Making Studio at the 2023 NYC Halloween Parade!
Jiaqi Gu shows off his Dr. Strange spell shield, whose changing colors spin in circles.
Jellyfish and mentrual pads and headless horsegirls, oh my!
This year’s student Halloween costumes—a favorite assignment in Becky Stern’s Making Studio class—leveraged programmable LEDs to create a titillating spectrum of lighting effects. Our first-year students applied their newly minted Arduino skills (as well as laser cutting, 3D printing, and more) to fabricate costumes featuring a blinking platter of ratatouille, a glowing clock from Alice in Wonderland, and a hyperrealistic recreation of Dr. Strange’s Tao Mandalas shield.
Needless to say, the costumes were a hit with parade attendees (not to mention newscasters—take a peek at the video further below).
A vibrant Stick Man dances for the crowds.
A blinking Hollywood vanity mirror walking alongside Linguine and (murderous?) Ratatouille.
Click to minute 1:06 to see PoD’s fearless Making Studio professor, Becky, being interviewed by New York’s Eyewitness News.
