The Nerd Party - Makers Method

022 - Projects In The Field

12/1/2021

Derek "Power Saw" Young and Darren "Zip Tie" Moser talk about when they need to take their projects out into the field. Either for final installation or for an event. Darren also shares about his puppet BD-1's first time out.
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021 - Putting Off Projects

11/24/2021

Derek "Procras" Young and Darren "Tination" Moser talk about when you put off projects and letting procrastination flow. When is the best time to put things off? Can that be a making method?
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020 - Eric Jones (Coregeek)

11/17/2021

Derek "Sanding" Young and Darren "Sanding" Moser are joined by Eric "Coregeek" Jones to talk about sanding, projects and online cosplay competitions.
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Coregeek Website | Coregeek Instagram

019 - Cutting Projects Loose

11/9/2021

Derek "Craigslist" Young and Darren "Dusty Shelf" Moser talk about when the time comes to cut a project loose. Has it been sitting on your workbench for too long? Has your interest waned? Or the next best thing has come along to occupy your time.
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018 - Decision Fatigue

10/27/2021

Derek "Halloween" Young and Darren "Spoons" Moser talk about decision fatigue and its impact on their projects and lives. Sometimes it shows up as a bottleneck of your weekly process or a wall you crash into at the end of a long day. But decision making while making and filming presents its own set of challenges.
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017 - Building Immersion

10/20/2021

Derek "Tombstone" Young and Darren "Haunted Apartment" Moser talk about building immersion into their builds. Be it a haunted display space or even a galaxy far far away, immersion envelops the stories we tell with our projects.
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016 - Brian Thompson (The Smugglers Room)

10/14/2021

While Derek "NDA" Young is in the trenches. Darren "Laser" Moser is joined by Brian "The Smugglers Room" Thompson to talk about how lasers have changed how they design and make their projects.
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015 - Making at Different Scales

10/5/2021

Derek "Miniature" Young and Darren "1:1" Moser talk about their experience building at different scales. From miniature dioramas, to props, to larger than life costumes, to immersive wall projections. A project's scale has quite an impact on the design and production process.
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014 - Makers We Admire

9/29/2021

Derek "Tested" Young and Darren "Smugglers" Moser talk about several makers who they admire. This is not an extensive list at all but feel free to explore some of the Makers we admire below and find someone to add to your follow list.
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Adam Savage - Tested
Martin Molin - Wintergatan
Wesley Treat - YouTube
Bob Clagett - I Like to Make Stuff
Dave Lowe - Dave Lowe Designs
Brian Thompson - The Smugglers Room
Nick Walters - Walters Worx
Mark Brown - Game Makers Toolkit
Jasper Anderson - Jasper J Anderson Fx
Gordon Tarpley - YouTube

013 - Finding Your Community

9/21/2021

Derek "Haunts" Young and Darren "501" Moser talk about how they found their maker communities. The Venn diagram of making overlaps many different clubs, groups and websites. But there will always be a corner to call your own. How did you find your group of maker friends?
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