Month: June 2012

  • We played KUBB for the first time today and are hooked! One of the best things about summer is playing a casual game on a field or the beach. In our office, one of our favorite games is called Kubb (rhymes with “tube”) that is originally from Sweden. If you have access to some woodworking…

  • Meet, Edgar Rodriguez, the Digital Stylist Behind Brave

    nbclatino: What can you do with a background in computer science and a masters in fine arts? Well, Edgar Rodriguez, took those skills and built the garments for the new Disney/Pixar animated film “Brave.” Read More

  • bookporn: Book-Wyrm, a literal dragon by Joseph Wu Origami on Flickr.

  • blutspur: geoball cherryplum

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  • rafaelfajardo: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 — Saturday, July 28, 2012 Scratch@MIT 2012 is the third biennial conference where educators, researchers, developers, and other members of the worldwide Scratch community will gather on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts to share their experiences and imagine the possibilities of Scratch. I’ll be in Boston July 24-29 to…

  • Wednesday, July 25, 2012 — Saturday, July 28, 2012 Scratch@MIT 2012 is the third biennial conference where educators, researchers, developers, and other members of the worldwide Scratch community will gather on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts to share their experiences and imagine the possibilities of Scratch. I’ll be in Boston July 24-29 to present…

  • In networks, cooperation trumps collaboration

    In networks, cooperation trumps collaboration ibmsocialbiz: Collaboration happens around some kind of plan or structure, while cooperation presumes the freedom of individuals to join and participate. Cooperation is a driver of creativity. It is based on sharing rather than working together toward a specified goal. What are the implications of this distinction? Via Harold Jarche

  • theatlantic: Freakonomics Teaches Us the Right Way to Bribe Kids A brand new study by Steven D. Levitt (of Freakonomics fame), John A. List, Susanne Neckermann, and Sally Sadoff finds that Chicago students in low-performing schools did better on tests when they were promised money or trophies for their good grades. But it wasn’t as simple as…

  • it8bit: Indie Game: The Movie “I never did pixel art before FEZ, so I had to learn. You do that for 3 years and by the end of 3 years you’re a lot better than you used to be.” ~ Phil Fish, Designer for FEZ Buy and watch the full movie here or preorder the DVD. (Trailer)