Embrace Failure
AmieDD
December 15, 2017
I wanted to be a self-rescuing princess and engineer my way out of the castle.
I wanted to be a self-rescuing princess and engineer my way out of the castle.
Microsoft Build had a fancy machine that would put images on your foam for your coffee(or if you're like me and don't like coffee) Hot chocolate.
At the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle #amiedd #buffy #vanhelsing #360 #theta360
This post is part of our 3D Printing Influencer Series series which interviews the leading founders and executives who are on the front lines of the industry to get a better understanding of what problems the industry is facing, what trends are taking place, and what the future looks like. The following is an interview we recently had with Amie D. Dansby, programmer and 3D printing educator who has worked with Marvel Studios, Xbox, and Playstation.
Scarborough Faire is a Renaissance festival in Waxahachie TX.
Those who don't believe in magic will never find it! Believe Muggles!
In a few weeks I’ll board my 9 hour flight to London for Skills Matter’s FullStackCon for 3 days of JavaScript, Node and the Internet of Things with some amazing developers, I’m excited to check out Skills Matter’s CodeNode community venue in London’s Tech City where I’ll be giving a keynote talk on IoT and the Maker Revolution.
My code and STL files are on Github for the Twitter Wearable IoT Badges.
Somehow I accidentally purchased the Deluxe package for the Harry Potter Studio Tour when I went to London, U.K. The cost was £199.00 and included entry to the studio with a private two hour guided tour, reserved parking, a souvenir guidebook, a Butterbeer, four free photographs and a video at one of our photo opportunities and a choice of hot meal and drink, as well as private opportunities for photos with sets that were not available with the standard entry ticket. Every part of this experience was worth the adventure to see the sets and magic that went into making these films.
This developer gets me, I found some funny shortcut scripts in SQL.
Let's consult the runes! The Alchemist cosplay for fantasy weekend at Scarborough Renaiisance Festival.
We used Unity Connect to find an artist and animator when the program was still in Beta.
How to take a picture with a car. Totally not weird to ask if the Tesla's front trunk has enough room for a body right?
3D printed Harry Potter Mauraders Map Cloak Pins.
When a game engine & short film team up with real-time rendering for ADAM: The Mirror, we get some kickass costumes!
When you share your code or 3D Print designs do you have to pick an open source license? Nope!
I had 2000 Everblock bricks in my garage, I've made a shelf for my 3D Printer, a bookshelf to display my LEGO sets and now a kick-ass LEGO Christmas tree!
I mostly use the vacuum former for cosplay props, but today I used it for something practical: a teeth whitening tray from a dental model of my teeth!
Museum of surgical history and one of the oldest surviving operating theatres.
The Dead Zoo from the show Penny Dreadful is a real place in Dublin Ireland!
Pew! Pew! Pew! If you missed my talk at NDC London 2018 here is what you missed! I connected an Arduino and Unity3D through a serial connection to turn the gears on a LEGO Mindstorms motor fire a LEGO cannon I made!
Artist Residence in Penzance Bringing a slice of eccentric charm to the dreamy lanes of historic Penzance, Artist Residence Cornwall is a revitalized Georgian pile with 22 eclectically decorated bedrooms and a cosy 3-bedroom cottage - a unique seaside retreat perfectly situated for daily forays to the beaches, and the Isles of Scilly, a short stroll from the art deco lido and a sea view of the fairytale that is St Michael's Mount.
I collobrated with Pin Stash to create this awesome Rufio pin!! Banarang!!! You can back our kickstarter project here!
I demoed Microsoft new "Mixed Reality" Headset at Unity Unite Austin this week.
50 degrees Fahrenheit. One server is down, nothing is labeled, you have 2 hours...GO!
Building a prop with a $20 build and crap from the Dollar Store.
I won't be quitting my day job to become a Blacksmith! I learned how to use the forge at Dallas Makerspace. It took me 3 hours to create 2 points and shape the iron into a "S" hook.
My 3D Printed Name tag is on MyMiniFactory for ya'll to download and 3D Print!
Off on an adventure to Penshurst Place and Gardens to find the 6 fingered man.
While 3D printing has yet to completely breakthrough to the mainstream – understandably, as plenty of people haven't mastered 2D printing yet – the potential that the technology holds in both current and future applications is immense and still unrealized.
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret in London
Hey did you just make awesome changes to your game objects scene in Unity and realize, oh crap you were in Play mode the entire time and nothing saved?
This is my Game Design Document (GDD) Template you can use.
I'll be speaking about game development at Codemotion Rome April 13-14, 2018.
Quick video showing how to add simple adnimations in Unity.
Morton salt ponds are located right behind the Facebook HQ office in Menlo Park, CA.
I'm working on making a dress and armor pieces from LEGO, Brixo IoT conductive bricks and Mindstorms robotics to control some of the movements.
I always take my LEGO minifigures with me when I travel. They never complain when I take their picture, haha!
You know you're a programmer when you find humor in everything you do. I made a few new Cherry MX Keycaps!
The Keyless deadbolt lock I have is the Samsung Ezon SHS-3321
Traveling alone to another country is always an adventure. I always have my camera and tripod, and people always look at me like I'm crazy. Take all the pictures you want, you might never get another chance to visit again! I like to set fun photo challenges for myself, like this one: Take a photo with a stranger.
The best thing about makers is you can go to any country & still speak the same language.
The interview I did with Bonnie Burton for Make: in finally in stores!! I did the interview in June 2017, and I've been waiting for this issue to come out(apparently their print copy is 2 months behind the digital version).
Amie D Dansby is a software game programmer, previously at Marvel Studios, working on Captain America, Thor, X-Men Destiny, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet and Marvel vs CapCom 3. She transitioned to Research and Development working with the PlayStation and Xbox. Currently a full stack unicorn and robot overlord at a robotics, augmented reality video game studio in Dallas, TX, ATAT Tech. She educates through 3D Printing, game development, computer science, LEGO Mindstorms robotics, wearable tech and cosplay. Encouraging others to experiment and learn through trying, making mistakes, and trying again. Embrace Failure is a philosophy she's adopted, there's no such thing as failure, only learning experiences.
I hear this a lot lately. Whoever told you that you aren’t good at something?
Making a cosplay in 1 day was the quickest I've ever made a cosplay!
I've been gone 9 weekends in a row, I'm behind on all my photos from my amazing trips to the UK, Ireland, San Francisco, and Austin!
Girls do you want to make video games or be a programmer? I created a scholarship through the National Videogame Museum.
Microsoft DigiGirlz Workshop I'll be speaking at Microsoft DigiGirlz Workshop at the Microsoft at North Park, Dallas on March 17.
I live in a neighborhood where we have HOA's(Home Owner's Association).
I love my Form2 3D Printer, the SLA technology is very different from traditional FDM printer.
Make Magazine featured my batwing 3d printed laces!
Creatures of the night(aka that's me)! As a software developer, I usually know that projects rarely ever work perfectly on the first try, which means I felt like Dr. Frankenstein when my bat wings turned out witchly perfect on the first try!!
Make easy metal pieces from your 3D Printed molds. I designed my model in Fusion360 and 3D Printed it the 2 part mold in resin on my Form2.
THANK YOU!! For everyone that supported our Kickstarter Rufio pin campaign, yall rule! Thudbutt stretch goal reached!!
I backed the Glowforge laser almost 2 years ago, it's been a long time to wait.
Supernatural fan girling! Drone view of the Winchester Mystery house!
"I don't care how it looks." This is what I used to say. Web Development was never my focus. I'm a game developer, I love C++ at heart and utilizing the power of the machine and all it's glory. But I also love to play games, and I love a challenge.
Gifts for your geeks!! Zelda inspired 8bit heart LEGO birthday card!!
