This class will teach you to solder or help you practice your skills if they are a little rusty. We will guide you through the process of building an Arduino from a kit. Kits will be provided and in the end you will go home with your brand new DIY Arduino ready to make your…
This is an INTRODUCTORY class for people wanting to start learning how to program computers. It is intended for people who have never programmed anything before; we can’t cram an entire college-level programming class into one evening, but this class should leave you in a good place to keep learning on your own or…
Interested in Electronics? Want to build cool gadgets? Want to make your own Robot and take over the world? Come to HackPittsburgh and learn all about the basics of electronics, and build your own electronic piano! Purchase tickets at Eventbrite. Cost is $30 10am-4pm (Lunch provided at 12pm) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/basic-electronics-class-make-your-own-piano-tickets-20280751273 HackPGH Members get a 10% discount.…
This is a series of 3 talks on how to design your own video game for the personal computer. This is talk 1 of 3. Talk 1: Game development tools A programmer’s overview of what sorts of game development libraries and tools are out there, what they do, and how to choose ones that…
Not all projects need a micro-controller or Arduino to run them. Sometimes, all you need to control a project are a few cheap IC chips. Learn what an IC Chip is, the parts that go into them, the basics of IC chips, and a few basic IC chips that preform essential functions in a…