by tmw2010 | Mar 17, 2018 | accessories, Art, Costuming, jewelry, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Science
The Freak Show Follies come to Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con 2018! Stacy Salmon, the mind behind the art, tells us more. GCMCC: What do you make? FSF: Freak Show Follies is unusual jewelry and home décor for unusual people. As an artist, I repurpose ethically...
by tmw2010 | Feb 22, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing, Science, Sponsors, STEM
Each year, almost since the inception of Gulf Coast Maker Con, USF CONNECT and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council have shown their support for the inventive spirit that fuels our Maker community. This year, they’re joining us again and we’re happy to...
by tmw2010 | May 4, 2017 | Drones, Science
Check out this cool launch footage of the “Don’t Ask” 3D Printed Rocket flying an I303 Cesaroni motor. Filmed with a GoPro Hero 3, video is synchronized with data gathered from an on-board Nexus 4 Android phone. “The phone gathered considerably...
by tmw2010 | Apr 6, 2016 | Education, Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Mechanics, Robotics, Science, Sponsors, STEM, Sustainability
Stretching across 23 counties, the Florida High Tech Corridor is “a technology rich region known as much for its legacy in aerospace as it is for its growing prominence in other high tech clusters of innovation such as Modeling and Simulation, Optics and...
by Terri Willingham | Apr 6, 2016 | 3d printing, DIY, Education, Electronics, Gaming, inventors, Makers, Mentoring, Robotics, Science, STEM, Young Makers
Here at Gulf Coast MakerCon, we get excited about all of our makers… but we really get fired up about our amazing youth makers!! It is our pleasure to introduce you to a wonderful, intelligent and inspiring young man, Rocket Burns, who will be making his debut...
by tmw2010 | Apr 5, 2016 | Electronics, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Mechanics, Robotics, Science, STEM
Ever felt like tinkering but needed some inspiration? Always wanted to learn a bit more about electronics and computer science, but didn’t know where to start? Sarasota Maker and Entrepreneur, Joseph Long has just the thing for you: Hackerboxes! HackerBoxes is...
