Support SparkMacon: Our MakerSpace for Macon, GA by giving to our IndieGogo funding campaign. http://igg.me/at/sparkmacon . Donations big and small are greatly appreciated. We’re very thankful for the generosity of our community. On behalf of the SparkMacon team, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the SparkMacon members who Read more…
SparkMacon is a community innovation space equipped with the tools, equipment, and grass-roots education required to convert your idea into a reality. Think of us as a gym membership to exercise your creativity, hands and brain. We aspire to blend the best of art and technology. Learn more about Read more…
SparkMacon is a community innovation space equipped with the tools, equipment, and grass-roots education required to convert your idea into a reality. Think of it as a gym membership to exercise your creativity, hands and brain. Our community will serve artisans, technology creatives, and creative tinkers with access to tools Read more…
The culture of open source continues to make an impact beyond software and programming. The ethos of open source has helped fuel the makers movement. In the open source convention(#OSCON 2014), speakers reviewed the impact of open source in government, education, manufacturing, and making. The OSCON event is one Read more…
7 Reasons Why The Makers Movement Is Revolutionary Chris Anderson has been watching trends in innovation for years while working with “The Economist” and serving as editor for “Wired” magazine. In his new book “Makers: The New Industrial Revolution”, he claims that we have experienced three industrial revolutions. The first Read more…
Are you looking for a way to fund your dream project or support your cause? The act of making a new product, an innovation program or creating a new service can be very exciting. When planning any venture, leadership has to answer the question: How do we fund this idea? Read more…
Kickstarter.com helps creative people and makers bring their projects to market. If you are going to create something new like a music album, a new video game, or a movie, you need funds to pay for labor and resources. Kickstarter.com provides a platform to enable creative individuals to share the Read more…
If you read the news paper, it’s impossible to avoid headlines related to big issues facing our culture. How do we value people and human life? How do we address poverty? How do we improve our education system to foster a culture of great teachers? For our exceptional teachers, how Read more…
I have watched the “Code for America” movement with great admiration. This movement encourages programmers to take a year off to do community service working with government. I believe that this movement is creating a very special community of technology empowered servant leaders. The following TED talk by Jennifer Pahika Read more…
As a game developer, I have become convinced that games can have a profound impact in teaching and changing the world. Why? Games encourage us to take on epic challenges and objectives. In the act of making a game, designers and developers have the opportunity to craft the Read more…