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take a behind-the-scenes look at our r&d process, and meet some of our collaborators

Fantastic Fairgrounds Marble Machine Elements

Fantastic Fairgrounds Marble Machine Elements

Ryan JenkinsJuly 7, 2019cabaret mechanical theater, automata, exhibtion, exhibit, prototype, marble machines, helter skelter, fantastic fairground factory, faireground, playfulness, testing, woodworking

Circuit Illuminations - WICO Summer 2019 2.3

Circuit Illuminations - WICO Summer 2019 2.3

Ryan JenkinsJuly 4, 2019WICOsummer, summer camp, program, workshop, breadboard, prototyping, LEDs, light play

Playful & Precise Programming - WICO Summer 2019 2.2

Playful & Precise Programming - WICO Summer 2019 2.2

Ryan JenkinsJuly 2, 2019summer camp, WICO summer, beetleblocks, microbit, PB&J, makecode, chain reaction

Toy Dissections and Temporary Tattoos - WICO Summer 2.1

Toy Dissections and Temporary Tattoos - WICO Summer 2.1

Ryan JenkinsJuly 2, 2019summer camp, WICO summer, playful programming, toy dissection, toy remix, wind up toys, cardboard, things come apart, todd mclellan, beetleblocks, journals

A Computational Zoo - WICO Summer 1.4

A Computational Zoo - WICO Summer 1.4

Ryan JenkinsJune 28, 2019summer camp, summer program, WICO summer, cardboard, servoes, servos, microbit, motobit, computational zoo, creatures, prototypes

Light Up Collaborations - WICO Summer 1.3

Light Up Collaborations - WICO Summer 1.3

Ryan JenkinsJune 26, 2019WICOsummer, summer camp, summer program, playful programming, computational tinkering, breadboarding, breadboard city, light play

Coding, Cardboard & Chain Reaction - WICO Summer 1.2

Coding, Cardboard & Chain Reaction - WICO Summer 1.2

Ryan JenkinsJune 25, 2019WICOsummer, WICO camp, summer camp, summer program, microbit, programming, coding, camp, chain reaction, rube goldberg

Playfully Programmed Critters - WICO Summer 1.1

Playfully Programmed Critters - WICO Summer 1.1

Ryan JenkinsJune 24, 2019summer camp, WICO camp, WICOsummer, playful programming, wind up toy dissection, beetleblocks, journals

Tinkering to the Moon!

Tinkering to the Moon!

Ryan JenkinsJune 16, 2019moon, chabot, light play, microbit, faces in the moon, shadows, prototypes, R&D, research and development, half baked ideas

Experimental Workshops at Maker Faire 2019

Experimental Workshops at Maker Faire 2019

Ryan JenkinsJune 12, 2019maker faire, MFBA19, strawbees, tinkering, programming, computational tinkeing, wind-up toys, toy take apart, GIANT workshop, poetic automata

Creative Coding PD: Crafting Computational Identities

Creative Coding PD: Crafting Computational Identities

Ryan JenkinsMay 14, 2019creative coding, professional development, CCPD, saskia leggett, leah buechley, microbit, sensor garden, digital nametags, processing, turtle art, computational tinkering, vinyl cutter, temporary tattoos, makey makey, scratch, chibitronics, installation, prototype

Wind-Up Toys Re-Imagined

Wind-Up Toys Re-Imagined

Ryan JenkinsApril 30, 2019toy dissection, take apart, wind up, toys, play, prototype, maker faire, workshop, 100 day project, remix, parts purposed complexities