Westfield Vocational Technical selected as a model school STEM Program

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In case you missed the big news that was all over the wire services and the internet a week or so back, Studica recently selected Westfield Vocational Technical High School to act as a model school for the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program. As you probably know from our past blog postings, the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program incorporates the state-of-the-art fischertechnik … Read More

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Tormach CNC Machine Demonstration Center Now at Studica Canada

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Studica Limited in Canada is now the proud owner of a Tormach PCNC 770 Series III CNC Mill.  As a next step in bringing the quality CNC machine capabilities to schools across Canada, Studica is now equipped to give demonstrations on the capabilities, accessories, and applications of the Tormach Product Line. For those unfamiliar CNC stands for Computer Numerical Control. … Read More

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Discover Augmented Reality & Learn How to Create AR Experiences

kristielAll Topics, New Releases, Unity Game Development

You may have heard the term Augmented Reality. But what does it mean? What does it do? It is clear that AR is a very intriquing innovation. It can enhance the live view of the real world with computered generated digital content that appears "on top" of the physical object. Augmented Reality in Action For me the standard definition of … Read More

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2D Game Development Coming to Unity

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Unity announced at their Unite conference that Unity 4.3 will include native 2D Toolkits to help developers create 2D games inside of Unity. While 2D toolkits have been available inside of Unity’s Asset Store by third party developers, this is the first time that Unity Technologies is actually incorporating it into their software. According to them, they noticed that over … Read More

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Improving Animation with Bone-Rigging & Smith Micro

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Are you a 2D Artist and thought there has to be a better way to make an animation than drawing 30 frames individually so that your characters can complete one action?  Well the folks over at Smith Micro thought the same when they added bone-rigging to their powerful animation solution Anime Studio Pro. Bone-Rigging and Animation Bone-rigging was pioneered in … Read More

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SumDog Free Math Contests Start Today

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SumDog is ready for Back to School with the largest series of math contests America has seen. These contests are designed for students from first grade through eighth grade. All contest are aligned to meet common core state standards. Each contests generally requires a student to play for about an hour. This year SumDog has added a new twist to their … Read More

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Awesome Back to School Savings from Unity Technologies

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Unity is the optimum choice for interactive design and development because it is affordable and easy to use. With a full user interface and efficient scripting, game design has never been easier. You can do it all with Unity. As part of their commitment to bring game development to everyone, this wonderful company has put together special academic pricing to … Read More

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Exploring fischertechnik Construction System and Levels

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We work with numerous schools and educators who are gearing up to incorporate the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program into their classroom activities. But while we are understandably both very proud of, and excited about this new standards focused, project-based learning STEM education solution that combines comprehensive curriculum with the fischertechnik construction system, it is still only one part of what … Read More

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A New Approach to Music Production with Liquid Notes

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Do you also feel like you want to express yourself creatively in one way or another? You are not alone. This is a fact of human nature. However, with our world becoming more complicated every day, universal creativity is in decline, causing an ever growing emptiness in our lives. We all consume music on a daily basis and a majority … Read More

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Cloud Computing with Autodesk 360: Changing the Way the World Works

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Cloud computing seems to be all the rage these days. Many software companies are beginning to develop their products so that you can do all of your work anywhere, anytime by keeping your work stored on the internet. Autodesk is no exception to this new workflow. They have created a cloud-based solution called Autodesk 360. Getting Started with Autodesk 360 … Read More

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