20th Egham Raspberry Jam

Interested in Electronics and Programming for pleasure.

Albert Hickey

20th Raspberry Jam at the Gartner UK HQ offices
The Egham Raspberry Jam is an opportunity to share what you have built as well as an opportunity to learn from others. It is a family friendly event focused on sharing ideas and expertise.
WORKSHOP DETAILS: 2:15 - 3:15: graft -  Developed and delivered by Andy Balaam  Make animations to illustrate a story about a space explorer called Poppy.  We will make animations by typing in code in a new animation language called Graft (<A HREF="https://github.com/andybalaam/graft" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/andybalaam/graft</A>).  No coding experience is required - we will walk you through every step.  If you do know some coding, there will be plenty of chances to experiment and make your own animations. 
3:30 - 5:00: AstroPI Mission Zero. Deliveed by James Preece.  Learn to program the SenseHat and have your code submitted to be run in the Internation Space Station.(<A HREF="https://astro-pi.org/missions/zero/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://astro-pi.org/missions/zero/) </A>Workshop is open to 14 and under and will be in conducted team in teams of at least two.  If there is only one of you then we will make sure you are included in a team.  Egham Jam will register as mentors and manage submission of the code to the Mission Zero program. To facilitate this and to provide communication back to the teams we will need the email address for a parent/guardian. 
Pre-registration is required for both workshops using this short form. <A HREF="https://goo.gl/forms/ojax2cPrJ7nIY63D2" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://goo.gl/forms/ojax2cPrJ7nIY63D2</A>
We do not ask for or require any personal information for the children in the form and will discuss with the parent/guardian  the AstroPi Mission Zero logistics on the day so any and all questions can be addressed. 
 
Previous workshops have been.
<UL>
<LI>Traffic lights with Scratch and Python</LI>
<LI>Lighting up the SenseHat using Scratch and Python</LI>
<LI>NoPi Electronics: Making LEDs blink without any programming</LI>
<LI>Shakey Shakey: Making a game using tilt sensors</LI>
</UL>
Watch this space for the announcement for the workshops.  As you'd expect we're limited on the number of people that can attend a workshop by the number of Raspberry Pis available so it is essential to register once the details are announced. 
Additional Details for the event.
If you have a project you want the world to see bring it along. Of you are looking for inspiration again, come along and have a chat with other people making exciting things with the Raspberry Pi and other devices such as the micro:bit and Arduino.
In the past some of the projects shared were: :
<UL>
<LI>mini-robots</LI>
<LI>arcade cabinets with retro gaming</LI>
<LI>laser guided robot arms</LI>
<LI>3d printing</LI>
<LI>AI using Google Vision kit</LI>
<LI>Mind controlled Flappy Birds game</LI>
<LI></LI>
</UL>
Additional Information:
Pre registration required (it's free).
Ages 8 and over.
Under 16s need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Come see and learn about robotics, programming, electronics, development, creativity.
No Soldering onsite.
There will be no internet access but a wireless router will be setup to allow connecting to local devices.
If you need Internet access then you will have to either tether to a phone or use a mifi type device.  
If bringing a project to show please bring a power extension lead as the sockets are in funny places.
 
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE EGHAM RASPBERRY JAM
At previous Jams some people mentioned they were surprised the Jam was running so lon as they had only just heard about it.  It you believe the Egham Raspberry Jam is a good thing and more people should know about it please spread the word.  Maybe mention in any school or local Facebook groups you are a member of.  The goal is to give as many people the opportunity to try out digital making and see if it's for them.  So, the more who get the opportunity the better.

20th Egham Raspberry Jam

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