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2008 Camp
Program Descriptions
Roaring into
Robots: What's NeXT: Ages 8-14
This exciting class teaches you how to
build and program the ALL NEW LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT
robots, the coolest robot available. You will use your
new skills to meet such challenges as reacting to intruders,
moving objects to different locations, stinging an intruder
with a robot tail, or beating your opponent at LEGO®
Sumo, a BBB favorite.
You don't need any experience with robotics
or programming to begin your robotic adventure. Students
who took our robotics After School Class can take this
for a more solid foundation and to work with the new
NXT system or move on to the Advanced Robot Challenges.
All robot classes will be taught with the new LEGO®
Mindstorms® NXT robot. The new robot system includes
a new programming language, a new building system, and
new sensors, including a sound sensor and ultrasonic
sensor.
*Robots are for use by students in class only. The robots are expensive, and students will not be able to take them home.
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Advanced
Robot Challenges: Ages 8-14
We'll challenge your engineering and programming
skills with the ALL NEW LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT robot.
Want to learn how to program a robot with a bluetooth
cell phone? Build a walking bot? Use the new ultrasonic
sensor to react to movement or the sound sensor to react
to different sounds? Program the new servo motors for
precise movement? The possibilities and challenges are
endless.
You can work on individual challenges,
challenge others, or pair up and work as a team. This
course is for students who have experience with building
and programming LEGO® Mindstorms® robots. Students should
have a basic understanding of how to use sensors, motors
and repeat blocks. This class provides new challenges
each session and can be taken multiple times. All robot
classes will be taught with the new LEGO® Mindstorms®
NXT robot. The new robot system includes a new programming
language, a new building system, and new sensors, including
a sound sensor and ultrasonic sensor.
*Robots are for use by students in class only. The robots are expensive, and students will not be able to take them home.
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Game Creation:
Ages 8-14
If you think playing computer games is
fun, think what a blast learning to program your own
games will be. Your imagination is the limit as you
use GameMaker software to create maze, strategy, and
a variety of other types of games. You'll learn about
creating sprites, objects, events and actions. Design
a room, make it look the way you want, add objects and
play your game. We'll teach you how to display health,
lives, score, splash screens and high score tables.
Using drag and drop programming, you'll be creating
exciting, professional looking games you can play with
your friends.
You can keep making games when you get
home as the software is an inexpensive download from
the Internet. If you think you've got a great idea for
a game, you want to see what it would be like to be
a game designer, or you just think computer games are
fun, this class is for you. You must be experienced
using a computer to take this class. If you've taken
our Game Creation After School Class, this class goes
into greater depth and reinforces previous learning.
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Advanced
GameMaker Techniques: Ages 8-14
This class is for those already familiar
with GameMaker who want to take their game creation
skills to the next level. We will examine gravity, platforms,
bosses, levels, effects, GML (GameMaker's built in programming
language) and learn how to keep expanding our skills.
You must have already taken a Game Creation class with
us or in some way demonstrate your ability to keep up
with this class as basic GameMaker skills will be assumed.
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3D Game Design:
Ages: completed 6th Grade to 16
Create a 3D landscape, add bonus items,
hidden treasures and characters and play in your own
world! This exciting new class is for students who have
completed the 6th grade. You'll learn how to create
a 3D environment, light it, and put in characters for
first-person or third-person action. We will be using
3D GameStudio, so this class will be different
than last year's class and may be taken by those who
took it last year.
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Introduction to Anime : Ages: completed 5th Grade to 16
This new class uses computer software to teach students how to create their own anime, or animated stories. Students will learn how to draw objects and characters, how to use timelines, ‘bones’ and layers to animate their characters and scenes, how to use a storyboard to plot their movies, and how to add text and sounds to their animations. The goal of the class will be for students to complete a short anime movie. This class is great for anyone interested in art, animation and movie making. You must have graduated the 5th grade to take this class.
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Exploring
Bits, Bytes & Bots: Ages 8-14
This class is the perfect introduction
to Bits, Bytes & Bots' offerings. Students will
learn how to make stop-motion animated movies, build
and program LEGO® Mindstorms® robots and create their
own computer game.
*Robots are for use by students in class only. The robots are expensive, and students will not be able to take them home.
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Brick Films:
Ages 8-14
A Brick film is an animated film that uses
LEGO® characters and pieces to tell a story. If you've
ever wanted to direct your own movies or like making
up stories, then this camp is for you. Using digital
cameras, Stop Motion Pro animation software, and video
editing software, you'll create multi-scene movies with
transitions, titles, credits, sound effects and narration.
Design your own set with backgrounds, characters, and
scenery. The stories are up to your imagination.
This is a great class to take with friends.
No experience is necessary and you can take this class
as many times as you like. Students take home a DVD
with their movies at the end of the week.
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Bits, Bytes &
Beyond: Ages 6-7
The computer camp for 6 - 7 year olds.
You'll build and play with real LEGO® Mindstorms robots
and make animated movies that you can take home on CDs.
This class meets for 3 hours rather than the 3 hours,
30 minutes of the other classes.
*Robots are for use by students in class only. The robots are expensive, and students will not be able to take them home.
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LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group
of companies and does not sponsor, authorize or endorse
Bits, Bytes & Bots, LLC.
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