Fun Techtivities in January!
The end of holidays does not mean the end of having fun. Combine fun and learning about technology through our techtivities, where we can enjoy a day out with our family and get to see amazing technology in action!
Starting off with a #TechFact for 2023, did you know that Wikipedia was launched 22 years ago on the 15th of January, becoming the "largest and most-read reference work in history"? As of 2022, they are still in the top 5 most popular websites in the world, and they have information available in 329 languages with contributions from users all over the world! (Source)
Now that we’re all set, keep scrolling on to discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨
Light to Night Festival
Up for a unique art experience? Engage all your senses and interact with art in playful and innovative ways at the Light to Night Festival! From exciting self-guided tours, gamified tours, interactive installations, to a relaxing chill-out zone and activities with prizes to be won, there is sure to be something fun for everyone in the family. Make sure to register early!
What tech is here?
- Participate in a tour without a guide with the help of Augmented Reality (AR)!
- Immerse yourself in light and sound at the “Ephermeral” installation as these bubble-tectures, choreographed to a reactive soundscape using sensing technologies, produce a magical sight at night.
- Featuring three carefully programmed projection works, “Art Skins on Monuments” is the biggest façade light show in Singapore and will showcase the beauty of our architecture through façade lighting technology! ️️
Details:
When: 6 to 26 January 2023
Where: Civic District Singapore
Price: Free
Learn more here.
Avatar: The Experience
Caught the new Avatar: The Way of Water movie and left wanting more? Step into the mysterious world of Avatar and immerse yourself further in their alien universe at Avatar - The Experience at Gardens by the Bay. Take your immersion to the next level by interacting back and forth with life-sized animatronic characters and the Pandora world, and even transforming into an avatar yourself!
What tech is here?
- See AR in action by “avatar-ising” yourself at the interactive booths
- Take control and fly a banshee at the stations available, just like how you would a robot!
- Become part of Avatar with characters reacting real-time to the environment and an interactive multimedia installation for you to interact with the world with the help of Sensing and Interactive technologies!
Details:
When: until 31 March 2023
Where: Gardens by the Bay
Price: from $27
Learn more here.
Mega Carnival @ Downtown East
Calling all fun-lovers out there to the Mega Carnival, where there are over 20 unlimited games and rides, all for a single price! Packed with exciting attractions such as VR games, photobooths, arcade games, and carnival rides, and spots to relax with snacks from the food truck, this is the perfect place for the whole family.
What tech is here?
- Enter 4 new worlds and stimulate your senses with games powered by Virtual Reality (VR)!
- Diving into a ball pit is always fun for our little ones, and what better than an interactive dinosaur game right there in the ball pit, with the help of Interactive Technologies?
- Watch dinosaurs come to live with Animatronics and control your own robot at the Robot Navigator carnival game!
Details:
When: until 5 February 2023
Where: D'Marquee at Downtown East
Price: from $28
Learn more here.
2023 Weekly Coding Classes
Get a headstart this new year with our coding classes! With an MIT-inspired, award-winning curriculum specially curated for ages 5 to 18, there are classes for both beginners and the initiated.
Immense possibilities await! Learn basic computational thinking and coding concepts in our Scratch, App Inventor and Python introductory classes, and discover just how much you can create with just a good foundation. Advance further to learn more about the world around us, and find out how popular programs work, whether it be Quiz programs, games like Geometry Dash, or web applications!
With both physical and online options, there’s definitely a class suitable for everyone! Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us or WhatsApp us to get in touch.
Details:
When: from 3 January 2023
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $401.52
In an effort to promote digital literacy, DBS Foundation and the government will contribute a total of S$1 million dollars to fund the national Digital for Life (DFL) movement.
The funding is expected to benefit nearly 100,000 Singaporeans over the next two years. Read more on the efforts of the DFL movement here!
If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our December #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!
(Written by Thinzar)