Animation & Gaming
*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 07/20/2018
Young learners explore how to make animations, games, interactive art, cartoon characters, and more.
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Who: Open to students age 8-10
Where: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Campus
When: Session 1: July 9-13, 2018 | Session 2: July 16-20 | Duration: 1 Week | 8:30am-4:00pm
Cost: $525.00
This enrichment program will provide young learners ages 8-10 with an opportunity to explore several aspects of gaming and computer programming, and a chance to create a variety of digital media. Participants will spend time exploring how to make animations, games, interactive art, and how to create their own cartoon characters, as well as animate photographs. The computer software used is an iconic-based program called SCRATCH that was developed at MIT to teach young children coding technique in an easy to understand and captivating manner. Projects will allow students to create and will include stories, games, greeting cards, interactive art, music & dance, Makey Makey Invention Kit, and more.
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Organization:
Summer@RensselaerLocation:
Summer@Rensselaer - Office of Undergraduate Education 110 8th Street, Walker Lab
Troy, NY, 12180-3590United States
See map: Google Maps
Phone:
518-276-6809Contact name:
Heather Carroll
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
07/20/2018
Time:
8:30am-4:00pm
Ages
6-8 years 9-12 yearsWeb Service