Category Archives: Conferences

Makers and DML – Separated At Birth?

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Barry

For my column on DMLcentral I decided to take inspiration from our booth at the World Maker Faire NYC this past September. I enjoyed writing and thinking about the history of both the Maker Movement and the DML Initiative, and … Continue reading →

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How To Find AMNH Education At ASTC – 4 Easy Steps

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Barry

Later this week many from the American Museum of Natural History will be trekking from NYC to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the annual ASTC (aka Association of Science-Technology Centers) conference, bringing together over 2,000 (as they like to say to … Continue reading →

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Highlights from AMNH’s Booth at World Maker Faire NYC 2013

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Barry

I wrote earlier about our plans at the Museum to offer activities at this year’s Maker Faire (Scientists, Dinosaurs, Origami… Oh My! Event Schedue for AMNH at Maker Faire NY). It was some amazing list of sheer awesome. But I … Continue reading →

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AMNH Bringing 3D Printed Astro-fun to ComicCon NYC 2013

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Barry

As you might imagine, the group where I work at the Museum is full of lots of self-proclaimed science geeks who are as excited as me that ComicCon is coming to town THIS AFTERNOON. So you can imagine our delight … Continue reading →

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Scientists, Dinosaurs, Origami… Oh My! Event Schedue for AMNH at Maker Faire NY

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Barry

Below is the schedule of activities for the American Museum of Natural History at World Maker Faire NY 2013. Please note – the schedule is subject to change based on weather, supply of materials, and natural disaster. We are located … Continue reading →

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Capturing Dinosaurs at This Year’s Maker Faire in NYC

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Barry

World Maker Faire NYC is coming in just two weeks (Sept 21st and 22nd) and I couldn’t be more excited. This weekend-long festival (70,000 attendees expected) held in and around the Queen’s New York Hall of Science is always a … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Digital Fabrication: My Talk at the MakerBot Store

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Barry

Last month, I presented at the MakerBot store in New York City, a talk that might as well have been called “My adventures in digital fabrication at the American Museum of Natural History.” As the first consumer 3D printing store, … Continue reading →

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How New Definitions of “Games” & “Change” Have Transformed the G4C Festival

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Barry

Yesterday, after the first day of the 10th annual Games For Change Festival, I posted my initial reflections on how the world has changed around the movement during the past decade and how the organization might respond (re: Does Games … Continue reading →

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Does Games For Change Have a Future? (a reflection on the past and next decade)

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Barry

Has Games For Change run its course? Has it become a victim of its own successes? And how real were these successes? These are some unsettling questions I found myself contemplating as I left the first of three days at … Continue reading →

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Speaking on Science, Museums and Games at GLS

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Barry

This morning I had the pleasure of speaking at one of my favorite conferences – the 9th annual Games, Learning and Society Conference – with one of my favorite partners, the Field Museum. The title was: “Fireside Chat: Building the … Continue reading →

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