Awakening to maker methodology

Abstract

For a couple of years, I have used what I now see to be the Maker Methodology to develop a project called "Drawdio." I first learned parts of the methodology from fellow academics who are practicing it at my lab as an un/partially/multi named part of Media Lab culture [1]. I refined how I viewed the meaning of this way of conducting research further through my interactions with several pockets of the maker community. In this paper, I will try to make more concrete what and why Maker Methodology is. Ultimately, we'll need to make close case studies of other researchers who are already using this methodology, slowly refining the nuances. But first, I'll start with a narrative about how I came to know the Maker Methodology as a slice through one project.