Students Learning STEM – Creating a Braking System

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Hello all! It’s been awhile since we’ve posted about fischertechnik, so let me pick up where we left off in November.  Last time around I was telling you about the students learning STEM at Westfield Vocational Technical High School in MA, and how they were beginning their first hands-on project using the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program. As I mentioned previously, … Read More

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Use ZBrush to Cut 3D Printing Costs

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Yes, you heard that right. Lester Banks was gracious enough to expose methods of using the Dynamesh feature of ZBrush to save money on your 3D printing. He identifies how you can reduce the amount of materials you need to print by hollowing out the model using Dynamesh. The overall effect is a lighter 3d model that requires less material … Read More

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Infinity Project STEM Education Webinar Announcement

kristielSTEM Education, Webinars

The Infinity Project just announced a STEM education webinar on January 30th. The Infinity Project is a powerful engineering STEM education program that prepares students for futures in the field of engineering and other technology driven careers. The program was created by a team of professional engineers, world-class researchers, University faculty and secondary educators. The Infinity Project is a great addition to classrooms for 6th to … Read More

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Why Art is a Key Element of Game Design & STEM Education

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Back in 2012, I wrote a blog post talking about how Game Design fits in with STEM Education. I still use those same talking points when I deliver webinars on the subject. Really, none of that has changed. Game Design is still heavily involved in every aspect of STEM education. However, I left out a very important part of Game … Read More

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The Infinity Project Announces Free STEM Education Webinar

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The Infinity Project is offering a free STEM education webinar on January 16th. If you aren't familiar with the Infinity Project, it is a powerful engineering STEM education program that prepare students for futures in the field of engineering. Created by team of world-class researchers, professional engineers, University faculty and secondary educators. The Infinity Project provides dynamic STEM curriculum, classroom … Read More

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How Do Augmented Reality & 3D Content Come Together?

kristielAll Topics, Unity Game Development

In previous articles we’ve discussed Augmented Reality and how you can create your own AR experiences with Metaio software. This is just touching the tip of the iceberg with what can be done. One of the biggest case studies for Augmented Reality has been the IKEA catalog. This AR app allows you to place IKEA furniture in your home so … Read More

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Equalizer (EQ) Tip for your DAW

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One of the most powerful tools in the realm of recorded sound is the equalizer. Equalizers (also referred to as EQ) allow you to raise and lower specific frequencies or ranges of frequencies to obtain a desired sound. Oftentimes, EQ is used to "clean up" an instrument or to sometimes excite the bass spectrum or to add "air" to a … Read More

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A Guide to Tracking Santa for the Holidays

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If you are looking to track Santa for the holidays – we have some resources for you. There are several sites that are working to track the “Big Guy” this Christmas. You can use the Official NORAD Santa Tracker or Google Santa Tracker. You can also follow Santa updates. We’ve got all your bases covered. Now you have to be … Read More

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