Cast of Characters

Cambridge Hackspace A hackspace is necessary to tackle a mixed reality project. There are just too many unknown unknowns to try to go it alone. Fortunately for you, Cambridge Hackspace -- a cross between a hacker study hall, a workshop, and a local pub -- is nearby.  There are now hundreds of these places around the world. 

A Fiverr Find: Adanguevara You aren't looking for a bargain when you start searching Fiverr for an artist who can create a flag, a flagman, and some kind of background. Even though the starting price does hover around $5. You just want something fast, convenient, and relatively frictionless. You want to get this process going. After a brisk search at your desk over lunch, you go with Adanguevara, a "Visual Artist / Architecture / Photographer" from Venezuela. His starting rate for the job: $20. 

Ingo Lohs Ingo Lohs is a self-effacing, almost mysterious, presence on Hackster.io. All he says in his bio: "I am well over 40 years and come from the middle of Germany. You can contact me also in German."

Evan Rust Evan Rust describes himself as "an 18 year-old IoT and embedded systems enthusiast." He's also one of the most prolific contributors to Hackster.io. So prolific that they've officially made him an intern. He contributes remotely from his home in rural Iowa.  At last count Evan had 87 projects live on the site. But Evan also likes his privacy. You are much more likely to see one of his cats, above, than he, himself, mugging for the camera.

Jack Greenfield Jack Greenfield, who was the tech guy at Fab@CIC for about a year, was responsible for upping the gumball machine to a new level.  These days, Jack is managing 3D printing operations at Northeastern, and still consulting on the gumball machine. 

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