We have an awesome time making with everyone at our Mouse Maker Night events—but when Maker Night is over and before our next Maker event— we want you to keep making with us!
That's why we're starting the #MouseMakes Contest!
To enter the #MouseMakes Contest, come up with an idea for a technology that fits our design challenge and share a sketch, a photo of a prototype or any other evidence of your design. Submit your design before the next Mouse Maker Night and you could win a $20 VISA gift card!
Your design challenge is: Design a Technology with No Purpose
Make the most pointless invention that you can! You only need to come up with a design - you don’t need to build the whole project to be entered into a random drawing to win. This is the perfect chance to explore design
Tech without Purpose:
- Click n’ Wait - it’s an app with a button you click, but you have to wait to click again!
- A box whose only function is to open and close itself
- A glass that tells you if it’s empty or full
- A website that translates text into gibberish
- Light up shoes that only light up when you aren’t wearing them
- Other ideas that are only fun and don’t do anything useful! Make it as pointless as possible!
Remember: you only need to show us your design, you don’t have to actually build your technology!
Raffle Rules:
- Post on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook with #mousemakes and tag @mouse_org or email alex@mouse.org to be automatically entered
- Each design you post gives you an additional chance to win
- The drawing will be held on 10/18. All submissions must be in by midnight 10/16 to be considered.
- You only need to submit a design to win, not a finished project. Prototypes, rough sketches of ideas and concept art are all welcome!
Here are some ideas of where to start:
JavaScript Chat Bot
Choose Your Own Adventure Stories
CodeVirtual Reality
Tabletop and Video Games
LED Crafting
3D Design
Mouse Maker Nights are free and open to all who want a space to tinker, make, build, and learn cool stuff. To learn more about our Maker Night events, visit mouse.org/makernight
