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Revision as of 23:22, 2 January 2009

Creator: Strages Status: Done Born On: 14:48, 10 June 2008 (CDT) Last Updated: 23:22, 02 January 2009 (CDT)

Overview

A page dedicated to the planning, execution, and documention of open houses at the shop.

Calendar

02/21/08

What are we going to do. Yard Sale?? Anyone have any suggestions?

11/15/2008

Our third open house - most publicized by far, with a PSA on NPR courtesy of Chris Dayton and his Media Initiative, and a facebook event.

Focus

The focus for this one will be SWAP MEET. It has been advertised as lasting from 12pm-4pm, but we'll probably cook out afterwards like the last open house.

Todo

• Cleanup day
  • Sunday before
  • Touchup Friday before
• Get food for after-cookout
• More tables would be appreciated
  • Strages has one to bring
  • We have 2 sawhorses and 2 pieces of plywood - Bob has two sawhorses to round it out for two tables' worth.

06/28/2008

Our first open house so it won't be perfect but it'll be something.

Todo

• Brainstorming from as many members as possible so that we know what we can do and get people working on those things.
• dead button cell batteries for joule thieves
• lots of cornstarch for oobleck
• clear plastic pieces
• cardboard boxes of varying sizes
• webcams, don't have to be great quality or anything.
• Information Pamphlet
  • either bifold or trifold depending on the info we have to fill it

Projects Showcase

• Multitouch screen
  • MTMini for sure. --strages 14:48, 10 June 2008 (CDT)
  • Hopefully the 19" coffee table one as well. --strages 14:48, 10 June 2008 (CDT)
• Photobooth

Interactives

• joule thieves
  • we have 19 toroids with more that can be salvaged from junk hardware.
  • plenty of copper wire
  • plenty of LEDs, more if Venkat will ever show up again.

• oobleck

• magic sand
  • is it possible to figure out how to make this stuff and provide easy instructions for people to take home? --strages 14:48, 10 June 2008 (CDT)
    • apparently so: How to make Magic Sand thanks Jim Shoe.

• Bawls Bottle Challenge

• music related things (looking at Nykodemus for this one --strages 14:48, 10 June 2008 (CDT))

• BEAMbots

• MTminis
  • Consists of a cardboard box, webcam, piece of plastic, and tracing paper. Totally doable.

• Augmented reality
  • ARTag
  • ARToolKit

Progress