Vision Tech Camps Blog
A Very Belated Set of Thoughts on GDC 2017 – Virtual Reality Edition
Just shy of a month since GDC, I finally managed to set aside some time to write up my thoughts on the game development community and how it has changed since 2016. I’ll write up a few more posts these coming weeks over a few topics that I saw at the floor. The first...
Kids Developing Games – What kind of tools should kids make games with?
As a game developer, I can remember many passionate arguments during the initial phases of developing a game revolving around one simple thing – the technologies we planned to use creating it. In a similar manner, many times kids interested in game development end up...
Vision Tech Camps sees record-high enrollment in summer 2016
Aug. 12, 2016 Press Contact: Christa Keizer [email protected] Vision Tech Camps sees record-high enrollment in summer 2016 Bay Area education program records 50 percent jump in female enrollment San Francisco, Calif. – Vision Tech Camps, a Bay Area...
Top 3 Reasons Why Your Child Should Learn to Code Today
Back when we were kids, our teachers and mentors told us to focus on the facts. Memorize certain processes and apply those facts and processes to the test. Once we passed the test, we would receive our diploma, guaranteed a safe job because of our hard work in school....
5 Reasons Girls Need Computer Camps
"Computer camps are just for boys." "Only geeks and nerds go to computer camp." These common misconceptions stand between many girls and the potential to acquire incredible skills that they'll use for the rest of their lives. All too few girls choose to go into...
STEM Education 101 for Parents
We know that parents lives are constantly bombarded with information regarding their childrens education. Lately, schools have tried to implement a lot of STEM Education into their classrooms - but there is simply not enough time to delve deeply enough into these...
Demystifying Computer Camps
Are you looking for the perfect summer camp for your kids? There are many different types of camps to choose from, but how do you know that you are choosing the right one for your child? Are you thinking about sending your child to a technology summer camp?...
Python vs Java – What should my child learn?
A question we are often asked by parents interested in having their kids learn coding is simple – should my child learn Python programming or Java programming? To understand the answer to this, its important to realize that while this decision might seem overwhelming,...
Tech Camps for Kids & Teens – Finding The Perfect Summer Camp
Every year as Spring approaches, parents start their search for that perfect summer camp that’s a great fit for their child. Whether it be a sports camp, speech & debate camp or a tech camp. It is a great time to be a kid - with so many choices available,...
Parents and Kids are you ready for 2016 summer camp season!!
Vision Tech Summer Technology Camps 2015 Highlights: Kids making new wireless TNT canon and huge custom adventure map in 3D Game Design with Minecraft Kids made custom mob in the Minecraft Modding camp Kids Designing their own custom maps in Minecraft camp...
An Introduction to Minecraft
What is Minecraft? What is Minecraft? Given how Minecraft has become one of the largest games in the world, it might seem like an odd question to ask, but the truth is, a lot of people are *aware* of Minecraft as a game, but aren’t really sure what Minecraft *is*, or...
Top Five Celebrated Fictional Robots of All Times
Early concepts of automation has existed in human civilization since the first century AD. Even Aristotle imagined intelligent automation can someday bring about the human equality. The word robot was first introduced to the English language by the 1920 science...
Installing Games Made with RPG Maker VX Ace on Mac OS X
Installing RPG Games on Mac OS X After downloading your child’s game, also download WineBottler at http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ (I recommend using the stable version). Save the file and then double click it once it is fully downloaded on your computer. Once...
2015 Summer Tech Camps
Parents and Kids are you ready for 2015 summer camp season!! VisionTech Summer Technology Camps 2014 Highlights: Kids making new custom blocks and making pigs fly in 3D Game Design with Minecraft Helicopter mod in the Minecraft Modding camp Kids Designing their...
Vision Tech Camps week long Technology Summer Camps: Piedmont, San Francisco East Bay Location
We are now taking registrations for our summer tech camps: June 16-July 27 Join our 2014 summer technology camps for an amazing summer of fun and learning. At Vision Tech LEGO Robotics Summer Camp —New Robot revolution has begun! Vision Tech invites you to sign on as...
Computer Engineering and Arduino Summer Camp
At VisionTech’s Computer Engineering with Arduino Summer Camp campers get a hands-on lesson in electronics and Engineering while building the ultimate project to take home. Arduino is an open-source electronic prototyping platform based on a simple microcontroller (a...
LEGO Robotics Summer Camp San Francisco Bay Area
Sure, building robots is very easy for someone with an engineering degree but how do we bring robotics technology education to kids The new EV3 Robotics kit from LEGO is a full teaching solution. It allows kids to build awe-inspiring robots in no time, and when...
Video Game Design for Kids — Summer Camp
I’m often asked by parents why kids should learn video game design – after all, they have to learn so many things, math, sciences, engineering, so why is game design important? The first answer that comes to mind is that it’s a gateway to get kids interested in...