by tmw2010 | Mar 9, 2014 | DIY, Education, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Young Makers
The “maker” movement is simply the DIY creative spirit reignited for the 21st century. It’s a return to self-sufficiency, self-reliance and creativity, providing engaging and hands-on opportunities to inspire, educate, and entertain curious and creative learners of...
by tmw2010 | Mar 8, 2014 | Fairs, Festivals, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Robotics
Robots are a big part of any maker event, and Gulf Coast MakerCon is no exception. We’ll have a variety of robots on hand – bouncing balls, flinging frisbees, butlering and battling to the (near) death, a grand kick off for National Robotics Week, and...
by tmw2010 | Mar 1, 2014 | 3d printing, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon
Our collection of awesome Makers is wonderful and growing! This weekend, we’ll get to know Tangible Labs. Tangible Labs grew out of MityMo Creative, a creative services agency located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. For over ten years, MityMo has provided...
by tmw2010 | Feb 21, 2014 | Cosplay, Costuming, Festivals, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon
We made the acquaintance of the Heroes Alliance at Otronicon in Orlando a couple of months back. It wasn’t so much their costumes as the joyful reactions they produced in everyone around them, that made us come calling. We were delighted when they agreed to...
by tmw2010 | Feb 11, 2014 | Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Robotics
We’ll be helping kick off National Robotics Week with a Gulf Coast Makercon Robotics Showcase, front and center at our 3rd Annual Celebration of DIY Inventive Spirit. We’ll have K-12 FIRST robotics teams from around Tampa Bay. With support from a...
