{"id":6730,"date":"2017-10-27T10:10:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T15:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/?p=6730"},"modified":"2017-10-27T13:27:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T18:27:07","slug":"are-you-ready-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/are-you-ready-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Ready for Halloween!?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Halloween is – hard as it is to believe – next week!! <\/strong><\/div>\n
Are you ready? Your costume good to go? Decorations?<\/strong><\/div>\n
We can help you with those last minute preparations!<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Looking for costume ideas? Check out this blog <\/a>from last year – it has so many great ideas for helping you create the perfect costume! We have the resources! And the special tools you need – Lilypad, LittleBits, MaKey MaKey – we’ve got them! Be sure to explore all the tools we have available in our Tool Library<\/a>! Scan the perfect mask or prop in our Creative Space<\/a>? Then take it to the Engineering Technology Center<\/a> and have it 3D printed!<\/p>\n

Interested in learning about stage make-up?\u00a0How It\u2019s Made : Season 1 & 2<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(disc 5) \u00a0has great information and shows the creation process. You\u2019ll also be able to see the transformation of a young woman to an old woman. A full transformation mask can take a month or more to create and cost upwards of $10,000. Perhaps not the most cost effective for your Halloween party….<\/p>\n

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Party at your place? Check our blog <\/a>from last year for DIY Halloween decorations!\u00a0Electronic Projects for Dummies<\/a><\/em> can help you create a better-than-classic scary Jack-O’Lantern! You\u2019ll end up with\u00a02 pumpkins \u2013 one transmits an infrared beam and the second one lights up and plays a prerecorded message or sound. When someone walks between the two pumpkins and breaks the plane of the infrared beam, the 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0pumpkin will light up and emit that evil laugh! \u00a0The chapter,\u00a0Scary Pumpkins<\/em>, takes you through the process, step-by-step, \u00a0complete with schematics, photos (some in color), parts list and detailed instructions! Like to create with paper? Explore\u00a0Paper Inventions : Machines That Move, Drawings That Light Up, Wearables, and Structures You Can Cut, Fold, and Roll<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Pepper\u2019s Ghost<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How about a hologram to help create that creepy atmosphere? Check out Holography Projects for the Evil Genius<\/em><\/a>! We have a Pepper’s Ghost here in the library, come check it out! Pepper’s Ghost is technically not a hologram, but it could add atmosphere to your party! Ours was made in the Engineering Electronics Shop<\/a>, with mostly scrap materials!\u00a0Makezine<\/a>\u00a0has complete instructions! While our\u00a0 Pepper\u2019s Ghost uses using a laptop, a computer or special equipment isn\u2019t needed! (When you stop in to see Pepper’s Ghost, take a look at our exhibit<\/a> about the paranormal – only up for one more week!)<\/p>\n

How about creating animatronic eyes?\u00a0Make : 3D Printing Projects<\/em><\/a>\u00a0has step-by-step instructions with color illustrations and a parts list! What could be more fun than having a pair expressive, animatronic eyeballs at your party! (We have 3D scanners available in our\u00a0Creative Space<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Engineering Machine Shop<\/a>\u00a0has 3D printers!)<\/p>\n

You’ll want to check out our special effects blog<\/a> for more great ideas!<\/p>\n

However you plan to celebrate Halloween this year, remember we can help make it as spooky as you’d like it to be!<\/p>\n

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Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hartman, Kate. 2014.\u00a0Make : Wearable electronics.<\/em>\u00a0Sebastopol, CA : Maker Media.\u00a0Engineering Library QA76.592 .H37 2014<\/a><\/p>\n

Ulaby, Fawwaz T. 2015.\u00a0Fundamentals of applied electromagnetics.<\/em>\u00a0Boston : Pearson Education, Inc.\u00a0Engineering Library QC760 .U49 2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Boysen, Earl Nancy Muir. 2006.\u00a0Electronics projects for dummies.\u00a0<\/em>Hoboken, NJ : Wiley.\u00a0Engineering Library TK7819 .M38 2006<\/a><\/p>\n

Ceceri, Kathy. 2015.\u00a0 Paper inventions : machines that move, drawings that light up, and wearables and structures you can cut, fold, and roll.<\/em> San Francisco, CA : Maker Media.\u00a0Engineering Library TT870 .C43 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Harper, Gavin D.J. 2010.\u00a0Holography projects for the evil genius.<\/em> New York : McGraw-Hill.\u00a0Engineering Library TA1542 .H37 2010<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How it\u2019s made, Seasons 1 and 2.<\/em>\u00a0Discs 1 & 5. 2010. Silver Spring, MD : Discovery Communications.\u00a0Engineering Library Circulation Desk video (Video Record 37144 DVD)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Other Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daniels, Patrick. October 24, 2017.\u00a0Still need an outfit for Halloween? check out these 3D-printed costumes.<\/em> Digital Trends<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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