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The maker culture is a contemporary subculture representing a technology-based extension of DIY culture [1] that intersects with hardware-oriented parts of hacker culture and revels in the creation of new devices as well as tinkering with existing ones. The maker culture in general supports open-source hardware.
Maker education is an offshoot of the maker movement, which Time magazine described as "the umbrella term for independent innovators, designers and tinkerers. A convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans, the niche is established enough to have its own magazine, Make, as well as hands-on Maker Faires that are catnip for DIYers who used to toil in solitude". [3]
Mr. Jalopy (real name Peter Vermeren) is a leader in the Maker movement [1] and a contributing editor to Make. [2] He and the movement he espouses are trying to reconnect users with their tools, to reassert creative control over technology that is so sophisticated it is opaque to its users. [3]
The 2008 Maker Faires occurred May 3-4 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds in San Mateo, California, and October 18-19 at the Travis County Expo Center in Austin, Texas. The 2009 Maker Faire Bay Area was held on May 30-31. In 2010, there were three Maker Faires: Bay Area on May 22-23, Detroit on July 31 and August 1, and New York on September 25-26.
The first public library with a maker space was the Fayetteville Free Library. [5] Lauren Britton conceived of the idea of creating the makerspace at the Fayetteville Free Library as part of her coursework as a MLIS student. [5] Although the modern history of the makerspace library movement began in 2005, making in libraries began earlier than ...
Disney was all over the press during the most recent business news cycle for buying something called Maker Studios. In a nutshell, the asset is a multi-channel network collection of thousands of ...
Dougherty is considered by some as the Father of the Maker Movement. [7] [8] Dougherty was the CEO of Maker Media, [9] a spin-off from O'Reilly Media. [10] The company published Make magazine, beginning in 2005, had an ecommerce site (Makershed), and conducted Maker Faires worldwide. In June 2019, the company ceased operations and laid off all ...
Here's Why the Maker of Stanley Tumblers Is Being Sued. Anna Gordon. February 22, 2024 at 10:04 AM.