Category Archives: MakerLab

MS Shanghai Students Visit XinCheJian Hackerspace

By Dr. Geoff Bell, Associate Professor, MS Shanghai China campus Recently I brought my MS in Emergent Media students to a Hackerspace in Shanghai called XinCheJian (translates to “new workshop”). Their website describes it as follows: “Hackerspaces are community-operated physical places all around the world, where people can meet and have fun on their projects. […]

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The Champlain Mini Maker Faire Lights Up Shelburne Farms

By Ken Howell The second annual Champlain Mini Maker Faire was a huge success. Champlain College was out in force with booths for both the EMC and MFA. The Mini Maker Faire is a smaller regional version of its New York and San Francisco area counterparts. At these fairs, people engaged in a wide array of do-it-yourself projects, […]

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