DESCRIPTION: For kids who dare to design and code their artistic vision, and immerse others in their imagination! Participants will explore a number of creative technologies such as Makey Makey, littleBits, MicroBit, p5.js, and DIY sensors, and design immersive experiences for themselves and others to interact with. We’ll design and code for all of our senses - visual, touch, taste, smell, and body, interact, revise, and wow each other. Depending on each participant’s level of expertise and interests, they may choose to focus on a certain element of the immersive world - a participant may decide to focus on drawing and painting, another participant may decide to design sound tracks, code interactive elements in p5.js (an open-source JavaScript library for creative coding that allows you to use programming as an artistic medium), code interactive littleBits sensors using block based coding, build their own sensors, or turn everything into a touchpad using Makey Makey. Participants learn fundamentals in interactive design, block-based and text-based coding, and create colorful, dynamic, and engaging visuals and sounds for design, architecture, fashion, gaming — anything they can imagine. This workshop series is a wonderful blend of coding, artistic vision, and presentation skills.
Recommended for ages 6-10
FORMAT: In Person at GIANT Chelsea Hub
DATES: Week of July 25th
FULL DAY PLAN:
9am to 11:00am: first STEM project of the day
11 to 11:30 am: Lunch *Campers must come with lunch and snack*
11:30 to 1:00 pm: Participants work on their projects, brainstorm new ideas, and experiment with different STEM tools
1:00 to 3:00pm: second project of the day
+ optional early drop in or late pick up (+$25/hour)
MORNING SESSION PLAN:
9am to 11:00am: first project of the day
+ optional early drop in or late pick up (+$25/hour)
AFTERNOON SESSION PLAN:
1:00 to 3:00pm: second project of the day
optional early drop in or late pick up (+$25/hour)
LEARN ABOUT
Block Based Coding and/or JavaScript foundation (text based coding) - depending on each participant’s level of expertise
Creative technologies, sensors, and microcontrollers + p5.js’s full range of functionality from simple 2D sketches to generative visualizations using interactive animations and multimedia elements (for advanced participants)
Digital art, painting, and designing immersive worlds
PRICE: $850/Week (Full Day Option). $300/Week (Morning or Afternoon Session)
*** You may also register for half or full day drop-in camps. Half Day drop-in is $70/session. Full Day drop-in is $200/session***
