Last week, Nashville had an embarrassment of riches. There were so many things to see and do. The Greek Festival, the Italian Festival,Tennessee State Fair and so many others. Since I am a geek I chose to attend Nashville's geek festival, the Mini Maker Faire, sponsored by Make Nashville and the Adventure Science Center.
We were able to watch 3D printing, aluminum smelting and science demos, all of which were delightful. But the best part was the chance to see so many creative people channel their creativity in unexpected-brilliant ways. I stood inside a responsive-geodesic dome a woman had built and was programming to have the images move and dance with the people who were in it. My daughter held the bridle of a dinosaur. I learned some things about paper from the origami artists who meet at Plaza Art that were mind blowing.
This weekend was the same. I simply could not choose. There were Arduino classes that showed us how to connect motors of all sizes to controllers. I am so glad to have been able to attend these classes. There are so many things I want to build.
Tonight we are attending Nashville's inaugural Game Jam. There are multiple opportunities to learn by doing in Nashville. There are so many users groups to join, attending the meetings alone could be a full time job, a dream job.
In the last year we have attended events with The Global Game Jam, Hack Nashville, Make Nashville, Middle Tennessee Robotic Arts Society, Nashville Women Programmers and so many others. Every time my family and I attend an event we learn something we would not have learned otherwise and new opportunities keep opening. Right now I just had a guy ask me if I can create a sprite. Of course I can. I will learn the basics of a new program and create something I would not have know how to build otherwise. I love this town and the free chances to learn that are available here.
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