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Re: Zeum...also IEEE Mindstorms article
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Mon, 1 Oct 2001 21:17:12 GMT
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New IEEE Mindstorms article:
"Mindstorms Not Just a Kid's Toy"
might want to have a copy at Zeum.
m
see:
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/pubs/spectrum/0901/mind.html
mark
--- "David K. Z. Harris" <frenezulo@baylug.org> wrote:
> This is my reconnaisance report, for the upcoming LEGO
> display and
> activities, to be put on by BayLUG members. I'm only
> available for 10/14
> (Sunday), but they'd love to have us in on 10/13 as well.
> (The LEGO event is
> being advertised on postcards and flyers as both
> days...can anyone offer to
> be in charge for a display on that Saturday? Get in touch
> with me...)
>
> Zeum is located on the coners of 4th and Howard, just a
> stones throw
> distance from the main doors to Moscone Center. It is on
> the promenade
> level, just up from the sidewalk in that area. (Watch for
> the signage and
> steps going up...)
>
> Parking is the same to attend this as it is for
> Moscone...limited street
> parking (all with coin meters), and some for-pay garages
> in the area.
> Fortunately, it's also very close to the BART Powell
> Street Station (use the
> 4th & Market exit), and it's also on the MUNI bus lines.
> (You can find
> directions on the http://www.zeum.org/ website.)
>
> The site has a number of existing activity areas. I'm
> not sure how often
> they are changed, but my guess is that many of them
> continue month to month.
> There is a large Kinex rollercoaster. There was a station
> (with a
> supervisor) with a hot glue gun, to mount soda straws on
> plastic trays, and
> mounting construction paper sails...kids can then 'race'
> their boats in a
> metal tub on the outside balcony. There were also some
> hands-on exhibits on
> the balcony about bridges, and why they work. There is a
> small room set up
> as a clay-mation stop-motion animation lab.
>
> There are two walls, attached at 90-degrees to each
> other, with many large
> grey LEGO baseplates mounted to the walls, and ~5-gallon
> tubs of basic
> bricks, which kids can attach to the wall. We saw names,
> signs, and an
> American flag, among other creations.
>
> Visitors are always coming and going, so we probably
> won't have a bunch of
> folks that stick with us for 4 hours...my plan is to
> have a bunch of small
> to medium difficulty projects, and we'll just try to help
> teach some basic
> science as well as give folks chances to explore
> different facets of
> building with LEGO.
>
> The visiting artists usually work in one area, using a
> few 2' x 5' fold-up
> tables, supplied by the Zeum staff. There are also some
> small chairs
> available (which should be requested in advance).
>
> There is a loading dock, but no parking for visiting
> staff. We can use
> the dock to load-in and load-out, but we need to plan on
> parking elsewhere.
>
> Zeum has 4 Mindstorms RCX kits that we can use for the
> demos. We should
> probably look for a few good models to bring as examples.
> We can probably
> use some of their basic bricks to supplement the
> Mindstorms kits. I'm also
> going to look into getting some basic parts to bring
> along, but I'm also
> betting that some of those parts won't be coming home
> with me.
>
> Besides the normal area for visiting artists, there is
> also a small lounge
> area near the entrance, in front of full-height windows.
> Paul and I thought
> that this might be a good place to set up one or two
> tables, partly as a way
> to make the event more visible to people passing by, and
> also to be away
> from some of the distractions of the other displays.
>
> On the other hand, the normal area is close to the
> outside balcony, so we
> could work on a couple of bridge exhibits, and refer to
> the other bridge
> displays on the balcony...
>
> There is also another area, on their second floor,
> called the "Z Room",
> which is usually reserved for private parties, birthdays,
> etc., and we may
> be able to use that space. (We are also going to explore
> the chance to uset
> that room for a future BayLUG meeting...)
>
> I'm also hoping to get a couple BayLUG folks to help by
> coming to take
> pictures, and shoot some video of the event, for our
> archives...plus we will
> need a few folks that can help explain how to build with
> LEGO. (Mindstorms
> experience is not needed, and you might even be able to
> learn a little bit
> about the Mindstorms stuff if you like.)
>
> If you have questions, please feel encouraged to ask
> me!
>
> -Z-
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