A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
Alex Beim, the maker behind the large glowing balls at the Vancouver 2010 Closing Olympic Ceremonies, will discuss the odyssey from the ziploc bag test to the final product. Having no clue about how to make something is not a barrier for bringing a dream to the real world.
Now, artists can digitally "paint" a surface in the same way they can tag a wall with traditional spray paint. This multi-user application is perfectly poised to engage large groups of people at parties or festivals, and immerse them in a cool common activity. Used with more than 10 writers at the same time, graffiti wall can be used by almost any size audience. Conversely, with a single artist, the Graffiti Wall's animation option can be used to make a riveting performance piece.
Alex Beim (Tangible Interaction) Born and raised in Uruguay and Canadian for the last 11 years, Alex Beim is an artist/designer and founder Tangible Interaction Design. A former graphic designer, interaction designer and advertising creative, he now combines the knowledge from all those disciplines with his passion for technology to create simple but meaningful real life interactive experiences. His work has been experienced by thousands and seen by millions around the world. Some of Tangible's latest installations were part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Ceremony, the British Columbia Olympic Pavilion, Blue Man Group Tokyo Show, etc
