Ever since Skylanders was released last holiday season, one of the most commonly requested additions to the franchise has been articulated toys. Custom toy maker Jin Saotome decided not to...
Posted by Blake Maloof | Thursday June 28th, 2012 1:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 8 Comments
This appeals to my childish desire to add more chaos to the game of ping pong. From Make: friend Niklas Roy In Spring/Summer 2012 both guys were invited to create...
Posted by John Edgar Park | Tuesday May 15th, 2012 11:30 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
For the past two and a half years, I’ve been helping to develop an open source video game called Alien Arena. I’d been playing the game for a long time...
Posted by Max Eliaser | Thursday May 10th, 2012 6:30 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, General | 2 Comments
A dice and cardboard wargame raising half a million on Kickstarter? The sixth edition of the classic wargame "Ogre" looks like it's going to be awesome.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday May 3rd, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: Crowdfunding, Fun & Games, Maker Pro | 5 Comments
You can waste time when your chores are done, retro and mini-sized! This 1:6 MAME console perfectly matches the classic 1983 Star Wars arcade game, only wee. Built by BYOAC...
Posted by John Baichtal | Tuesday May 1st, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games | No Comments
Explore the ever-expanding collection of step-by-step tutorials on Make: Projects. Contribute your own!
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Friday April 27th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Craft, Electronics, Food & Beverage, Fun & Games, Home | No Comments
In honor of the classic video game Frogger on its 30th birthday, my friend Tyler DeAngelo conceived a version of the game that uses a webcam to track the live...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Thursday April 19th, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments
I've been writing about DIY electronics for almost four years, and reading about it a lot longer than that, and I can say without hesitation that this freeform headphone amp...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday April 12th, 2012 6:01 AM
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games, Music | 14 Comments
Furniture and instrument builder Charles Lushear (Venice, CA) built a more sophisticated version of an NES Controller Coffee Table using walnut, mahogany, and maple woods.
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Wednesday April 11th, 2012 10:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Home, Woodworking | 7 Comments
Caine made his arcade using boxes from his dad's used auto parts store. He hadn't had many customers, so we set up a fun flashmob to make his day, and...
Posted by Mark Frauenfelder | Monday April 9th, 2012 8:22 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 36 Comments
Instructables user Random_Canadian (a.k.a. Gavin Wolchina of Calgary, AB) built this giant and fully functional puzzle cube that also serves as Gavin’s coffee table. It’s 27″ across, weighs less than...
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday March 23rd, 2012 7:30 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Furniture | 3 Comments
My impressions of The Creators Project festival in San Francisco.
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Monday March 19th, 2012 1:30 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Fun & Games, Home | 1 Comment
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