How to Create a Projectile in Unity

kristielAll Topics, Tutorial, Unity Game Development

One of the most common mechanics that you’ll find in almost any video game is the ability to shoot something. Bullets, fireballs, arrows, etc. As a game designer, you can have your character shoot whatever your heart desires. Of course, implementing a shooting mechanism is not quite as simple as running a function called ShootBullets(). In this post, I am … Read More

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fischertechnik Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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fischertechnik  celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, on Sunday, July 26, 2015. The company hosted a FANCLUB day at fischertechnik headquarters in Waldachtal, Germany. Here, people from all over the world could enter their own designs for display and view the many exhibits of fischertechnik systems released over the years. These incredibly innovative systems were invented by Professor Artur Fischer, … Read More

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Meet Dash & Dot: The Latest in Coding Curriculum

kristielAll Topics, Coding & Programming

Studica would like you to meet our new friends, Dash and Dot! These fun, interactive robots are the latest from Wonder Workshop – a company dedicated to teaching children the fundamentals of programming. Developed with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards, these robotic devices offer new lesson plans to help K-5 educators use Dash & Dot to teach young … Read More

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fischertechnik Offers Free Elementary STEM Curriculum

kristielAll Topics, fischertechnik, STEM Education

On the heels of the recent release of fischertechnik Education’s elementary STEM sets, the company announced it will offer educators access to the complete fischertechnik Introduction to STEM I curriculum. That’s right. They are so confident in the positive impact the Introduction to STEM I set will have on your classroom that they are giving you a download of the … Read More

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GrovePi+ Connects Your Raspberry Pi to the Real World

kristielAll Topics, Internet of Things (IoT)

Seeed Studio is a maker’s paradise. This company specializes in creating innovative, open hardware platforms for makers to grow their ideas and create all new technology. The best thing about Seeed is its ability to work with leading technology providers of all scales to provide access to multiple platforms – like Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Maker Pro and more. Take for … Read More

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WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Competition Details Released

kristielAll Topics, Robotics, WorldSkills Robotics

WorldSkills São Paulo 2015 is just around the corner on August 11th-16th. The WorldSkills organization just released a Visitor’s Presentation video – giving competitors a peek at what could be in store for them. Competitors in the Mobile Robotics Competition will be expected to carry out two tasks over the course of four days using the provided robotic components. As … Read More

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Anime Studio 11: The Latest in 2D Animation

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Smith Micro has upped its game with the release of Anime Studio 11. Used by professionals, hobbyists and students alike, this software offers users an intuitive and affordable feature set. An interface you can easily understand, a visual content library and tools such as a bone rigging system, Smart Bones™, frame-by-frame animation, bitmap to vector conversion – all of this … Read More

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How to Export STL Files from PTC Creo

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PTC Creo is an industry-standard 3D Design software. It is used for a wide number of applications across many different industries. I’ve recently been learning my way around the product and thought I would share the workflow for exporting an STL file from PTC Creo Parametric. First off, an STL file is known as a stereolithography file. The file extension … Read More

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