The Augmented Reality
Sandbox
Energize Your Community
with a Makerspace
What is a Makerspace?
Makerspaces are
Everywhere
• Urban Locations
• Suburban
• Rural (challenges)
Challenges
• Population
• Transportation
• Lack of awareness
• Busy-ness
Values, Strategy,
Tactics
Community
• Events, large and small for
children to adults, girls and
boys alike
• Get together and make stuff
Knowledge
• Learn by working together
• Teach others
Craftiness
• Cross-disciplinary approach to
creation
• Hard and soft crafts
• For everyone!
Become the Hub for
Makers in Your AreaMembership and Community
Educate Yourselves and
Your CommunityLearning
Bring in members who
encourage the creative
endeavors of others
Craftiness
Become a Maker Hub• Partnerships with local makers
• Girl & Boy Scouts
• Library
• Local Unions
• Hobbyist Groups
• Hackathons
• Speaker Events
• Location!
• We are all makers. Educate.
Become a Maker Hub
• Invent an event
• Maker Faire?
• Hackerspaces in Space
• PPPRS
Become a Maker Hub
• Meetup
• Slack
• Google Groups
• Wordpress
• Twitter
Educate• Host Classes & post on Meetup
(also helps drive maker hub)
• How to solder
• How to program
• How to sew
• Photography 101
• Using the tools at the space
• Speaker Events
• Business workshops
Educate
• We are All makers!
• Local newspaper
• Local TV
• Events outside your
core group
Creativity• Tools
• 3D Printer
• Arduinos
• Raspberry Pis
• CNC Mill
• Saws
• Welder
• Plotter
• Etc.
Creativity
• Projects
• AR Sandbox
• Badges
• Power Wheel
• Sensor Arrays
‣ RESOURCES
• makezine.com
• http://makezine.com/2014/10/07/how-to-start-a-
makerspace-in-small-town-america-2/
• hackaday.com
• hackerspaces.org
Jay Margalus@jaymargalus * jaymargalus.com * [email protected]