What You'll Do
Kick your coding skills into high gear with an animated virtual chase scene. Work with interactive web app CoSpaces to create a 3D chase, using drag-and-drop tools and simple code to bring it to life.
Be determined to go beyond coding basics, adding animations, tweaking characters and troubleshooting your scene to perfection. Cut to the chase as you drop into and engage with your own immersive experience.
Note:
Enrollment includes a Pro subscription to CoSpaces virtual reality software (valid through April 2021), so kids can keep working on their chase scene—and other virtual creations—after class.
While we offer a similar class for younger kids, the pacing and content of this class is carefully calibrated for rising 6th – 8th graders.
What You'll Need
Technology
- Mac or PC computer (NOT a Chromebook or tablet) with speaker, camera and at least 8GB of RAM
- Internet access
- Zoom application installed, signed in with child’s name
- Optional (but recommended): a computer mouse
Additional Prep
- Join the class in CoSpaces:
- If this is your first VR class with Galileo, go to CoSpaces.io, register a student account and sign up using the class code provided in your enrollment email
- If you’ve already taken a VR Class with Galileo, log into your child’s CoSpaces account, go to Classes, click Join Class and enter the class code provided in your enrollment email
- Make sure your child knows how to secondary click (i.e., right click) on their mouse or trackpad
What You'll Take Away
- Confidence using CoSpaces and next-level coding skills
- The skills to be determined and understand that mastery takes effort
- A Pro subscription to CoSpaces through April 2021
- An animated virtual chase scene of your own design
Join The Community
The last step in the Galileo Innovator’s Process is share. Great learning can come from sharing successes and failures—to solidify your own experience as an innovator and to inspire others.
ELL
Some bilingual staff & support for multilingual families.
Special Needs
Support for Students with Special Needs (Oakland Camp Director has a Masters in Special Education).
Deals
Yes. Every year, we award thousands of weeks of specially priced camp through our financial assistance program. Apply on our Financial Assistance page. Scholarships available.