Raspberry Jam Schedule

Northern Ireland Raspberry Jam - June 2023

17/06/2023


Key
Not upfront taught workshops Beginner level workshop Intermediate level workshop Advanced level workshop

Note that workshops with around their title are experimental pilot workshops.

Workshops with around their title may involve attendees sharing equipment (pair programming).

Lecture Theatre 1 Workshop 0 (large 1st floor) Workshop 1 (medium 1st floor) Workshop 2 (small 1st floor) Workshop 3 (forward ground floor) Workshop 4 (rear ground floor)
Session 1 (13:30 - 14:20)

Game Designing Crash Course
10/30
This pen-and-paper workshop explores different ways to design and develop your ideas for games on paper. Delivered by a highly experienced game developer and tinkerer.

Getting started with the PiStop
0/15
Want learn how to code your very own mini traffic light using GPIO Zero? You've come to the right place!

Circuit Playground Nightlight
5/6
Use a Circuit Playground microcontroller and our super simple block-based code editor MakeCode to program a nightlight!

MakeCode Arcade Maze
5/10
Use MakeCode Arcade to build a maze mini-game! Build a game to get your players tackling obstacles, dodging enemies, and beating your maze before the timer runs out!

Super Secret Minecraft World Testing
10/10
Come along and test a new Minecraft world on Minecraft Education Edition!

Session 2 (14:30 - 15:20)

General making/hacking
6/26
In this session, you can grab any one of our many activities/electronic components and learn at your own pace with volunteers on hand if you have issues. Note this session is not a taught workshop.

Introduction to Sonic Pi
4/15
Interested in making music? This is the workshop for you. In this introduction workshop, you will learn how to use Sonic Pi to make music with code.

Creating Robot Art with Micro:bit
6/6
Using a Micro:bit and a Bitbot with a marker, create robot art by programming the Micro:bit to drive around a canvas with other robots. All programming in this workshop uses MakeCode, a super simple graphical Scratch-like code editor.

Barrel Jumper
7/10
Create an ‘endless runner’ game, using Makecode Arcade.

Minecraft AI Wildlife Park
6/10
Learn about Artificial Intelligence and why the data you train it with is so important. Recommended for children aged 9-13.

Break (15:20 - 15:40)
Lightning talk (15:40 - 16:00)

Lightning talks
0/0
Join us in the lecture theatre for 1 or more 7 minute lighting talks from STEM experts.

Session 3 (16:00 - 17:00)

General making/hacking
0/26
In this session, you can grab any one of our many activities/electronic components and learn at your own pace with volunteers on hand if you have issues. Note this session is not a taught workshop.

Sense HAT Pixel Art
3/15
Learn to create pixel art with the Sense HAT using 64 bright multicoloured LEDs in this beginner level workshop.

Hacking Unicorn Horns
4/6
Suitable for all ages. In this workshop you will hack the Neopixels (multicoloured LEDs) on a Circuit Playground to create a colour changing Unicorn Horn! All programming in this workshop uses MakeCode, a super simple graphical Scratch-like code editor.

Ciphers
10/10
Greetings, Agent Pi! Today you’ll be using Python to create, code and crack a few common ciphers.

Minecraft Hour of Code
6/10
Escape the mysterious mansion by dawn and earn a million emeralds! All in Minecraft Education Edition.


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