Edventures Lab Blog

At the PCS EdventuresLab, we foster an environment to unleash your child’s inner inventor, explorer, and engineer. Your student socializes with classmates, solves problems, and creates a unique portfolio of accomplishments using cutting-edge technology like 3D printers, robots & digital media.

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This Week In Lab: Hardware vs. Software

This Week In Lab: Hardware vs. Software

on May 22, 2015 in Edventures Lab Blog, Learning Center, PCS Edventure's Lab Instructors

“That would be so epic!” one student told another as they discussed potential video game ideas this week in class. Continuing on our journey of the history and evolution of video game development, this week’s classes focused on hardware, software and video game genres. The lead instructor asked the students, “what do you think hardware means?” Hardware includes all...

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This Week in Lab: The Mechanics of Game Development

This Week in Lab: The Mechanics of Game Development

on May 15, 2015 in Edventures Lab Blog, Learning Center, PCS Edventure's Lab Instructors

This week’s classes continued to delve into video game history and production, with an emphasis on game mechanics! Older video games like PAC MAN and Space Invaders only have two of the now three mechanic categories: 1. user manipulation and 2. clear goals. Present day video games have developed into something much more complex, which include the final category...

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This Week in Lab: The Evolution of Video Game Development!

This Week in Lab: The Evolution of Video Game Development!

on May 7, 2015 in Edventures Lab Blog

  “What makes a video game a video game?” an instructor questioned the inquisitive EdventuresLab students at the beginning of this week’s classes. While the answer required a bit of a video game debate, responses included: a tangible goal or storyline, user interaction, main character, display surface and finally a CPU necessary for processing! From this...

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This Week in Lab: Rovers!

This Week in Lab: Rovers!

on May 1, 2015 in Edventures Lab Blog

During the first few weeks of Space Month students explored the composition of space and how scientists launch rockets and collect data. This week students took their knowledge one step further discovered how rovers are used to collect data on the surface on planets! To start off the discussion on rovers, students viewed a video called “7 Minutes of Terror.” The 7...

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Rocket Launching Event!

Rocket Launching Event!

on Apr 24, 2015 in Edventures Lab Blog

Join us on Saturday, May 2nd, for the EdventuresLab Rocket Launching Event! April was Space Month here in the lab, and students have been designing and printing their own rockets on our 3D printer.  On May 2nd, we will be hosting a Rocket Launching Event at the Riverstone International School at 9 AM to watch the students launch their rockets into space!  Event...

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This Week in Lab: Exploring Space!

This Week in Lab: Exploring Space!

on Apr 24, 2015 in Edventures Lab Blog

The 3D printed rockets are looking great! Students are preparing for our Rocket Launching Event on Saturday, May 2nd, at the Riverstone International School. Come join us at 9 am to see all the rockets launch into space! To start off lab this week the lead instructor questioned, “How do we understand our surroundings during our everyday lives?” Students began...

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