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All through June and July, Do Space has special summer programs called Tech Safari programs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-2:30. Each week is a different theme with fun activities to keep kids learning throughout the summer. Our Thursday, June 21st Tech Safari program is Draw It Up With 3D Doodlers. Members will learn how to use a 3D doodle pen, the handheld version of a 3D printer. Kids...

Are you an adult interested in programming, but aren't sure how to get started? Are you thinking about changing careers or reentering the workforce? Have some free time on Sunday afternoons in July? Then Hello Code may be for you! Hello Code is a free program here at Do Space designed to help people interested in a new careers or re-entering the workforce build programming skills. It provides...

I was recently chosen to attend the Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo, California just south of San Francisco by Do Space staff. Maker Faire is the greatest show (and tell) on Earth—a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. This Maker Faire is one of two flagship Maker Faires that began in 2006 to demonstrate the...

We now have an Oculus Go VR headset available for checkout. The Go is an affordable, standalone VR headset with a built-in display. In other words, you don’t need to bring your in your own phone for it to work.  Similar to the Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR, it is a 3-DoF headset meaning it will allow you to move your head around in the experience but it doesn’t detect walking around....

Apple recently announced that the next version of the MacOS will block online trackers but... "If you’re not an Apple customer, or if you can’t wait until September to block social tracking, you can always use Adblock...

Join Do Space and No More Empty Pots for a five-week series all about the Internet of Things! Not sure what that means? Let us introduce you to this network of devices that can transform the way you live and work. The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the rapidly growing network of connected objects that are able to collect and exchange data using embedded sensors. Thermostats, cars, lights,...

Do Space is hosting a Girls Make Games workshop for girls ages 8 to 15 on June 11 from 1-3pm! Girls Make Games is a series of international summer camps, workshops and game jams designed to inspire the next generation of designers, creators, and engineers. During our 2-hour GMG Workshop, participants learn about the process of video game development, which includes game design and programming....

Summer programs at Do Space aren't just for kids this year--for teens and adults, we have The Do List. The Do List is both a list of things to do here at Do Space and a journal to keep notes in while you're doing them. Activities on The Do List range from basic things like signing up for a membership, to more involved tasks, such as learning 3D modeling with Sketch-up. There's even a...

This June we are collaborating with NET-PBS to bring a four-week educational series to Do Space!  The series, called Family and Community Learning with Ruff Ruffman, will introduce science and engineering concepts to children between the ages of five and eight.  This program will use both digital and unplugged activities to teach the concepts of scientific inquiry and engineering...

If you're using SketchUp to create your 3D model and you're intending to 3D print it, you'll need to be sure that your model is solid first. If it's not, it won't print correctly, if at all. Here at Do Space we recommend doing a quick install of the Solid Inspector2 plugin and using it to check and fix your model before exporting your .STL file. You can download it from the SketchUp Extensions...