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Back in ArtLab+

3/16/2016

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Hey guys!
So I liked ArtLab so much that a few Thursdays ago, I decided to go back there.
I set it up so that after school, instead of taking the RideOn bus home, I went to the Metro. Then I took a transfer and walked to ArtLab. Everyone was like, "Hey, welcome back." I had heard that they had a Wii U, and Super Mario Maker, which they used for video game design workshops and whatnot, and so I was excited to show them the levels I had made. But as it turns out, the whole time they'd had this Wii U, they hadn't been able to hook it up to the Internet (where the Mario Maker course world is), because connecting to the Smithsonian internet required going through a Web portal, which didn't seem to agree well with the Wii U's network protocols. So we tried to connect and all that, and of course it said it couldn't connect to the actual Internet. On a hunch, I opened up the Wii U's Internet Browser, and lo and behold, the Smithsonian's Web portal appeared. As I suspected, despite what it said, it was connected to the network device. So we got them hooked up to the internet, and then, I helped them set up their Nintendo Network account. Then we went to Super Mario Maker, and I showed them my levels.
They liked them, and they starred all of my levels, which should help their popularity.
​After that, I had to leave, and I took the Metro back home.
Then last Friday, I went back. When I got there, they were having a game of Super Smash Bros! I grabbed the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, and joined the battle with Samus!
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Unfortunately, I was out of practice, so I wasn't on my best game, and anyway, I'm best in one-on-one, and they were playing with seven people at a time. Even so, I did pretty good.
The only thing, though, is it was loud. I have sensitive ears, which in some situations can be a superpower, because I can hear stuff better. In this case, though, it just hurt my ears, so I don't know if this can be a regular thing.
By the time I was done, it was nearing time for me to leave, but I really wanted to 3D-print this model I found of Samus's gunship. One of the mentors there said he would print it for me, and they had this cool nylon filament. I'll pick it up later this week, and you can check it out on the Stuff I've Made page.
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