Creative Technology Camp: 3D Printing

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<H2>Camp is from 1pm - 5pm, Monday - Friday, the week of July 25th</H2>
Payment options:
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<LI>RSVP here and bring a check made out to "ACC Continuing Education"</LI>
<LI>RSVP here and pay at the Texas Musuem of Science & Technology front desk</LI>
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Questions may be directed to:
Elijah May 512-522-0225 <A HREF="mailto:elijah.may@austincc.edu" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Email Elijah" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">elijah.may@austincc.edu</A>
 
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ABOUT THE CAMP
3D printing can take your young technologist's creative talents to the next level. He or she will learn the basic concepts of 3D design using CAD software, how print with two colors at the same time, and even how to scan and print friends in 3D.
CAMPERS CAN EXPECT TO LEARN:
- How 3D Printers work from both a software and hardware perspective
- Why and how 3D printing is changing our daily lives
- Practical skills including how to set up, operate and maintain 3D printers
- How to turn novel ideas into real-life objects using computers and robots
Ultimately, your budding technologists will experience what it is like to turn an idea into a reality using one the most innovative technologies on the market today.
 
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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Classes in our Creative Technology Lab are led by <A HREF="http://rigelbenton.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rigel Benton</A> 
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In high school, I worked on every movie set I could sneak my way onto. By the time I graduated, I had a growing <A TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IMDB page</A> and a film in the SXSW short film competition. After high school, I worked as a freelance crew member in the Dallas area for a year before attending The University of Texas at Austin, where I studied Film Production.
At UT, I wrote, directed, and edited several films, but cinematography was my calling, and I left no genre untouched. From music videos to art documentaries and historical dramas to experimental films, I explored every opportunity to learn and test my limits. By the end of my academic tenure, films I had shot had screened at film festivals such as Cannes, Austin Film Festival and many others.
After graduation, I tried virtual reality for the first time and my life transformed. I couldn’t un-see the future so I pursued it despite having plans to work on several big film projects. I started a VR software company that pivoted to hardware. Designing a VR headset by myself meant stepping far outside what I knew and learning as much as I could about mechanical design, electronics, and 3D printing. I spent months rapidly prototyping my designs until I had a working version of what I set out to build. While my company didn’t survive, my curiosity only grew.
Soon after, I began work on a mobile VR game that integrated finger tracking for a hackathon. The only “programming” experience I had prior to this was designing websites, but my team’s sole developer bailed at the last minute so I decided to fill the gap. It was perhaps the longest week of my life but by the ended I had scrapped together enough C# and game engine work to finish the project. Since then, I haven’t stopped designing and developing VR games/experiences.
Our world will change more in our lifetimes than any other period of human history. The jobs that most people will have in 10 years don’t even exist yet. How does one prepare for a future no one can predict? Make learning a lifestyle and technology your most useful tool.
Rigel Benton, Creative Technologist
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VR Development | 3D Printing | Filmmaking
 
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CAMPERS WILL
- Be allowed to keep everything they make (with 3D Printing and a bit of know-how, we are only limited by our imaginations)
- Have the opportunity to dive into the related subjects of 3D modeling, 3D scanning, virtual reality, game development and mechanical design
BY THE END OF CAMP, MOST CAMPERS CAN
- Properly prepare 3D models for printing
- Identify specific issues that arise in the printing process and modify settings accordingly
- Understand the overall process on both conceptual and practical levels
- Potentially own and operate a 3D printer
 
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ACC CONTINUING EDUCATION - CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LAB
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<H2 CLASS="large">Learning Never Stops. Neither Should You.</H2>
 
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