tiles, lights, flashlights, experiments, prototypes

Rolling Light Traces

Rolling Light Traces

Ryan JenkinsApril 5, 2023ramps and rollers, rollers, light painting, LEDs, treadmills, prototypes, experiments, exploration, light traces, slow shutter, long exposure

Motorized Magnetic Music Machines

Motorized Magnetic Music Machines

Ryan JenkinsApril 21, 2022automata, sound automata, museum machines, soundscapes, uftes, tinkering studio, prorotyping, experiments, spielmobil

Breadboarding + Micro:bit - WICO Summer 2019 3.3

Breadboarding + Micro:bit - WICO Summer 2019 3.3

Ryan JenkinsJuly 12, 2019WICO summer camp, WICOsummer, summer program, breadboarding, LEDs, microbit, makecode, prototyping, experiments, RGB LED

Photograms and Pinhole Camera Prototyping

Photograms and Pinhole Camera Prototyping

Ryan JenkinsMarch 5, 2019WICO workshop, WICO egg, makerspace, maker ed, photography, photograms, pinholes, modesto tamez, experiments, cardboard, prototype

Scrappy Scribblers

Scrappy Scribblers

Ryan JenkinsNovember 9, 2018motion boards, scrappy scribblers, lodestar, prototyping, experiments, field testing

Micro:bit, Bots and Bubbles

Micro:bit, Bots and Bubbles

Ryan JenkinsOctober 3, 2018microbit, bubbles, prototypes, experiments, FIGMENT, oakland, tupperware, electronics, computational tinkering

Screen Printing WICO T-Shirts

Ryan JenkinsJanuary 12, 2018shirts, logo, screen printing, experiments, prorotyping, tools, tri-color LED, maker faire, tinkering

ASTC Entreprenurial Extensions Recap

ASTC Entreprenurial Extensions Recap

Ryan JenkinsOctober 26, 2017astc2017, entrprenurial extensions, kits, vending machines, trucks, case studies, prorotypes, experiments

Art Bugs at First Friday

Art Bugs at First Friday

Ryan JenkinsMay 10, 2017art machines, art bugs, STEAM, tinkering, experiments, prototypes, UV light, first friday, chabot, collaboration