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“that’s what’s exciting about caine’s story, ” he said. “it’s inviting everybody to play. ”
here’s an interview with nirvan that tells about the great positive impact caine’s arcade is having .
nirvan became caine’s first and only customer, and he loved caine’s arcade. it turned out that nirvan was also a filmmaker, and he came back to ask caine’s dad if he could make a short film about caine’s arcade. it was at that point nirvan learned that he had been caine’s first and only customer. nirvan decided to organize a surprise flash mob of customers to come play caine’s arcade, and make caine’s day .
– nirvan mullick (director, caine’s arcade / founder, imagination. org )
it’s been just 1 year since we posted caine’s arcade online. what an amazing, life changing year .
mr. mullick is a filmmaker and decided to make a video about caine’s arcade .
please watch the following video to get a better understanding behind caine' s arcade and it' s success .
caine' s arcade is a short film about a 9 year old boy' s cardboard arcade, located in his dad' s used auto parts store in east la .
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caine' s arcade kid - - no more cardboard boxes... signs with huge agency
visit caine’s arcade site and enjoy the experience. by the way, caine is 13 now and officially retired from the arcade. how time flies for any entrepreneur .
i do my best to spread the word about caine' s arcade and the imagination foundation. :) go, caine !
nirvan mullick is the filmmaker who documented the awesomeness that is caine' s arcade. if you don' t yet know about caine' s arcade, first, have you been under a rock? ! second, i suggest you watch nirvan' s short film documenting 9 - year - old caine' s cardboard arcade right now. nirvan posted the following on facebook, which was then shared by caine' s arcade on facebook .
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' s gotta be for everybody (that' s you and me !) cause everybody is who' s invited to come on down and play if you' ve got the pluck to try your luck come on down to caine' s arcade oh caine' s arcade (caine' s arcade !) oh caine' s arcade (caine' s arcade !) it' s the best cardboard arcade ever been made (ever made !) so grab yourself a fun pass and y' all come on down and play if you' ve got the pluck to try your luck come on down to caine' s arcade oh caine' s arcade (caine' s arcade !) oh caine' s arcade (caine' s arcade !) it' s the best cardboard arcade ever been made (ever made !) everybody is who' s invited to come on down and play if you' ve got the pluck to try your luck come on down to caine' s arcade
the rewards at caine' s arcade are in the form of prizes that caine buys himself at the 99 cent store, but caine has won more than prizes .
while the exact nature of the caine' s arcade foundation curriculum is still vague at this juncture, the founders promise more details in the months ahead, along with a second caine' s arcade video .
looks like caine' s arcade is closing after all. caine is turning 11 and
retiring
from running his arcade - he is getting ready to start a bike shop! while the doors of the original caine' s arcade will be closed, the spirit of the caine' s arcade story will continue to live on via the global cardboard challenge and imagination foundation programs .
caine' s arcade video about inventive l. a. boy raises $ 100, 000 for scholarship fund
meet caine monroy. he is nine years old and he spent his summer break last year meticulously building a makeshift arcade—appropriately named
caine’s arcade
— made out of cardboard boxes in his dad’s auto part store .
a fairytale ending shows dreams really can come true, even in used auto part stores. the fairytale continues off - camera, where caine’s arcade has become an internet phenomenon. at the time of writing the caine’s arcade website has raised over $ 75, 000 towards caine’s scholarship fund .
caine’s arcade video about inventive l. a. boy raises $ 100, 000 for scholarship fund | national post
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caine’s arcade (located inside smart parts aftermarket), 538 n. mission rd, boyle heights, ca 90033
we’re having a big birthday party for caine at his arcade this saturday, and you’re invited! rsvp for caine’s bday on facebook and share with friends .
in 2012, nirvan mullick, created a short documentary based on caine' s arcade. it went viral and caine became an inspiration to the nation .
p. s. hours at caine’s arcade for this saturday will be 9am – 6pm. cake at 1pm. juli crockett will be singing the caine’s arcade theme song around 1. we’re also doing an octocopter shot for the imagination foundation’s global cardboard challenge launch film at around 6pm. details and rsvp on facebook .
nirvan was so impressed by caine’s carefully constructed arcade that he decided to make a film about it. according to caine’s father, george monroy, he had spent at least a year working on his
arcade
. the purpose of the short film shifted when nirvan learned that he was caine’s first and only customer .
they found caine’s facebook page and shared the video with caine, whose site in return put out a call to anyone with a creation they wanted to share. nbc picked up on “caine’s arcade” and included jojo’s gum - ball creation in a thursday - evening news segment .
the arcade caught mullick’s imagination. he decided to make a film about caine’s summer project, and in secret he planned a street party big enough to give caine all the customers he’d been waiting for .
5 months after caine' s arcade, here is the followup film, inspired by the response of kids around the world .
so, this blurry photo of president clinton with the original caine’s arcade funpass comes with a funny story i wanted to share .
it' s a little boy' s dream built in cardboard and tape .
in august of 2013, on caine’s 11th birthday, caine retired from running his arcade full - time. but the spirit of caine’s arcade lives on via our imagination foundation and our global cardboard challenge. our goal is to engage over 1 million kids in creative play each year. help bring this to kids in your community by taking and sharing the challenge: urltoken and continuing to share caine’s arcade part 1 & 2 !
9 - year - old caine monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto parts store. the entire summer went by, and he never had a single customer. but caine didn’t give up. then, on the last day of summer, filmmaker nirvan mullick walked in by chance to buy an auto part for his car. caine asked nirvan to play, and, well, watch caine’s arcade and caine’s arcade 2 to see what happened next…
it’s been 4 years since posting the caine’s arcade video online! caine is now 13 years old (and tall enough to ride the fast go karts !) – and so much has continued to grow out of the caine’s arcade story. if you have watched or shared the video, then you are a part of the impact the story has had .
we recently passed the 5 year anniversary since the caine’s arcade short film was posted, and a lot of great things continue to happen .
yes, as of august 4th, caine' s arcade will be closed. our imagination foundation is still interested in developing a boyle heights community makerspace for kids inspired by the spirit of caine' s arcade, but it will take more time to figure out the logistics .
let’s hope the newfound fame doesn’t change caine’s humble heart because unlike many children his age, he still loves using his imagination .
on saturday ,
caine' s arcade
in boyle heights will be the center of a worldwide event, inspired by a cardboard arcade built by caine monroy' s. lolita lopez reports for the nbc4 news at 5 p. m. on oct. 5, 2012 .
“at that point we hatched a plan to get everybody in l. a. to come play caine’s arcade, ” mr. mullick says .
this is the theme song from the short film
caine' s arcade
directed by nirvan mullick. 100% of proceeds from these song sales go to the caine' s arcade foundation, so pay what you like! see the film here: urltoken learn more at: urltoken
reddit – reddit, here is the short film about caine' s diy cardboard arcade and his reaction to our surprise flashmob of customers. thanks for helping make this kid' s day !
thanks so much lisa! there are so many creative kids like caine. our goal with the imagination foundation and our caine' s arcade cardboard challenge is to foster and celebrate the creativity of kids like caine everywhere. : - )
i love the caine' s arcade story and the imagination foundation is awesome. i have a son named caine and hopefully his son, jack danger will do great things with his imagination .
nirvan changes caine’s life by validating that kind of entrepreneurial spirit and creativity. the second movie, shows the evolution of caine’s arcade from an event to a movement, creating a scholarship fund for caine, a foundation for making called the imagination foundation and an annual global cardboard challenge .
conduct background research on caine' s arcade and other homemade arcade games that have been created. gather as much information about what is required to design and construct an entertaining arcade venue. as well attention needs to be place on how to run a successful carnival .
letting tears fall with 750 educators as we watch caine' s arcade together... the highlight of # iesonoma for me !
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the imagination foundation is a non - profit we started after caine' s arcade went viral. watch
caine' s arcade 2
to learn more about it: urltoken the goal of the imagination foundation is to foster creativity and entrepreneurship in more kids. learn more about the imagination foundation here :
i read sec documents like it' s my job. because it' s my job .
according to a caine' s arcade foundation press release, teachers were among the first to respond to the video, developing caine’s arcade programs in their classrooms and sharing results with the caine’s arcade team in la. the caine’s arcade foundation team told me they are now developing an educational program that will serve as a free tool to both teachers and parents of school - aged children, working with teachers and parents through their “pilot program for inspired teachers” to develop curriculum that it will launch on an interactive wiki site this fall. according to a foundation representative, more than 30 classrooms in five countries are currently using the caine’s arcade curriculum during the “beta testing” phrase, helping to encourage students to actively take part in classroom activities as well as reinvigorate lesson plans for teachers .
the caine’s arcade challenge will provide thousands of children in los angeles a crash course in creativity and social entrepreneurship. 500 teachers will learn effective project - based learning inspired by the caine’s arcade story, and thousands of members of the los angeles community will come out to play at cardboard arcades built by kids .
this efl lesson is designed around a beautiful short documentary film called caine’s arcade directed by nirvan mullick and the themes of childhood games, creativity and imagination .
1. caine' s fav game he made: claw machine. 2. caine is retired now, but used to run his arcade on weekends, usually from 9am to 3pm. 3. caine made 4 games originally, and a lot more since. * caine answered more kid faqs on
last october, he did both: parts of caine’s move quickly went viral on the web .
step 6 give your students the short article lessons from caine’s arcade. ask them to read the article, discuss the lessons and compare them with their own .
inspired by the global response to our ‘caine’s arcade’ short film, 2 days after the film went viral we decided to try and start a non - profit to foster the creativity of more kids like caine .
i' m in austin for sxsw to speak on a panel tomorrow about the impact short docs like caine’s arcade can have online. what' s funny is that a year ago, before i posted the caine' s arcade online, i had submitted a roughcut to the sxsw film festival. however, like most films entered to sxsw, my film was rejected .
a scholarship fund has been created online and caine arcade website, facebook and twitter pages gained thousands of followers .
caine may continue to do special pop - up events with his arcade, but won' t have regular hours, and the arcade will no longer be at smart parts. the spirit of the caine' s arcade will also continue to live on via our global cardboard challenge and imagination foundation programs. our 2nd cardboard challenge aims to have 1 million kids participating in 70 countries around the world. you can help bring the spirit of caine' s arcade to kids in your community here: urltoken
however, his dad’s auto part store (located in an industrial part of boyle heights) received very little foot traffic, so caine’s chances of getting a customer were very small, and the few walk - in customers that came through were always in too much of a hurry to get their auto part to stop to play caine’s arcade. caine never had a single customer, but caine never gave up .
caine monroy, 9, in the arcade he created in his father’s auto parts shop in los angeles. a film about the boy has become an internet sensation .
10, 000 children in los angeles will start their 2013 school year by participating in the caine’s arcade challenge. hosted by the imagination foundation and inspired by the short film, “caine’s arcade, ” this challenge will foster creativity and celebrate the imagination of children by inviting elementary and middle school - aged youth to design and build fun and engaging arcade games made from cardboard, recycled materials and imagination .
thanks! i wish i could vote for more of these projects as well. please join us in bringing the caine' s arcade cardboard challenge to your community: urltoken
caine’s arcade was a collaboration between our friends who volunteered time and talent, as well as all of the folks online (especially reddit and hiddden la) who got behind the idea of helping to make caine’s day. big thanks to e veryone who helped! see film credits
the film went viral immediately. caine' s arcade received over 1 million views the first day, trended worldwide on twitter and raised over $ 60, 000 for caine' s scholarship fund (in the first 24 hours) - - far surpassing my $ 25, 000 goal. to date, over $ 239, 000 has been raised for caine' s scholarship (!), over 8 million people have seen the film online (including president clinton' s security guard, who cried) and tens - of - thousands of people have traveled to boyle heights to play caine' s arcade .
that' s fantastic news. we are excited to work with you this year! shortly, participants in the caine' s arcade / global cardboard challenge will be able to register with us online. stay tuned for that !
caine' s arcade became a destination spot after a film made about his handmade games went viral. since april 2012, the video has more than 7 million online views .
caine monroy, who started and manages his own arcade out of his father' s auto shop, spoke to a business class wednesday night. - ani kolangian | daily trojan
in 2011, at the age of 9, caine monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate diy cardboard arcade in his dad’s used auto parts store in east los angeles .
give people inspiration – part of the effect has been kids around the world building there own cardboard arcades, which are constantly being featured on the caine’s arcade facebook page etc .
words can’t describe caine’s response – so watch the film. after the flashmob, caine told his dad that that was the best day of his whole life .
caine has inspired so many with his wonderful arcade, i can' t wait to see what he will do next .
on the last day of summer filmmaker nirvan mullick visited an autopart’s shop and discovered a 9 year old boy, caine monroy, and his arcade completely made out of cardboard. as caine’s first customer, nirvan took it upon himself to share this creative boy’s passion by gathering a flashmob at the shop. on april 9th 2012 nirvan posted a
the short film about caine monroy, an east los angeles boy who spent his summer constructing a cardboard game arcade in his father’s auto parts shop, has won millions of fans .
on the last day of summer, through a chance encounter, filmmaker nirvan mullick met caine monroy, a 9 - year - old boy who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s east la auto parts shop. nirvan was caine’s first customer. amazed by the boy’s creativity, nirvan organized a flash mob of customers to surprise caine and make his day. then he made a film about it .
now, marketing maestro nirvan mullic k, caine’s first customer and creator of the viral sensation, has started the caine arcade scholarship fund to not only help send caine monroy to college but also
find, foster and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in other kids .
the caine’s arcade foundation has already raised more than $ 200, 000 for the scholarship fund. moreover, the goldhirsh foundation has pledged a $ 250, 000 dollar - for - dollar matching challenge grant .
caine' s arcade is a short documentary film by los angeles - based filmmaker nirvan mullick about a handmade cardboard arcade run by then nine - year - old boy caine monroy. the film focuses on highlighting caine' s imaginative creations through interviews with the boy and his father, as well a flash mob event that mullick himself had organized for the arcade in october 2011. upon its release in april 2012, the documentary gained more than 2. 5 million views within the first 72 hours and raised more than $ 150, 000 dollars for caine' s college fund over the span of a week .
many great lessons from caine' s arcade. one of our favs: do not give up! thanks @ nirvan for sharing your great story with us. # galloignites
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two years after building caine' s arcade in his father' s autoshop in boyle heights and thousands of visitors later, the 10 - year - old is shutting down his operation and embarking on a new entrepreneurial adventure: a bicycle shop .
caine’s dad agreed to take his son out for pizza to give the flashmob time to gather and construct colourful signs .
soon, a flash mob was created. hundreds came to play at the arcade, surprising caine with what he dreamed of most .
caine sits outside his arcade waiting for customers. anyone can play for as little as a nickel. but no one wants to .
months after a film of his creation went viral, caine monroy' s cardboard arcade is inspiring students and teachers, and attracting celebrities, like jack black. the 9 year old built caine' s arcade in his dad' s boyle heights auto shop and raised more than $ 250, 000 toward college and foundations that foster kids' creativity. lolita lopez reports for the nbc4 news at 11 p. m. on june 26, 2012 .
the 9 - year - old boy from los angeles spent an entire summer building an elaborate arcade inside his father’s used auto parts shop .
fast forward to tuesday night, when the 10 - minute short film ,
caine’s arcade
, was released and made an immediated impression (viewed over 325, 000 times on vimeo) .
there' s not much foot traffic along the industrial strip where his dad' s store has been for three decades .
caine monroy, the 9 - year - old creator of caine' s arcade, had the simplest explanation on monday for how to be a successful entrepreneur and marketer, when he became the youngest speaker ever in the history of the cannes lions festival .
this huffington post article, captures some of the most important changes that came about because of caine’s arcade. “the impact on caine has been profound. caine’s dad told me that before the film, caine was behind in reading and that his school considered him “slow” and wanted to hold him back a year. after the film, caine became a poster child for gifted children everywhere — his grades improved and he even stopped stuttering. caine began to refer to himself as an engineer and a game designer. ” (huffington post, june 9, 2014 )
the 37 - year old filmmaker knew he had to tell caine' s story, and get people in the door .
caine’s arcade is the true story of cain monroy, a 9 year old boy who has built his own arcade out of cardboard. caine monroy lives in a working class area of los angeles. his father has a used auto parts store. it’s not the safest area of la and the auto parts store does most of its business online. in 2011, caine spent his summer days in his dad”s store. at first, he busied himself by helping with the inventory. soon, he started using the empty boxes to build an arcade game. after awhile, his arcade took up most of the lobby. caine made himself a shirt, worked out a system for keeping track of tickets, and continued to build his arcade. he devised a crane. he devised a point system and prizes to be won .
caine’s arcade is a short film about a 9 year old boy’s cardboard arcade, and his dream of having customers. the 11 minute short film became a global phenomenon in 2012, with over 10 million views online. it received international media attention and was added to moma’s permanent collection. the filmmaker, nirvan mullick, set up a scholarship fund for caine as part of the film. to date, over $ 240, 000 has been donated for caine to go to college. tens - of - thousands of customers visited caine’s arcade to play, and kids around the world began making their own cardboard arcades. shortly after posting the film, nirvan founded a non - profit called urltoken which launched a global cardboard challenge to foster kid creativity worldwide .
the closing of the arcade at 538 n. mission rd. on aug. 3 will also be a celebration of caine' s birthday. however, while he may be off to junior high and starting work on his other project, the arcade and its inspiration will live on. it will become a traveling arcade in a partnership with toms shoes, his father said .
today marks 2 years since i posted a short film online about a then 9 year old boy named caine monroy' s cardboard arcade. i wanted to share some of the good things that have happened since .
“he built. . this elaborate arcade world without having any customers, just with that sense that if you build it they will come ,
says filmmaker nirvan mullick, whose video of caine monroy’s all - cardboard arcade has gone viral. the 9 - year - old’s achievement - - at his father' s auto parts business in boyle heights - - has inspired the creation of a college fund for more than $ 80, 000. nbc4' s lolita lopez reports from los angeles .
mullick decided to plan a flash mob to bring customers to monroy’s arcade. he made a facebook event, and eventually, monroy’s story appeared on the homepage of the content - sharing website reddit. the success of the flash mob and monroy’s business became the premise of his film .
did you know that this movie sparked a huge international creativity movement? anyone interested in doing some seriously cool follow up activities to this video should check out the caine’s arcade facebook pages and cardboardchallenge. com, it’s a really beautiful story and can lead into lots of interesting discussions 🙂
the cardboard challenge also marks the launch of the imagination foundation, a new non - profit which we formed after caine' s arcade with the mission to find, foster, and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in more kids. we' re putting together project based learning curriculum and working to build imagination maker spaces for kids - - the first of which we want to build in the boyle heights community near caine' s arcade .
caine monroy spent last summer building a makeshift arcade out of cardboard boxes in smart parts aftermarket at 538 n. mission rd. in boyle heights .
the challenge is designed as follows: - a 2 - 4 week project - based learning curriculum, conducted in the month of september, derived from the “caine’s arcade” short film, and aimed at fostering creative thinking and social entrepreneurship. - field trips to the caine’s arcade site in boyle heights to enhance the learning experience and inspire participants. - the “day of play” on october 5 when children will operate their cardboard arcades and raise money for various local causes. - professional development for teacher participants during august. - a caine’s arcade community website will showcase the challenges, locate the arcades, and capture an expansive catalogue of content uploaded by challenge participants .
the story of caine’s arcade, mentioned before in this blog, is the story of true making and playing. bringing this playful atmosphere into your classroom can be a real bonus hands - on experience for your students .
in expanding a business empire, being able to communicate passion and vision is key. nirvan, caine' s first customer, was enthralled by caine' s enthusiasm. so he made a video. then he invited all of l. a. to the arcade. by sheer force of personality and energy, caine drew others to his cause. in the future, that will attract talent - - and cash .
caine monroy, the imaginitive young boy whose cardboard arcade made him an instant internet sensation, is growing up, and apparently so is his business savvy .
caine and i went to france to speak at the canne’s lions international festival of creativity (caine was the youngest speaker ever at canne’s lions !). on the flight back to los angeles, i asked caine to reflect on some of the things he learned. he didn’t have anything to write on, so he wrote this list on the air france barf bag called “what did caine learn. ” photo of the barf bag below – check out what caine underlined .
based on the attention the film has been receiving, nirvan decided to add a donation box for a scholarship fund on the
caine’s arcade
website :
chip in $ 1 or more to help caine to go to college. imagine what this kid could build with an engineering degree !
nirvan’s original goal was $ 25, 000, but since the film was released, caine has received over $ 65, 000 .
short film about a young boy' s cardboard arcade in a used auto shop that launched a global movement for kid creativity. # cardboardchallenge @ imagination @ nirvan
caine' s story is great. but what really thrills me is seeing the thousands of other children who have been inspired by him .
but “caine’s arcade, ” an 11 - minute film that has already won millions of fans, is garnering a somewhat different response. as filmmaker nirvan mullick says, “this is the video that is making grown men cry. ”
“he built. . this elaborate arcade world without having any customers, just with that sense that if you build it they will come ,
says filmmaker nirvan mullick, whose video of caine monroy’s all - cardboard arcade has gone viral. the 9 - year - old’s achievement - - at his father' s auto parts business in boyle heights - - has inspired the creation of a college fund for more than $ 80, 000. nbc4' s lolita lopez reports from los angeles. (published thursday, april 12, 2012 )
caine monroy is a 9 - year - old boy from east l. a. in the summer, he hangs out at his dad’s workplace, a used auto parts shop. to amuse himself while there, caine often played with cardboard boxes at the shop. one day, caine decided to do more than just play……he started to build. out of the boxes, caine built and built, until he had created a cardboard arcade !
the response didn' t stop there. a community of over 130, 000 people connected to caine' s arcade on facebook, and parents started to share photos of new cardboard games that their kids made after watching the film .
tens - of - thousands of people from around the world visited caine’s arcade after the film went viral. caine and nirvan began being invited to travel around the world to share their story. caine became the youngest entrepreneur to speak at the usc marshall school of business. he traveled to france, where caine became the youngest ever speaker at the cannes lions international festival of creativity, and he was flown to sacramento where caine received the latino spirit award from the california state assembly. his arcade has been exhibited in the exploratorium and hammer museums, and the film was purchased as part of moma’s permanent collection. caine and nirvan have spoken at several tedx events, caine spoke solo at tedxteen in ny, and caine and nirvan gave a google artist talk. after giving a talk together in colorado at the coin summit, caine was offered a full scholarship to colorado state university school of business by the csu’s dean, as well as a free trip to outer space! caine has also been invited to the white house to meet the president and take part in the white house maker faire !
caine loved arcades, and dreamed of the day he would have lots of customers come play. he spent months building and preparing his arcade, perfecting his game design, making displays for prizes (his toy cars), designing elaborate security systems for his fun pass, making his own caine’s arcade staff shirt, and even hand labeling paper - lunch - bags for customers to carry home prizes .
the impact on caine has been profound. caine' s dad told me that before the film, caine was behind in reading and that his school considered him
slow
and wanted to hold him back a year. after the film, caine became a poster child for gifted children everywhere - - his grades improved and he even stopped stuttering. caine began to refer to himself as an engineer and a game designer .
last weekend, the three stars of “caine’s arcade” visited the san francisco bay area for their first road show of sorts, since the film hit the web. the exploratorium, an interactive science museum, sent a seventy - foot semitrailer to smart parts to retrieve caine’s cardboard arcade for a one - day exhibition, called “open make: trash. ” the night before the event, after closing time, caine set up the arcade with the help of volunteers, and ran around the place as though he was the museum’s v. i. p. , which he was. “this is the coolest museum i have ever seen! ” he noted from the back of a cart in which he was chauffeured .
that is, until film maker nirvan mullick needs a new door handle for his ‘96 corolla. pulling into monroy’s auto parts store, he finds an elaborate cardboard arcade .
maybe you' ve heard. out in east l. a. , there' s a kid named caine monroy. he made an arcade in his dad' s auto parts store. out of cardboard boxes. if you haven' t already, you need to check out this video that details his saga .
caine' s arcade inspiration and cardboard to engage refugee children in a camp in switzerland. they went from
out of their minds with boredom
to bright eyed enthusiasm and busy creativity in a matter of minutes... ...
sometime in 2011, nine - year - old caine monroy built an arcade out of cardboard boxes and other assorted everyday objects in his father' s auto parts store in los angeles. in august, filmmaker nirvan mullick [ 2 ] came across caine' s diligently run arcade while seeking a door handle for his car. he spent half an hour playing the home made games including mini - soccer and mini - basketball and later uploaded a cell phone video of his experience to youtube .
i went to get my car fixed and met this 9 year old kid who built a cardboard arcade in his dad' s auto shop: urltoken * updates: thank you everyone who chipped in to caine' s scholarship fund! over $ 240, 000 has been raised for caine! !! we also started a non - profit called urltoken and a global cardboard challenge to foster the creativity of more kids (watch
caine' s arcade 2
on youtube to see the launch). over 1 million kids in 80 countries have since taken our global cardboard challenge, and we support 150 + imagination chapters in 20 + countries. join us: urltoken urltoken watch
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* * since launching the imagination foundation, the impact has continued to grow. 5 months after caine' s arcade was posted online, we made
caine' s arcade 2
follow up film to launch our 1st global cardboard challenge; 3 weeks after that video, over 270 challenges were organized in 41 countries with over 10, 000 participants! this year, we’re looking to scale our global cardboard challenge with a goal of 250, 000 participants in 70 countries. join us !
this is a cool idea, and i was also inspired by caine' s arcade. but why restrict the creativity to arcade games and why limited to cardboard? why not allow the kids re - imagine any number of things in cardboard or other found objects? why restrict kids' imagination to force it to replicate one really creative idea ?
meanwhile, monroy’s nine - year - old son caine is hard at work. caine loves tickets, prizes and taking his toys apart. so when he has to spend a summer at his dad’s store, he puts his passions to good use, building an arcade out of used cardboard, old calculators, and a thrown out cash register. he donates his own hot wheels toys as prizes .
a 9 - year - old boy who built an elaborate cardboard arcade in his dad' s used auto parts store is about to have the best day of his life .
the imagination foundation, which spawned from caine' s arcade, will have another global day of play on oct. 5. the goal is to engage 1 million kids in 70 countries in creative play and provide curriculum to schools around the world .
caine has become a hero of sorts to the underdog of learners who finds a way to exercise his potential in ways a school could not even imagine. wouldn’t it be wonderful to present some learning opportunities like caine’s arcade to students in every classroom? we may be able to unlock so much potential in so many students .
two weeks ago, the planet’s most unlikely film star turned from a ugandan warlord to a nine - year - old kid who runs a homemade cardboard arcade out of his dad’s used - auto - parts store, smart parts, in east los angeles. invisible children to a child’s imagination: the world could smile again. “caine’s arcade, ” an eleven - minute film about caine monroy and his first customer, a struggling filmmaker named nirvan mullick, quickly acquired all the metrics of a viral sensation: millions of youtube views, a top trending topic on twitter worldwide, the reddit front page, a call from letterman’s people. the adulations flooded mullick’s inbox, including one from the hacker collective anonymous: “i commend you for your great work. you should be proud, ” the e - mail read .
“it’s cool, ” caine said, standing amid his games, seeming both enchanted and unfazed by his sudden fame. “i have more customers now. ”
caine' s father said they constantly receive visitors, and the college scholarship fund created for his son now stands at more than $ 236, 000 .
“i asked caine how much to play. he’s like for one dollar you get four turns. but for two dollars you get a fun pass. ”
with the headline: a boy’s fast fame, built of cardboard and tape .
reddit – reddit: i met a 9 year old kid in east la who created an elaborate diy cardboard arcade using boxes in his dad' s used auto parts store. unfortunately, no one has come to play it. so this sunday, i' m inviting the internet to help make caine' s day (flashmob style) .
the roughly 10 - minute film, which now has more than 7 million views online, outlines monroy’s journey to success. he set up the cardboard arcade outside his father’s shop in june where he sat outside every day waiting for customers. finally, in august, mullick walked into the shop to get his car fixed and became monroy’s first customer .
interview with channel 7, the local abc affiliate. the director richard linklater was there to promote his new film “bernie, ” and told caine that he was a big fan of the arcade. the nine - year - old shrugged. (word that another unknown, oprah, had posted about the arcade on her facebook page had prompted a similar reaction from the boy, although justin timberlake’s tweeting that caine was his “new favorite entrepreneur” generated more of a response—at least caine had heard of the guy .) linklater was bumped to a later slot, and america’s most famous arcade proprietor was squeezed in, awkwardly, after a segment about april 20th as “weed day. ” “not ideal, ” mullick remarked .
business is tough for george monroy’s used auto parts store in east la. passing trade has slowed to a trickle, so he’s turned to ebay to boost sales .
caine is growing up, he is turning 11 and like many kids his age, caine' s interests are evolving. managing the arcade on a consistant schedule, with hundreds of visitors every weekend, has become too much work... yes, caine is getting too many customers! so caine is
retiring
so he can focus on his new passion (starting a bike shop), and also get ready for school (junior high !). we put
retiring
in quotes, because really caine will remain hard at work / play in many ways. we love that caine is continuing to follow his passions and continuing to grow !
caine is now 11 and is in middle school. he is doing great !
monroy said that his idea for the arcade came when his father was throwing away boxes at his business .
“i have like three friends on my facebook. [ caine ] has 107, 000, ” george monroy said. “he’s making more money than i am. ”
monroy’s father said he has learned about the power of the internet from the experience .
this is a story of how a child’s ingenuity created hope and smiles at a time when a lagging economy has made things tough for everyone. it’s due to hit a million views on vimeo in just two days – and it’s easy to see why .
we made a followup video – “caine’s arcade 2” – which launched our first global cardboard challenge that has since engaged nearly 1 million kids in 80 countries in creative play. the event continues to grow, and culminates in a “global day of play” on the anniversary of the flashmob we did for caine in early october. learn more and take part: urltoken
caine is still a regular kid who loves to work on his bike, play basketball and build things. on his 11th birthday, caine officially
retired
from running his arcade to focus on middle school and his next big dream - - starting a bike shop .
as a large - scale community event, the caine’s arcade challenge will engage numerous stakeholders, including schools, districts, charter management organizations, community groups, colleges and universities, businesses, nonprofit organizations, government and elected offices, and general members of the los angeles community .
during the month of september, children participating in the caine’s arcade challenge will design and build cardboard arcades in schools all over the southland; then on october 5th, commemorating the flashmob that came out to make caine’s day in the short film, communities will come together and play. on this day, the “day of play, ” children will operate their arcades to raise money to support various local causes, practicing the value of social entrepreneurship. and adults will learn the simple things they can do to foster a child’s creativity .
built by a 9 - year - old boy in his dad’s used car parts store in east los angeles, spread like a california wildfire, spawning hundreds of “response” photos, emails, letters, and youtube videos, including jack black' s kids contructing their own cardboard arcade .
the event is captured in two youtube movies that capture exactly what it means to be a nine - year - old inventor. the first movie, by nirvan mullick, traces the cardboard arcade designed by caine monroy in the front part of his dad’s auto parts shop in 2012 .
after the talk, caine was asked what he wants to do next, and shared that he wants to be an engineer or a game designer. what caine wasn’t expecting was a surprise announcement from ea sports, who offered caine a week of mentorship this summer with their top game designers, where caine will learn coding and game design !
caine is an inspiration and his story a joy to follow. i would love to see more children given a way to get involved. good luck caine and team .
caine is a true inspiration. i share his story with everyone i can. he
i remember watching the film - and crying my eyes out. a donation to caine
i love how caine is aspiring so many children word wide to use their imagination .
an assessment administered by teachers through a short online question bank will measure the proficiency of student participants with regard to appropriate common core standards outlined in the caine’s arcade curriculum, as well as unique standards that demonstrate an increase in creative thinking, social emotional learning, and attitudes toward school .
the film went public on tuesday, when they earned about $ 50, 000 for caine’s college fund. by wednesday, fans had donated more than $ 80, 000 .
there' s a lot going on here. for one, caine clearly has a heart of gold, and it shines through in this video. but it' s also a stunning portrayal of a young entrepreneur in action. where the layman sees a pile of beat up cardboard boxes and old toys, caine sees an arcade. his sheer inventiveness captured the imagination of dozens of folks in the forbes offices (and, as the youtube ticker indicates, plenty of others throughout the world). but you don' t need to report on billionaire entrepreneurs to see that caine exhibits the best traits of the best ones. here' s why we expect to find caine on our list a few decades down the road :
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today’s post is not about old schools but about an event that the whole maker world took note of in 2012 that changed the way people thought about at least one boy’s education .
within 5 days, over 5 million people had seen the film, over $ 150, 000 was raised for caine, and we received a $ 250, 000 grant to start the imagination foundation. * * best of all, one - thousand people spontaneously came out to play at caine’s arcade the first saturday after the film was posted. it felt like a fairytale.
caine 's arcade is an 11 minute short documentary film by nirvan mullick released on april 9 , 2012 that featured a cardboard arcade created by then 9-year-old caine monroy out of boxes and everyday objects . the boy ran his arcade from his father 's used-auto parts store in east los angeles during mid-2011 . mullick was inspired to make the documentary after unexpectedly coming across the arcade while getting a door-handle for his car . mullick became caine 's first customer , purchasing a $ 2 fun pass , and decided to make a film about caine 's arcade after witnessing the level of commitment , work , and thought caine had put into the arcade . after learning he had been caine 's first and only customer , mullick arranged for a surprise flash mob of customers using social media to come play caine 's arcade , which was included as part of the film . the film , on its release to vimeo , soon became a viral video . numerous people donated money towards a college fund mullick established for caine . subsequently , schools around the world have recreated similar cardboard arcades , and the positive response inspired mullick and team to start the imagination foundation , a non-profit aimed at fostering creativity and entrepreneurship in more children across the world . 
caine's arcade is an 11 minute short documentary film by nirvan mullick released on april 9, 2012 that featured a cardboard arcade created by then 9-year-old caine monroy out of boxes and everyday objects. the boy ran his arcade from his father's used-auto parts store in east los angeles during mid-2011. mullick was inspired to make the documentary after unexpectedly coming across the arcade while getting a door-handle for his car. mullick became caine's first customer, purchasing a $ 2 fun pass, and decided to make a film about caine's arcade after witnessing the level of commitment, work, and thought caine had put into the arcade. after learning he had been caine's first and only customer, mullick arranged for a surprise flash mob of customers using social media to come play caine's arcade, which was included as part of the film. the film, on its release to vimeo, soon became a viral video. numerous people donated money towards a college fund mullick established for caine. subsequently, schools around the world have recreated similar cardboard arcades, and the positive response inspired mullick and team to start the imagination foundation, a non-profit aimed at fostering creativity and entrepreneurship in more children across the world.
caine's arcade is an 11 minute short documentary film by nirvan mullick released on april 9, 2012 that featured a cardboard arcade created by then 9-year-old caine monroy out of boxes and everyday objects. the boy ran his arcade from his father's used-auto parts store in east los angeles during mid-2011. mullick was inspired to make the documentary after unexpectedly coming across the arcade while getting a door-handle for his car. mullick became caine's first customer, purchasing a $ 2 fun pass, and decided to make a film about caine's arcade after witnessing the level of commitment, work, and thought caine had put into the arcade. after learning he had been caine's first and only customer, mullick arranged for a surprise flash mob of customers using social media to come play caine's arcade, which was included as part of the film. the film, on its release to vimeo, soon became a viral video. numerous people donated money towards a college fund mullick established for caine. subsequently, schools around the world have recreated similar cardboard arcades, and the positive response inspired mullick and team to start the imagination foundation, a non-profit aimed at fostering creativity and entrepreneurship in more children across the world.