How does it work?

Alligator Clip two objects to the MaKey MaKey board. For example, you and an apple.



When you touch the apple, you make a connection, and MaKey MaKey sends the computer a keyboard message. The computer just thinks MaKey MaKey is a regular keyboard (or mouse). Therefore it works with all programs and web-pages, because all programs and web-pages take keyboard and mouse input.

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Here is a video that demonstrate the use of Makey Makey :

Who are the guys behind this project?

Eric holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Technology in Education from Harvard University. He also holds a Master's degree in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT Media Lab, for which he developed Jots, a system to support reflective learning in the Scratch programming environment.

Jay studied electrical engineering at Georgia Tech where he was named Engineer of the Year. He was awarded a Gates Scholarship to earn a master's in Internet Technology from Cambridge University. He also holds a master's in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT Media Lab where he invented "Camera for the Invisible."

We developed the circuit while students at MIT Media Lab while advised by Mitch Resnick, the creator of the Scratch programming language. MIT Media Lab taught us how to design stuff the way ninjas do.

To bring the circuit to the market, we are collaborating with the amazing team at Sparkfun. Sparkfun is the perfect choice for us. They are located in the USA (in Boulder, CO), and they treat their employees fantastically. Sparkfun is the world's largest manufacturer of Open Source Hardware, which is critical to MaKey MaKey, an all Open Source Hardware project. We worked closely with Jim Lindblom and others from the Sparkfun team to get the board ready for manufacturing. We're grateful to have them as our partners in this project. Check out their products on their website.

Lastly, the amazing team at Kickstarter helped us rally the funding for this project off the ground. The original funding for this project was all grass roots, with more than 11,000 backers averaging $50 each. Our main contact was Aurora, and she helped us every step of the way. We highly recommend Kickstarter as a way to launch your creative project.

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