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

Coin Operated Micro:bit Machines

Coin Operated Micro:bit Machines

Ryan JenkinsDecember 18, 2020cabaret mechanical theater, CMT, arcade machines, coin switches, tim hunkin, under the pier, novelty automata, automata, cardboard, microbit, microbit inputs, computational contraptions, digital tinkering

Micro:bit Servo Explorations

Micro:bit Servo Explorations

Ryan JenkinsNovember 30, 2020automata, workshop, servo motor, continuous servo, computational tinkering, microbit, LED, washing machine, makecode, programming

Online Collaboration with Padlet

Online Collaboration with Padlet

Ryan JenkinsNovember 16, 2020workshop, zoom, padlet, collaboration, connection, sharing, automata, STEAMconf, Fablearn, tinkering, remote tinkering, virtual learning, tinkering at a distance

Micro:bit Computational Characters

Micro:bit Computational Characters

Ryan JenkinsNovember 12, 2020microbit, animation, faces, automata, cabaret mechanical theater, computational tinkering, computational contraptions, expressive coding, makecode, sensors, buttons, LEDs, peter markey, kinetic sculptures, digital tinkering, digital pets

Wall Mounted Ping-Pong Ball Machines

Wall Mounted Ping-Pong Ball Machines

Ryan JenkinsSeptember 2, 2020make, maker camp, ping pong, ball runs, marble machines, cardboard, tinkering, webcast, webinar, microbit, servo motor

Tinkering Automata Workshop with CMT

Tinkering Automata Workshop with CMT

Ryan JenkinsAugust 11, 2020automata, tinkering, workshop, online, making, STEAM, artists, educators, zoom, remote tinkering, WICO@home, CMT, cabaret mechanical theater, paul spooner

WICO@Home Workshops with Friends

WICO@Home Workshops with Friends

Ryan JenkinsAugust 6, 2020WICO@home, remote, virtual, online, presentations, workshops, ecsite2020, automata, make, maker camp, amazeum, bennet live, cranky contraptions

WICO@Home - Cardboard Kaleidoscope Tests

WICO@Home - Cardboard Kaleidoscope Tests

Ryan JenkinsMay 29, 2020

WICO@Home - DIY Zoom Effects

WICO@Home - DIY Zoom Effects

Ryan JenkinsMay 27, 2020zoom, kaleidoscope, mirrors, googley eyes, effects, covid-19, tinkeringathome, WICOatHome, video conferencing, reflection, refraction, lightplay

Micro:bit Interrupt with MakeCode

Micro:bit Interrupt with MakeCode

Ryan JenkinsMay 20, 2020microbit, tinkering school, interrupt, modulo, timer, makecode, advanced microbit, microbit animation, coding, programming, tutorials, prototypes, computational thinking, computational tinkering, variables

WICO@Home - p5.js tiny tinkering community

WICO@Home - p5.js tiny tinkering community

Ryan JenkinsMay 18, 2020p5.js, playful programming, creative coding, tiny town, prototype, community, tinkering, coding, meetup, glitch, air table, emotional shapes, haikus, kaleidoscope

Magical Magnetic Storyboards

Magical Magnetic Storyboards

Ryan JenkinsMay 14, 2020lodestar, prototyping, micro exhibit, storytelling, magical magnets, refrigerator, WICOatHome