MAKER CULTURE – HACKER EPISODE

RYERSON UNIVERSITY

CONTRIBUTORS: STEPH GELLATLY, PATRICK O'RURKE LAUREN STRAPAGIEL, LUKE VANDEZANDE

Elevator Pitch:

Hack it to Bytes

Bored with your gaming system? Hack it. Tired of your web browser? Hack it. Trouble with your smart phone? Hack that too. Hacking is about altering the components of our digital live, turning them into something entirely new, all in an attempt to improve functionality. And, that's what MakerCulture is all about too.

Users are never satisfied with technology, and now we're more able to make things work the way we want them to. In an increasingly collaborative, open source world, from hardware to software, we can come together and shape technology – we can all be makers. Take Mozilla's “Drumbeat” movement. It asks you to become an active participant, a contributing “webizen” who treats the Internet as a public resource that should be open to all.

Sub features:

History

Nintendo DS

Android VS iPhone?

Drumbeat

Episode Links:

Mark Pavlidis: http://www.pavlidis.ca/

Michael Both: http://www.senygma.com/GolfCard/Home.html