{"id":13424,"date":"2015-09-24T09:23:20","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T08:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13424"},"modified":"2015-09-24T09:23:20","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T08:23:20","slug":"raspberry-pi-space-invaders-comes-to-cambridge-makespace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13424","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi space invaders comes to Cambridge Makespace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thehacklab.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141028_1400541-1024x768.jpg?resize=560%2C420\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The workshops run by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehacklab.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">HackLab UK<\/a> are among the newest additions to the Cambridge Raspberry Jam and have so far also proven to be the most popular and successful.<\/p>\n<p>This Saturday (26th), HackLab will be at the Cambridge Makespace at 16 Mill Lane running their Scratch\/GPIO Space Invaders workshop. Here&#8217;s what they have to say about it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Students will be able to program a Space Invaders style videogame in Scratch, then wire up a Big Red Button to the Raspberry Pi\u2019s GPIO pins to fire the \u2018Doomsday Laser\u2019 when the battle for galactic supremacy gets too hot to handle! A fun and engaging combination of programming and physical computing, StarFighter shows students how we can affect computer programs through physical and real-world inputs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The event runs from 10am-12pm, is suitable for ages 8+ and is free. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Family-Makers\/events\/225486616\/\" target=\"_blank\">To\u00a0book your place, head over to meetup.com and Join\/RSVP<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The workshops run by HackLab UK are among the newest additions to the Cambridge Raspberry Jam and have so far also proven to be the most popular and successful. 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