Games in Education 2016

echnology, engineering, and art combine when your students build their own alternative game controllers using inexpensive and easy-to-learn tools! The Makey Makey invention kit plugs into any computer and lets you turn anything conductive -- including fruit, water, and bare skin! -- into a controller. It's easily paired with MIT's free drag-and-drop programming language Scratch to design unique video games utilizing your one-of-a-kind controller. Come learn about some of the innovative work being done in the area of alternative controllers and get some hands-on time exploring the endless possibilities of working with Makey Makey and Scratch. Workshop leader Kathy Ceceri is the author of "Video Games: Design and Code Your Own Adventure" for ages 7 and up. She offers STEAM enrichment programs throughout the Northeast. Her website is craftsforlearning.com.