Fun Techtivities in July!
This July, spend a weekend or a Public Holiday exploring Sentosa's Air Combat VR Experience or head down to the Garden's by the Bay to find our more about our planet's endangered species. Combine fun and learning as you get to see amazing technology in action!
Starting off with a #TechFact, did you know that Norman Bel Geddes designed the first self-driving car in 1939? With further research, General Motors made the concept of autonomous vehicles a reality in 1958! (Source)
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Now that we’re all set, keep scrolling on to discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨
Air Combat @ Sentosa
Have you heard about the latest addition to the Central Beach Bazaar? Air Combat is the new, unique VR experience at Sentosa. Perfect for our budding techies who are also interested in fighter jets, drop by Air Combat for a thrilling adventure and enjoy the rest of the day at the day-to-night carnival beach with various attractions! ✈️
What tech is here? 🤔
🧑💻 Become a pilot as you direct the aircraft and soar through various realistic landscapes powered by Virtual Reality! ✈️
🧑💻 Immerse your senses in the aerial battles and experience how air troops fight against enemy aircrafts! 😲
Details:
When: Permanent
Where: Beach Station, Sentosa
Price: from $15
Learn more here.
Love The Last March @ Gardens By The Bay
Did you know there are over 1,300 endangered species around the world? To highlight the rate of extinction, Artists Gillie and Marc have created the world’s largest public sculpture, consisting of 45 of the world’s endangered species - on display right now at Gardens by the Bay! Our young computer scientists will gain an educational scientific experience as they learn more about our beautiful planet through this lovely experience at our world famous garden.
What tech is here? 🤔
🧑💻 Not just a normal static sculpture, interact with the sculpture by scanning the QR codes to learn more about various endangered species around the world! 📱
🧑💻 Bring the animals to life as they become 3D animations on your phone! 🦍
Details:
When: until 18 May 2024
Where: Gardens By The Bay
Price: Free
Learn more here.
Sensory Odyssey: Into the Heart of Our Living World
Want to explore or revisit the lush vibrance of nature from your last holiday? Sensory Odyssey, ArtScience Museum’s latest exhibition, will fully immerse you as part of the natural world, from the African Savannahs to Mauritius!
What tech is here? 🤔
🧑💻 Move through 7 various landscapes powered with floor-to-ceiling 360-degree projection screens and become a part of nature as view the flora and fauna! 🌸
🧑💻 Immerse your senses as you catch distinct sounds and scents for each location at the installations, with the help of digital scent technology! ☺️
Details:
When: until 29 October 2023
Where: ArtScience Museum
Price: from $17
Learn more here.
Term 3 Weekly Coding Classes + Summer Holiday Coding Camps
If you haven't heard, we're bringing our award-winning curriculum closer to you with our 2 new campuses at The Learning Lab - United Square and The Seletar Mall, bringing us to a total of 4 locations including our original KAP Mall and Parkway Parade campuses!
For both our local and international students, our MIT-inspired curriculum will be offered at both campuses through our weekly classes and holiday camps, all taught by our experienced educators and for all experience levels.
What tech is here?
Ages 7-9: Create their very first platformer game with different difficulty levels, or dive into the AI and machine learning where they’ll get to train their computers to read data collected - There’s tons to do on the visual programming platform, Scratch!
Ages 10-12: We all know our students love their RPG games and engaging quizzes, how about continuing their coding journey with us and challenge themselves to create their own this holiday? Through programming platforms such as App Inventor and Python, code their very first game or quiz and share it with their friends in class!
Ages 13-18: Our well-loved Python foundational coding courses will let our teens explore real-world applications of code and understand how they can apply their Python knowledge with what they’ve learnt in school! ️
Take your pick, because whatever your choice is, we’re sure your child will have loads of fun in our classes!
With so many locations and schedules, there’s definitely a class suitable for everyone! Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch.
Psst! You can apply the discount code ‘CODEHANGOUT’ to get *12% discount when signing up in a group of 3 or more! Slots are running out quickly so secure a timeslot of your choice for your child today!
*When stacked with Early Bird Discount
Details:
When: From 1 July 2023
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $401.52
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Did you know that it is possible to translate the Hokkien language? Meta has developed an artificial intelligence system that can translate Hokkien to English in no time! The Hokkien language has no standardized written form, which makes it difficult to translate. Moreover, the falling number of speakers makes it even more challenging to preserve. With Meta’s new AI tools, we are now one step closer to preserving the Hokkien language!
Learn more about how Meta’s Hokkien to English translation AI works here! ✍️
If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our June #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!
(Written by Thinzar)