Near Milton Keynes, last weekend of the school holidays.
The light saber workshop kick-started the weekend and broke the ice with all the kids - swimming pool noodles + tape.
Kite-mapping was fun - we attached a camera to a picovet hanging from string of kite and launched it from the field. The resulting photos showed the landscape emerging every 3 seconds as the camera rose.
There was a very popular retro gaming tent where kids tried Pacman ("it's great!") and Indiana Jones pinball (I had the top score) for the first time.
A gigantic LAN tent with Free Quake for Linux; a badge made from a micro-controller with LCD screen - TiLDA MKe -
We hammered silver rings, played with makeymakey, learned how to pick locks and tasted freshly made Dutch waffles.
Laser-cutting was cool - perspex dragons sketched on paper, drawn in Flash, exported to Inkscape and tidied up for the hardware. These were inspired by hanging birds and mobiles.
Press comments: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/03/electromagnetic-field-camp-emfcamp-drones-arduino-burning-man
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