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Bay Area #MakerFaire: May 15, 2015 ~ MediaDay

5/15/2015

Today, we were invited for Media Day at the 2015 MakerFaire held in San Mateo. We had an opportunity to attend a press conference with Dale Dougherty, Founder of the Maker Movement, and Gregg Brockway, CEO Of Maker Media.

I was able to get a picture with Dale Dougherty, that was pretty cool

Here are some highlights from the press conference:

12,000 Makers participating in the 2015 MakerFaire
Expected Attendance: 30,000-40,000 people
The spirit of the Bay Area promoted the creation of MakerFaire in 2005
Makers are selected by by how they seem to interact with others
Dougherty said that what he likes the most is how International MakerFaire events reflect the culture of the area.

The 2 new programs that were emphasized were:

School MakerFaire: a guide to how schools can easily create their own MakerFaires

MakerSpace.com: the official online community for MakerFaire

The exhibits available on the preview day included Pilars of fire, Battleboat Arenas, and Many 3d printing exhibits. Here are some pictures.

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M.A.D.E. Smash Brothers Tournament: 5/8/2015 Oakland, CA

5/15/2015

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On Saturday, May 9, 2015, I went to a Smash Bros. tournament held at the Museum of Arts and Digital Entertainment (MADE). The MADE is a museum of... video games (and the fans Rejoice!). Admission is one dollar to play games casually, and $5 to play in the tournaments. I can't tell you what games are there, because then there would be no surprise. You will have to check out the place yourself to see. At the tournament section, there were Singles tournaments, which is one on one, and Doubles tournaments, which are two on two. There were a lot of TVs set up, so it was hard to get by in that small room. There were really good matches, and our team, called LTS (Last Team Standing) won the singles tourney.

I plan on going back to the MADE to attend more tournaments in the summer.

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Guess who's going to ---> MAKER FAIRE 2015!!!!

5/12/2015

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Hey Everyone!!!

Look for us at the 10th Annual Maker Faire! We will be reporting on the great events. We also have been rewarded a PRESS PASS! We have opportunities to go behind the scenes. You can check us out in live time at @gamerofthebay on twitter.

For more information, go to:

http://makerfaire.com/

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Bay Area #MakerFaire: May 15, 2015 ~ MediaDay

M.A.D.E. Smash Brothers Tournament: 5/8/2015 Oakland, CA

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Guess who's going to ---> MAKER FAIRE 2015!!!!

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