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Added a basic memory viewer on the bottom right. You can actually see the MIPS software zeroing out its memory. #gif

@sashin Cheers!! It's aimed at 8-12 year olds.

I also have Skill Seeker: Maker Edition, my first book, aimed at adults.

Thanks for taking a look! Available on Booktopia with discount code SKSE15 for 30% off!
https://www.booktopia.com.au/skill-seeker-steph-piper/book/9781680458725.html

Or Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/skill-seeker-steph-piper/1147592564?ean=9781680458725

Or MakerShed: https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-books-print/products/make-skill-seeker-young-maker-edition-print

This image shows a preview of the cover of 'Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition' with the text below reading 'Out now in Booktopia, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and More!'

Project here: https://github.com/sjpiper145/MakerSkillTree

This image reads 'Based on the open access skill trees repository on Github' at the base, and features a computer and paper printer with smiley faces. They are surrounded by isometrically placed skill tree paper templates that have been colored in.

This image is titled 'Rave Reviews' at the top and has five rainbow stars at the base. The reviews read: " The skill trees add a fun gamification element, and the clear graphics are helpful and easy to follow. Perfect for STEM clubs and primary school makerspaces, it inspires creativity and problem-solving in every project. ”
— Emma Ross, Primary STEM Teacher and Education Consultant

“This is so cool mum, can we do it everyday? ”
— Kid beta tester

“I am so glad this was made, it’s a game changer for all of us - so much is covered without even realising it.”
— Beta tester Parent

A preview of the Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition book. This page includes a spread of robot infographics, including the Petoi dog robot on the left and a combat robot on the right. The text at the base reads 'Color in infographics and unlock badges'. Example badge artwork is also at the bottom right.

A preview inside the 'Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition' book featuring an electronics infographic page and an activity page. The text at the base reads 'Unlock skills by completing activities and doing hands-on projects'.

A preview inside the 'Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition' book showing a video game inspired skill tree that kids can color in. As they progress, they color in any tiles completed and can increase their skill scores on the Skills dashboard bar graphs. The text at the top reads, 'See progress with color-in skill trees'.

A preview inside the Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition book showing a Skills Dashboard page, with skill level bars colored in for skills like 3D printing, electronics, sewing and robotics. A skill map is on the opposite page, showing how all 12 skills featured in the book interconnect. The text at the base reads, 'But with an off-screen, skill tracking book?'.

My new book, Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition is now available! Huge thanks to the range of beta testers and Make Magazine for making this project come to life.

Looking for holiday activities to learn maker skills? This book is the perfect Christmas gift for young learners, and they can show off their progression with video game inspired dashboards, skill trees and activities. See more of the book below!

A pixel artwork of a boy and a girl in a hexagonal shaped makerspace, surrounded by a computer, robot arm and 3D printer. Both kids have 'Level up!' above their heads, and arrows point to these. The text at the top reads 'What if Kids could track their skills like in a video game?'.

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It's the time of year where I get to show off all the cool things our friends make! Check out the 2025 Alpenglow Gift Guide and find something fun for that electronics nerd in your life (and maybe that's you!) It features cool stuff by us, @ArchiteuthisFlux @californiasteam @sjpiper145 @wizard @jasoncoon @drc3p0 https://www.alpenglowindustries.com/pages/2025-gift-guide

A tiled array of images showing colorful circuit boards with LEDs in various fibonacci configurations, a cat on it hind legs pawing at something that has an enamaled-pin look, LEDs lit up and shaped like a rainbow, unicorn, and lightning bolt, some small rectangular circuit board LED controllers, a black breadboard with a probe, a book called Skill Seeker, a UFO beaming up a human, a box of GlowStitch LED strips, and a box with diffused red, green, and blue lights on its front.

I don't know why it's taken me so long, but I've finally got a library card. It's been so good to get through non-fiction reads without the pressure of feeling like I need to finish it - I can just return it and have a great time picking something new. Visiting your library as a monthly habit, highly recommend!

A picture of the book 'The Siren's Call - How Attention became the world's most endangered resource' by Chris Hayes, along with my library card.

Check out the Skill Trees Project here: https://github.com/sjpiper145/MakerSkillTree/tree/main

My Keynote talk on 'Skill Trees: Gamifying The Hard Things' from the Everything Open Conference 2025 is now available to watch on youtube. Have you ever wanted to use video game skill trees for tracking real life skills? My talk is all about my work on the open access Skill Trees Project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fPWhsIVjkU

Huge thanks to the talented folks who contributed to the Skill Trees Project this month, with topics including Speedcubing, Single Board Computing (Raspberry Pi), Microcontroller (STM32, Facial Expressions and Tone of Voice Skill Trees.

These are templates that act like a video game skill tree, but for real life skills. Just colour in the boxes to show your progress, identify skill gaps and get inspired to learn new things. We're now up to 70 skill areas covered!!

https://github.com/sjpiper145/MakerSkillTree/

An illustration of a desk featuring the skill trees mentioned in the post colored in and on display on someone's desk. Around the desk are accessories like a pegboard, clamps, spanners, robot arm, keyboard and computer and paper printer.

@drfootleg @Theresacityinmymind @BOOKHOUSE Thanks for thinking of me here!

@ArcanePigeon Awesome, I'll send you an email!

@ArcanePigeon Hey Holly! Hope you're going well! Do you still do pixel art commissions?

@ferrix Thanks Greg!

@rick Thanks so much!!

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