Design Nerd Jam 3.1: Pedal-Powered Railway Parade - UPDATE

Thanks to everyone who attended Nerd Jam 3.1 at eatART's industrial hangar! To see photos and videos of the ideas and presentations we came up with for our human-powered railway vehicles, check out this page on our wiki.

Generous donations by attendees contributed to over $100 dollars raised for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Many thanks for your contributions!

There were great contributions of ideas from everyone involved, running the gamut from the fantastical to highly pragmatic and a firm direction has emerged for two prototypes to be developed over the next 10 weeks!

2 teams * 2 visions * 2 contraptions: Through a process of rapid evolution and fusion, two ideas came forward as our initial prototype rail-riders. Both designs will be developed and constructed together at eatART over the next 10 weeks. Check-out the project page for more information soon!

Team Locomotive; led by Eesmyal Santos-Brault with technical support from Wade Bortz, will develop "makes it go" part of the train.
Team Gramophonica; co-led by Natalie Ephier and Maia Love with technical support from Leigh Cristie, will develop the audaciously beautiful, multi-sensory, musical railcar.

All nerds are encouraged to come out and lend a hand to the construction and implementation of the projects. Whether your interest is in technical design, construction, mapping and site selection or coordination and event planning, there's a fit for you.
Sign-up here to get involved!