Tue, 01 Sep 2009
Christchurch Creative Space meet the people video
A while back we had some video footage shot at the Christchurch Creative Space so people could get an idea of who comes along and what they get up to while they're there. View the Christchurch Creative Space video here or in the embed below:
We also had a series of friendly chats with people who have been along (thanks to Jack) and you can read the Christchurch Creative Space people interviews.
Creative Space media coverage
The Space and its activities have also been featured in a couple of other media related items. A half-page article about the Creative Space and Hackerspaces in general appeared on page 14 of this month's Unlimited magazine (it seems not to be online). The MsBehaviour Files also made mention of us:
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Fri, 14 Aug 2009
Bright Bunny Project
Meet the cute and cuddly Bright Bunny Pirate who has a secret...
...his heart lights up when you feed him his favourite food...a carrot! (Bright Bunny on YouTube)
I designed this project for a workshop I taught at the Christchurch Craft 2.0 fair in June 2009.
We had three women and two girls participate, they learned to solder and assemble the bunnies each ending up with their own personality. It was good to have Lucy from Felt and Dave on hand to lend assistance as we under-estimated the time a bit!
It's turned out the project is an ideal introduction to incorporating electronics into craft. As an added bonus you can download the Creative Commons licensed Bright Bunny pattern.
The video above was recorded at the Christchurch Creative Space and edited in Blender.
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Mon, 16 Mar 2009
Christchurch Creative / Project / Hacker / Maker Space
I would like to gauge the level of interest for a hacker / project / creative / maker space in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Update: Join us this Tuesday, 17 March 2009 at 7:30pm for a planning/doing gathering. See the announcement for details.
I've been interested in the concept for quite a while but after spending some time in similar setups in Europe I'm even more convinced it would be a great addition to the city. While I could spout on about it having social, community, technical, educational and creative benefits I'm really only suggesting it because I want to be able to work on projects and hang out with interesting people at the same time.
If you're not familiar with the concept here are a couple of starting points for learning more:
Already I've talked about the concept with a number of people and had a positive response. There is also a possibility of an at least temporary location in the central city. I suspect we would probably start off with having gatherings one or two nights a week.
Please participate in the discussion forum / mailing list if you are interested in helping this get started or interested in participating once it's started:
I welcome suggestions for venues, funding, participants, equipment and interminable discussions about a suitably local-flavoured name.
Know someone who creates, hacks, crafts, makes or who might otherwise benefit from such a space? Please pass this Christchurch creative project space link along to them.
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