Bootcamps plan for Aberystwyth Technocamps
Aberystwyth Technocamps is set to run another calendar of fascinating two-day bootcamps during 2013 to inspire young people to use Rasberry Pi, Minecraft and LEGO Mindstorm. The first bootcamp Rasberry Pi – Networked Adventure’ will be held during February half-term (11-12 February) at Aberystwyth Arts Centre and will offer young people the chance to explore the potential of the credit card sized computer. The sessions will be run by one of the Technocamps’ team at Aberystwyth University. Dr Mark Neal, one of the academics involved is aware of the huge interest in the small and accessible Raspberry Pi now being manufactured in Sony’s UK factory in Pencoed, South Wales. He said, “The Raspberry Pi Foundation, based in Cambridge, is keen to drive down the unit cost of manufacturing the robust Pi and UK-based production costs are fortunately competitive. The founders of the Pi want to ensure that computing is accessible to so that young people can develop their skills in programming and el...