Fun Techtivities in September!
The September Holidays are here, and it is the perfect time for some fun with friends and family, while learning about the wonders of technology at the same time! 😉
Starting with some #TechNews, Singapore is rapidly embracing technology in various sectors!
As Singapore faces a rapidly aging population and a manpower crunch in the healthcare industry, hospitals 🏥 adopt technology to continue providing quality healthcare services. By using robots 🤖 that can take over some of the tasks of nurses, nurses can spend more time with their patients, giving them the attention they need.
These robots can deliver medicine 💊 to patients, escort them to different areas, or retrieve items as necessary. They're also able to speak 🗣️ in the four official languages of Singapore. Aside from robots, hospitals are also investing in smart wards, where technology helps patients better manage their health and free up valuable time for nurses and doctors 🧑⚕️. Read more about these innovations here, or smart wards, here!
Now that we’re all set, keep scrolling on to discover techtivities that you and your family can indulge in this month! ✨
Singapore Night Festival
The annual Singapore Night Festival is back! From various installations and programmes, to festival game booths and prizes to be won on the Night Walk app, you are sure to have a blast with your friends and family. 🌃
What tech is here? 🤔
🧑💻 With projection mapping technology, view various artist installations that are sure to bring back memories of childhood games! 🤩
🧑💻 Bring the artwork to life at the Opera in Motion: A Dynamic Tribute to Chinese Opera installation, where you can pedal on the tricycle to activate a projection of an illustrated scene on the wall! 🚲
Details:
When: Until 7 September 2024
Where: Bras Basah Bugis Precinct
Price: Free
Learn more here.
Bubble Planet
Is there anyone who doesn’t love playing with bubbles? Bubble Planet is an immersive experience where you'll surround yourself with bubbles like never before! 🫧
Featuring 11 themed areas at Bubble Planet, chock full of dazzling light projections, illusions, and visual tricks, you will have a fun time exploring all with your five senses. 🤩
What tech is here? 🤔
🧑💻 Be a part of a magical bubble planet 🫧brought to life in the Virtual Reality Room!
🧑💻 Love playing with bubbles in the shower? Live your dream at Soap Bubbles, where you can be a part of a futuristic robot-led bubble show! 🤖
Details:
When: From 3 September 2024
Where: Hall 8B, 9 Somapah Road, Singapore Expo, 487370
Price: From $17.90
Learn more here.
Future World: Where Art Meets Science
(New installations!)
The ArtScience Musuem’s permanent installation, Future World, has always been a popular place, but now it has been refreshed with new installations that are sure to be a hit among our young ones! Aside from this, there is also an upcoming VR film that you can view at their VR gallery, so don’t miss it. 😉
What tech is here? 🤔
🧑💻 At the A Musical Wall where Little People Live installation, interact with the Little People in their miniature world through a special technology that allows them to attach objects – such as mushrooms, sheep barns or long sticks of ice – to the wall, causing these objects to appear in their world! 🌏
🧑💻 Using newly designed light pens and light stamps to draw lines and create shapes, interact with the little people in a unique way at the A Window to the Universe where Little People Live installation! Yellow lines send the little characters bouncing and flying, blue lines to make them run faster, possibilities are endless. 😄
Details:
When: Permanent
Where: ArtScience Museum
Price: From $20
Learn more here.
September Holiday Coding Camps
Want your child to stay productive? Checked. ✅
Want your child to take a break and have some fun? Checked. ✅
Enjoy the best of both worlds in our September Holiday Coding Camps for Ages 7 to 18! 🌟 Dive into creating their very own unique projects, from exciting games to challenging quizzes, or even tackling real-world problems through coding. There's something for everyone to enjoy! 🤩
What tech is here? 🤔
🧑💻 Ages 7-9: Have a blast creating game levels and challenging your family and friends with a unique game you coded yourself. Or program a pocket-sized computer for an exciting game of rock-paper-scissors with your friends! 🎮
🧑💻 Ages 10-12: Got tons of fun facts about Minecraft, Harry Potter, and more? Turn them into an exciting quiz you create, just like Kahoot, and challenge your friends to beat each other's high scores! 🏆
🧑💻 Ages 13-18: Dive deeper into understanding how Python is used to create real-world solutions today! With industry examples and guidance from our experienced educators, put your knowledge to the test immediately in our timed challenges. 🧑💻
Make this September holiday an unforgettable one with our exciting coding camps! Sign up to secure a spot for your child today! 💚
Sign up here or feel free to drop us an email, call us, or WhatsApp us to get in touch. 😊
Don’t fret if you missed it - we have weekly coding classes, as well as more holiday camps later in the year! 🤩
Psst! You can apply the discount code ‘CODEHANGOUT’ to get *12% discount when signing up in a group of 3 or more! Slots are running out quickly so secure a timeslot of your choice for your child today! 😉
*When stacked with Early Bird Discount
Details:
When: 2 to 6 September 2024
Where: Online, Parkway Parade, Bukit Timah (KAP Mall)
Price: From $430.55
To wrap up our #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, here is a fun #TechFact!
Did you know that in 1997, Deep Blue, a chess-playing computer was the first computer to ever win a match against a world champion in chess, under tournament conditions? (Source)
Now, many chess-playing engines have been created and many are free and open-source. In fact, in 2009, a chess-playing program running on a smartphone won the Copa Mercosur, an International Master-level tournament. (Source)
If you haven’t seen our previous techtivity recommendations, check out our August #TechtivitiesOfTheMonth, which includes more cool tech-related activities you can do with friends and family!
(Written by Thinzar)