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A freestanding cabinet project
by Mark Zifchock This is a cabinet that I designed and executed at Ithaca Generator. It’s rough proportions are considered to reflect patterns in the concrete walls at our house, and to work with the...
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Team Race Condition Racing to Build a Power Wheels Race Car
As noted in a previous post, Ithaca Generator has formed a crack team of makers to build our very own race car. We intend to race in the NYC Maker Faire Power Racing Series in September. In spite of...
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Ithaca Generator Wins Second Place in Maker Faire Power Racing Series!
Our electric race car “the Dragon” wowed the crowds last week at the Maker Faire in New York City. We’ve been hard at work all summer building the car out of bike parts and steel tubing, engineering a...
View ArticleJohn Reeser on meaningful games
Next Sunday, Jenn Colt and I are offering a workshop of sorts, a space for people who want to make games that are personally meaningful in some way, with guidance and development support for those who...
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A Game Promoting Full-Group Participation
image: Paul and Vic passing a virtual ball, a light, using IR transmitters and receivers A handful of us at IG are developing a game for Ithaca Festival. The project started with the question “What...
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4Ps of the Media Lab
Last week Jenn C and I went to the Scratch Conference at MIT Media Lab. Scratch is a visual programming language developed by folks in the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT and the Graduate School of...
View ArticleSummer Fun at The Makerspace
Hi IG Community. Summer is here – yay! – and there are a few things you should know about: 1. Robo Sumo and Open House. We’ll be open all day Saturday 30 May for Ithaca Festival. Mark will be hosting a...
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repost: Make Better Stuff Lab at IG
originally posted on MakeBetterStuff.org by IG member Xanthe Matychak Last night my students from the Make Better Stuff lab at Ithaca College hosted a public laser cutter demo at Ithaca Generator...
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Building a Boat at the Ithaca Generator
For my winter project last year, I built a Standup Paddleboard at the Generator. I chose the 14 foot Kaholo kit from Chesapeake Light Craft. As boats go, this is one of the smallest and easiest to...
View ArticleDIY Prescription Glasses by Kirby!
Super fun project – thanks to member Kirby for sharing his process on video! Check it out: The post DIY Prescription Glasses by Kirby! appeared first on Ithaca Generator.
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