Not all funand gamesSome thoughts on toy hacking

Alexandra Deschamps-SonsinoCEO and Co-Founder of Tinker.it!

toys

playfun

gamesamusementenjoyment

kidsteenagers

adultselderly

playground for the elderly in Manchester, 2008Brain Age, Nintendo, 2005Aibo, Sony, 1999

alonetogether

no techhigh tech

hacking

toy hacking

technologyfor subversion

technologyfor nostalgia

technologyfor progress

samples

Circuit bent FurbySaul Mendel

Modified toy orchestraBrian Duffy

Low tech sensors and actuatorsUsman Haque & Adam Somlai Fisher

Reconfigurable HouseUsman Haque & Adam Somlai Fisher

OSCON 2007

Vbird, Hackers Camp, Mediamatic, 2008

Hacking the WiimoteJohnny Lee Chung, Carnegie Mellon

Toy Hacking workshop, Tinker.it!, 2008

product design

The HungriesAlexandra Deschamps-Sonsino

Alejandro Zamudio Sanchèz & Dana Gordon

Singing Sock PuppetsMatthew Irvine Brown

Needies, 2005

Xblocks, 2006

Giraffe vs Monkey, IDII, 2006

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