Makers from throughout South Jersey joined in the celebration of Maker Faire 2014 in Queens, New York on Saturday. Here are some sights from the event. For more information, read our story here.
By Matt Skoufalos
“We are all makers.” T-shirt slogan, Maker Faire 2014. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
Kit Rex allows builders to make a cardboard dinosaur. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
“Tick Tock the Croc” is an 18-person, pedal-powered conveyance with only a passing connection to Peter Pan. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
A curious child examines an electronic giraffe made out of scaffolding and computer accessories. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
Jeff Del Papa displays his scrapheap coin-flipper at Maker Faire 2014. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
U Conn. student Stephen Hawes demonstrates his personal flamethrower. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
The makers of “Glank,” performing a drumline percussion number on re-used propane tanks. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
A pilot displays his combatant in the Game of Drones UAV dogfighting league. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
There’s often no clear winner in the Game of Drones. Chaos is a ladder, after all. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
One of the more colorful intersections of art and technology is this singing lobster/Big-Mouth Billy Bass Volvo. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
Pine box derby racers built and tested their own creations on the Ford test track at Maker Faire 2014. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
The life-sized game of Mousetrap that provided a real-time physics lesson for Rube Goldberg fans. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
“Plastic Storm” is an art project created with the help of schoolchildren from Texas, and designed to educate kids about the omnipresence of plastic waste. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
The Eepybird.com Coke-and-Mentos demonstration. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
A symphony of carbonation results from the addition of Mentos to Coca-Cola, but the reaction is physical, not chemical, researchers said. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
Microcontrollers allow dancers to activate lighted floor squares at Maker Faire 2014. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
Maker Faire saw plenty of robots and robot-themed performances, like these guys. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
3D-printed models of visitors to Luna Park, scanned and recreated for a display at Maker Faire 2014. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
3D printed model of Luna Park. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
Yarn2-D2. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
This 360-degree Mario game created by a New York makerspace forced players to circle around the array to follow their hero in real time or else risk losing him from sight. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
Ghostbusters 3’s new leading man or a cosplayer from Maker Faire 2014? Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
The Local Motors Strati, the world’s first 3D-printed car, on display in Maker Faire 2014. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
That’s a lotta paella. Makers come in all shapes and sizes! Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
