23 Sep #MakeSomething
This is what I tell my kids. Usually after I’ve turned off the wi-fi or taken away the TV or Xbox…
“Dad, what can I do?”
“Make something!”
For seven years now I’ve actively been finding ways to get people creative with the technology that would have had me giddy with excitement when I was 12/13 years old. Specifically the little mobile devices in our pockets that pass for phones (or tablets)…
There’s no question that the internet is a huuuuuge distraction and so it’s really important to make an more of a huuuuuuuge effort to block it out and get creative!
With a few clicks you have apps to capture and edit films, including special effects. You could also paint and draw, make music… maybe even get started on writing that novel… or, here’s a thing… be ironically creative (creatively ironic?) and make a game to zombify someone else!
Animation is a great one. The ‘magic’ of having an intimate object come to life is still an enormous fascination for people – a Frankenstein complex maybe?
Next month I’ll helping visitors, young and less-young, at Dundee’s Verdant Works to bring Lego to life! Bring your own device (be sure and download iMotion (Apple) or Lapse IT (Android)) or use one of ours. There’s even a dedicated child free session in the afternoon for you Lord Business* disciples.
This’ll be a fun and active learning experience that you can take away and recreate at home.
So make a date to make something with Playful Communications and Verdant Works:
Kids and Families: 10:30 – 1pm
https://www.verdantworks.com/event/saturday-studio-animate/
18+: 2 – 4:30pm
https://www.verdantworks.com/event/intro-stop-frame-animation/
*The character who glued his models together in the Lego Movie
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