Programming Play

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Argues that playful experiments beat burnout and shows exactly how: a stuffed cat hacked with a Teensy and Node.js to grab Instagram images and drop them into Dropbox, a Raspberry Pi “booty bump” that triggers spotlights and Major Lazer, a neopixel Twitter follower box built on a Particle Photon, and a solenoid-powered “shot” dispenser tied to buzzword detection. These prototypes use Arduino, OpenCV, MIDI/Ableton and cost tens of dollars, lead to paid commissions and internships, and reliably restore motivation.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 6:26Own your growth
3. 8:14Play in adulthood
4. 13:13Burnout to playful projects
5. 18:51Useless creativity
6. 24:41Physical installations
7. 30:36Modding toys to art
8. 34:43Corporate maker spaces
9. 39:02Teaching kids game dev
10. 42:37Stay playful at work

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