Have you ever considered building your own retro style, table top video arcade game? Or maybe you’d like to consider making something unique as a gift for Mother’s Day this year. Either way, the amazing resources available at the Lake Michigan College Fab Lab are ready and waiting for you this spring.
Lake Michigan College Community Education is offering a new Fab Lab camp where families and individuals from age eight to 108 can build their own retro style, table top video arcade game, and they are also teeing up some gift creation ideas for mom.
Each Fab Lab video game camp includes four, three-hour evening sessions, scheduled Monday through Thursday, from 5:30 – 8:30 pm, making it convenient for working families to participate together. The first session runs May 14 – 17. Another is scheduled June 11 – 14.
The camp is ideal for Do-It-Yourselfers who long to relive the days of Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger and Galaga, and perhaps share them with a new generation.
Participants don’t need any woodworking, game design or electrical experience. All materials are included, including pre-cut wood to customize as desired. Instructors will guide participants through each step, including the creation of the cabinet, wiring for speakers and power supply, and connecting the monitor, jamma board and joysticks.
Dozens of games are available, including Burger Time, Centipede, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Galaga, Ms. Pac-Man, Pinball Action and Space Invaders.
Click the link below to register and learn more, or stop by the Fab Lab to try out a sample game. The cost is $375 including all materials. Here’s the link:
http://www.lakemichigancollege.edu/fablab
The LMC Fab Lab is located in the Hanson Technology Center on LMC’s Benton Harbor Campus at 2755 East Napier Avenue.
Meanwhile, LMC is also offering two Fab Lab workshops for creating unique, personalized gifts just in time for Mother’s Day. Participants can design and produce a custom laser engraved card or wine bottle herb planter in less than two hours for under $7.
Custom Laser-Engraved Cards
In this workshop, participants will learn how to design and create their own custom greeting cards using a laser engraver and a variety of available card stock.
The workshops will be held on Tuesday, May 8, from 5:30-7:30 pm and on Saturday, May 12, from 12:30-2:30 pm. The cost is $5.
Wine Bottle Herb Planters
In this workshop, participants will convert wine bottles into custom herb planters using a laser etching machine. The workshop includes hands-on instruction and all materials needed to create the planters.
Participants can drop in anytime on Friday, May 11, from 1- 4 pm or on Saturday, May 19, from 12:30– 2:30 pm. Each planter takes about 10 minutes to make. The cost is $7.
The LMC Fab Lab is located in the Hanson Technology Center on LMC’s Benton Harbor Campus at 2755 East Napier Ave.
Visit www.lakemichigancollege.edu/fablab to register and discover other upcoming workshops.
The Fab Lab is an open access makerspace located within Lake Michigan College’s Hanson Technology Center on its Benton Harbor Campus. The Fab Lab hosts collaborative workshops and provides open access to its digital fabrication studio with design software, laser cutters, 3D printers, and vinyl cutters. A woodshop, sewing machines and an embroidery machine are available for use in addition to a CNC router, welding booth, and various hand tools. The Fab Lab is open to people of all ages who have a desire to learn and create. Learn more at lakemichigancollege.edu/fablab.
