Tag Archives: Maker lab

We’re Leveling Up!

If you’re looking for the EMC team right now, try checking under the layers of dust, moving boxes, and displaced furniture. A big expansion project is in the works and we couldn’t be more excited to bring a new level of innovation to Champlain College and the surrounding community! The Emergent Media Center is still […]

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The Champlain College Maker Lab. What? Why?

By Ken Howell, Assistant Professor (Photo: Michael Taranto, Game Design ’14 and Chris Thompson, MFA in Emergent Media ’14 candidate and adjunct faculty member, set up a display on campus earlier this semester demonstrating constellation LED t-shirts and die-cut vinyl stickers. Photo by Steve Mease.) The Champlain College Maker Lab is set to open in […]

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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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