Wonderland

MAKIES is alpha ...

This is why I've been so ridiculously silent around here for so long: on Friday, we put MAKIES into open alpha:

MAKIES is an action doll creator: a player/customer can design their own action doll - features, hair, clothes and everything - & we then 3D print it uniquely to them, build & dress it, and send on to them within 3 weeks of ordering.

There's more to come, too: the avatar will be able to unlock collectibles for the action doll. In the future, the action doll will be able to do the same for the avatar, using clever bits of electronica \o/.

So here we are in May, in open alpha (it's the new closed beta, only scarier :-))

Which means people will see all the string and sellotape, but everyone can also pitch in with suggestions at an early stage, too. During alpha, the doll is £99, including an outfit and taxes.

For beta, we'll have cheaper and more expensive versions available, playing with complexity of tailoring and size of print, etc. Tablet apps, too, and lastly, the all-important full battery of toy safety tests (totally confident on that last one - the doll's already passed a full series, but we still need to do USA and Japan ones too, etc. It just takes time).

3D printing! It's a future! :D

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Super Mario koopa shell mouse

The mat's horrible, but the MOUSE!

It's a USB ball mouse - bless - and $30.

Final Fantasy barware

I have a huge soft spot for silly drinks glasses, especially slightly frosted ones. You know the type? Bit retro. Look at these!

I like a lot. Over at NCSX.

Create your own Superhero Kit

See the theme emerging here... Here's one that involves only injection moulded parts, but is nevertheless a build-your-own. Things are getting so cheap that simply bundling lots of parts is a viable option these days.

See it here. Pretty sure I found this a few days ago via Superpunch and it's been sitting in an open tab since, ahem. Things are getting unbelievably busy over at MakieLab!