Short Circuits: Crafting e-Puppets with DIY Electronics

by Kylie A. Peppler, Katie Salen Tekinba, Melissa Gresalfi, et al.

Tools and methods for creating electronic puppets.

Short Circuits offers students opportunities to undertake physical computing projects, providing tools and methods for creating electronic puppets. Students learn how to incorporate microprocessors into everyday materials and use them to enhance their language and writing skills with shadow puppet shows featuring their own DIY flashlights.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262027836
• ISBN13: 9780262027830
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.1" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher