Bound Volume Number
VIII
Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-5-2015
Capstone Advisor
Prof. Melissa Chessher
Honors Reader
Prof. Corey Takahashi
Capstone Major
Magazine, Newspaper, and Online Journalism
Capstone College
Public Communications
Audio/Visual Component
no
Keywords
robotics, DIY, makers
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Professional
Subject Categories
Nonfiction
Abstract
Project URL: www.tinkers.lindaggorman.com
My capstone project takes the form of a website, accessible at the URL above. The site features nine different journalistic pieces reported and produced over the course of the past year, all centered on the themes of robotics and cutting-edge DIY communities. I worked in several different media, from traditional print to audio to infographics. Though this project officially falls under the category of magazine journalism, my capstone also had a heavy technical component associated with creating the website and writing scripts to collect and visualize data.
In terms of the content, I reported and wrote about a variety of inventors and creator communities, with a particular focus on robotics. During the course of my research I visited labs and spaces in Japan, Syracuse, Philadelphia, and my hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
Recommended Citation
Gorman, Linda, "Tinkers: Robots, Makers, and the Changing Face of 21st Century DIY" (2015). Honors Capstone Projects - All. 890.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/890
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