{"id":810,"date":"2018-04-18T13:51:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T18:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/?p=810"},"modified":"2018-04-18T13:51:15","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T18:51:15","slug":"maker-fest-promotes-creativity-in-the-big-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/2018\/04\/18\/maker-fest-promotes-creativity-in-the-big-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Maker Fest promotes creativity in the Big Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-811 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/04\/maker-fest-2018-11-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/04\/maker-fest-2018-11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/04\/maker-fest-2018-11-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/04\/maker-fest-2018-11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/04\/maker-fest-2018-11-490x276.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/04\/maker-fest-2018-11-1080x608.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>ACU students, faculty and members of the broader Abilene community enjoyed the annual Maker Fest on April 5 in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/makerlab\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maker Lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the ACU Library\u2019s make<\/span><span>rspace. \u00a0The\u00a0<\/span>day was full of family-friendly showcases of invention, creativity, tinkering and learning.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interactive maker workshops and exhibits offered software and tool demonstrations as well as show and tell presentations with hands on activities. \u00a0\u201cThis year was the first year that we scheduled inventor presentations,\u201d says Darren Wilson, Maker Lab Coordinator, \u201cThe presentations were interesting and well attended!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mike Daugherty shared his electronics invention, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Word Clock<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, that tells time with words instead of numbers, Brent Reeves\u2019 invention connects families with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thoughts About You<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by use of lights, while Darby Hewitt\u2019s presentation explored, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Game Time<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an invention using a small digital clock that adapts as a micro-gaming device. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigcountryhomepage.com\/news\/main-news\/acu-maker-fest-promotes-creativity-in-big-country-students\/1105160147\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click here to learn more about the ACU Maker Lab event from Abilene Reporter-News.<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACU students, faculty and members of the broader Abilene community enjoyed the annual Maker Fest on April 5 in Maker Lab, the ACU Library\u2019s makerspace. \u00a0The\u00a0day was full of family-friendly showcases of invention, creativity, tinkering and learning. 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