Work exploring atoms and bits.
![1K Makerspace](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-3-1-225x300.png)
Communities, Education
Program Development The 1K Makerspace project was borne out of my work at Illinois PPE that explored a distributed fabrication...
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![Rewilding in Patagonia](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_2165-225x300.jpeg)
Education
Study Abroad Trip My former colleague Heather Snyder-Quinn and I conceived this trip in 2020. Rewilding in Patagonia brought DePaul...
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![Mobile Microscope](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Image77-225x300.jpeg)
Objects
Object Development At the behest of a team of oncologists at University of Chicago, I directed my student industrial design...
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![Hacker Badge 2021](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-4-1-225x300.png)
Games, Objects
Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my...
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![BFA Industrial Design](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_2180-225x300.jpeg)
Education
Program Development I wrote the BFA Industrial Design program with my colleagues Nathan Matteson, Eric Landahl, and Theresa Steinbach. The...
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![Illinois PPE](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-3-3-225x300.png)
Communities, Objects
Object Development Starting at DePaul, I led a group that collaborated with a network of individuals from various universities, libraries,...
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![Southland Maker Faire](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-3-4-225x300.png)
Communities
Game Development Southland Maker Faire was an event that I created and directed for nearly five years. Hosted in the...
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![Idea Realization Lab 2](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/irl2-225x300.png)
Communities, Education
Makerspace Development Following the success of the Idea Realization Lab 1, I was asked by DePaul to build a second...
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![Hacker Badge 2019](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-3-5-225x300.png)
Games, Objects
Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my...
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![Hacker Badge 2018](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_2204-225x300.jpeg)
Games, Objects
Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my...
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![Certificate in Making](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-3-7-225x300.png)
Education
Program Development I developed a partnership with the engineers and managers on Caterpillar’s Peoria facilities to teach them rapid prototyping...
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![Idea Realization Lab 1](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/irl1-225x300.png)
Communities, Education
Makerspace Development I was tapped by college administration in 2017 to build a makerspace based on my experience with Spacelab...
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![Hacker Badge 2017](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-225x300.jpeg)
Games, Objects
Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my...
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![Big Data Outbreak](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-3-2-225x300.png)
Games, Objects
Game & Object Development This project was a cross between hardware development/design, game design, and embodied interaction. Developed for the...
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![Spacelab](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0016-225x300.jpeg)
Communities, Education
Makerspace Development Spacelab makerspace has provided access to digital fabrication technology, classes, and making opportunities like Makerfests for the last...
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![Project Libity](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0030-225x300.jpeg)
Games, Objects
Game Development Project Libity was a collaborative controller developed on Arduino Leonardo that enabled up to four players to control...
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![Mega Ran: The Game](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-3-225x300.png)
Games
Game Development This video game was a collaboration with the rapper Raheem Jarbo (AKA Mega Ran) for an album release/Kickstarter...
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![Gratis Grottos](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dd_dlc1-225x300.png)
Games
Game Development After the successful sale of Delve Deeper and Treasures & Tunnels, I had an insight about game sales...
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![Treasures & Tunnels](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dd_dlc2-225x300.png)
Games
Game Development After the successful sale of Delve Deeper, Lunar Giant set out to release downloadable content (DLC) to expand...
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![Delve Deeper](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dd-225x300.png)
Games
Game Development Delve Deeper is the first installation of a video game that’s sold on Steam, Humble, and various other...
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![Hackerspaces in Space](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1754-225x300.jpg)
Communities, Education
Program Development This was a global event I conceived of after seeing a news article about college students who tracked...
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![Workshop 88](https://jaymargalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-3-6-225x300.png)
Communities, Education
Makerspace Development This was the first makerspace that I co-founded, and currently operates out of Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Founded in...
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