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ThinkFirst Health Education Robot

Wednesday, Jan 26th, 2005

In collaboration with ThinkFirst, a national injury prevention program dedicated to the education and prevention of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, Grand Idea Studio created and donated the ThinkFirst Health Education Robot.

The robot is used by ThinkFirst's North County Chapter (located in Encinitas, California) at local health …

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Atari 2600PC

Tuesday, Oct 5th, 2004

The Atari 2600PC is a fully-featured PC designed into the case of a retro Atari 2600 video game system. It serves as a DVD/CD media station and an all-purpose video game and computer emulator.

In 1977, when Atari introduced the Video Computer System (VCS)—later renamed the 2600—nobody, not even Atari, knew …

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Pac-Man Dinner Table

Tuesday, Sep 7th, 2004

The Pac-Man Dinner Table is a practical creation that combines the excitement of a classic arcade video game with the bland necessity of a table on which to eat.

Using a Pac-Man cocktail table arcade game (the popular maze game by Midway, circa 1980) as …

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Persistence of Vision Watch

Saturday, Sep 4th, 2004

The Persistence of Vision (POV) Watch takes advantage of the theory of persistence of vision, in which the perceptual processes of the brain or the retina of the human eye retains an image for a brief moment, to create a unique wristwatch that displays the current or elapsed time while …

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Galvanized Steel Candelabra and Candles

Friday, Dec 12th, 2003

The Galvanized Steel Candelabra is created from 1/2 inch galvanized steel pipe fittings which form a simple and raw industrial object. Originally designed as a Menorah for the seasonal Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the candelabra holds 9 candles. The artwork measures 20 1/2 inches long by 13 inches high, weighs …

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