Events

Teen Group
When: Tuesday, April 12th 10:30 - 12:00
Who: ages 13 and up are welcome to attend

Last day to register if Friday, April 1st

NEW DATE!!! This has moved to April 12th.

When:
Tuesday, April 12th 10 – 11

Where: ENRICHri Community Center
Coventry, RI

Who: aimed at ages 10-18 but this is open to whole families of all age groups

What:
Are you insterested in learning what video game careers exist??
Bruce Campbell, computer science guru, will talk to us about:
How games are being used to do serious science and how simulation is really just an off-shoot of gaming
How simulation teaches about the world
Game Character Sprites and Models
Clean Animation Methods (Frame Loops)
Peripherals for Player Inputs and Outputs
Incorporating Data into Games (Arrays and Vectors)
Incorporating Rules (where I value creativity most)
Automata as a ripe direction for gaming
Artificial Intelligence as a ripe direction for gaming
Focusing on the tools and the people who use them

Bio: Bruce is an information and computer science project director who bridges knowledge gaps with art and design to bring the full potential of simulation, visualization, and computer-mediated communications to an augmented human mind for better understanding of a mindful life interconnected with nature. http://bdcampbell.net/