Oculus Rift is a new, next generation virtual reality gaming headset. A few months ago, I heard that Google gave each attendee at their I/O conference a cardboard, DIY virtual reality headset kit. I posted it on Facebook, where I share lot of breaking news and fun stuff. You should follow along. I must have passed the news along to my boys, too. Young Maker Teen decided he wanted make a Google Cardboard Virtual Reality (VR) headset at home. I ... [ Read More ]
Global Cardboard Challenge with the Imagination Foundation
You've heard the story of Caine's Arcade, yes? No? Click here for the heartwarming video. In a nutshell, Caine, a lonely 9-year-old boy in East LA, fashioned an entire Chuck E. Cheesey-worthy arcade out of corrugated boxes at his dad's used car parts store. It's amazing. But Caine never had any customers until the right person walked through the door and bought a fun pass. The best part came after the video, when a scholarship fund was started ... [ Read More ]