putt putt 101
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Slides from my cardboard + electronics Putt Putt activity at the MIT Media Lab Festival of Learning 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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Pop-Up Putt-Putt
Some history, inspirations and ground rules
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+Agenda
Intro
Build a basic hole
We all play a round
Lunch break!
Mod your hole (windmills?, etc!)
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History
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1860sFirst course created – for the ladies of the house to play, without causing a scandal.
St. Andrews Ladies Putting Club (Scotland)
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1920sLow playing costs during the Great Depression drive growth
James Barber creates Thistle Dhu, in the style of a neoclassical French garden
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1930sInnovative artificial turf surface materials, like crushed cottonseed hulls, drive construction.
One of Garnet Carter’s Tom Thumb miniature golf courses.
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1950sPrefabricated courses spread around the nation.
An advertisement for one of the Lomma Company pre-fabricated mini golf courses.
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DIYKits and instructions proliferate for garage builders after WWII
Instructions from Popular Mechanics
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+Current Events / Inspirations
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Foldable Cardboard Mini-Golf HoleIn the style of Caine’s Arcade, cardboard is an incredibly versatile material
http://www.instructables.com/id/Foldable-Cardboard-Mini-Golf-Course/?ALLSTEPS
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Cardboard Course for CharityRemember, complicated isn’t necessarily a good thing.
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/oct/03/clyde-high-creates-cardboard-putt-putt-course-to/
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Tom Scott’s BirthdayMinecraft, vacuums, Wii Nunchuk, Arduino, laser-cutters, Kinect... Oh my!
http://www.tomscott.com/golf/
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Ground RulesWhat are we up to today?
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+Safety
Don’t trip on someone else’s hole
Metal drywall corner bead is sharp
Vampire fangs of doom Soft puppies
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+Decisions
Do we have a theme?
Are you par 2?
How hard is a hole in one?
How do we play the course?
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Lets Build!