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Toy Taxidermy at the KID museum

Toy Taxidermy at the KID museum

Ryan JenkinsJune 13, 2022KID museum, installation, circuits, toy taxidermy, furby, makerspace, electricity, toy take apart, toy dissection

Tinkering with Uftes at Ecsite 2022

Tinkering with Uftes at Ecsite 2022

Ryan JenkinsJune 6, 2022ecsite2022, ecsite, ecsite conference, heilbronn, germany, conference, prototyping, makerspace, tinkering space, tinkering studio, kinetic scupltures, sound machines, rhythm blocks, uftes, exploratorium, LEGO foundation

Playing with the Sun Prototyping at Dokk1 Library

Playing with the Sun Prototyping at Dokk1 Library

Ryan JenkinsMay 26, 2022dokk1, prototyping, sun, solar, solar powere, solar creatures, solar art machines, playing with the sun

Sharing "Uftes" with the Playful Learning Museum Network

Sharing "Uftes" with the Playful Learning Museum Network

Ryan JenkinsMay 13, 2022uftes, lego, museum network, gathering, workshop, R&D, kinetic scupltures, balance, balancing sculptures, sound machines, rhythm machines, rhythm blocks, shadow remix, art of tinkering, exploratorium, tinkering studio, tinkering

Motorized Magnetic Music Machines

Motorized Magnetic Music Machines

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

Tinkering in Freiburg with Spielmobil

Tinkering in Freiburg with Spielmobil

Ryan JenkinsApril 6, 2022spielmobil, freiburg, tinkering, balance, ufte, exploratorium, tinkering studio, outdoor tinkering, public play, playfulness

The Hunt for the Perfect Clip

The Hunt for the Perfect Clip

Ryan JenkinsMarch 31, 2022

Exploratorium Residency Week Four

Exploratorium Residency Week Four

Ryan JenkinsMarch 8, 2022ufte, tinkering studio, prototyping, balance, balancing sculptures, floor testing, calder, shadow remix, magnetic remix, digital remix, ramps and rollers, sound automata, exploratorium, tinkering

Exploratorium Residency Week Three

Exploratorium Residency Week Three

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 21, 2022ufte, exploratorium, tinkering studio, prototyping, light play, shadow remix, balance, ramps and rollers, sound rollers

Exploratorium Residency Week Two

Exploratorium Residency Week Two

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 15, 2022prototyping, uftes, tinkering studio, balance, ramps and rollers, sound rollers, sound automata, rhythm machines, automata, testing, floor testing, environment

Exploratorium Residency Week One

Exploratorium Residency Week One

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 7, 2022uftes, prototypes, balance, sound machines, sound automata, testing, contraptions, jam, tools, workshops, unfacilitated tinkering

Prototyping Balance and Sound Automata in Milan

Prototyping Balance and Sound Automata in Milan

Ryan JenkinsJanuary 24, 2022tinkering, prototyping, uftes, milan, fablab, sound automata, balance