Category Archives: DIY

Joystick and Guitar Hero MIDI Scripting

By Sam PL | Published: August 21, 2009
For an Independent Study this past summer semester, I set out to tackle some novel approaches to controlling music. I ended up writing patches for the graphical programming language MAX/MSP that allowed me to receive signals from game controllers and convert them to MIDI signals, which were then received in my favorite music software: [...]
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Potato Cannon Redux

By Sam PL | Published: August 21, 2009
Some friends and I built a combustion PVC potato cannon (or spud gun) and named her Charlotte.
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~$100 DIY Astronaut Costume

By Sam PL | Published: November 10, 2008
In my own revolt against crappy and overpriced astronaut costumes, I made a homemade Apollo astronaut suit for Halloween.
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