A small team of creatives have been working away in the Makerspace on an exciting project to create an online 2D narrative based game, designed to introduce basic concepts around referencing, plagiarism, fake news, and critical thinking. Created by game designer/writer Rebecca Kerr, programmer Michael Weibrands, artist Jesse Bryant and…
23 DigiDex Things is an online self-directed learning program currently being developed for you, the student cohort, to expand your understanding of the digital world and allow you to experiment with various tools and apps. Consisting of 23 topics about skills we have identified as being integral to students, the program will ensure…
Curtin has recently revised their graduate capabilities to include “effective communicators with digital competence” where graduates “will be able to effectively communicate, and confidently access, use and adapt information and technology to meet the needs of life, learning and future work.” One of the ways that Curtin Library is contributing…
We were privileged to host a workshop facilitated by Associate Professor Tim Sherratt (University of Canberra), when he was in Perth recently to speak at #LODLAM18, a one day Digital Humanities symposium organised by Prof. Erik Champion and held at the Curtin HIVE. The pre-event Makerspace workshop was entitled “Enriching…
In the first semester this year the Curtin Makerspace supported an exciting project to create a Graphical User Interface which would make it easy for non-programmers to use the Kinect camera to interact with a range of 3D environments. The project was conducted under the auspices of Curtin’s Department of…
This year, Curtin University Library has implemented a strategic initiative to establish a makerspace and maker community through facilitating ‘making’ events, activities and projects, both within the library and the wider Curtin community, as well as seeking opportunities to engage with the community more broadly. Maker Community The main aim…
Humans of Curtin recently featured Curtin Library’s Marie Clarke, who did a wonderful job of conveying what our Library Makerspace is all about. Thanks Marie! http://curtinuniversity.tumblr.com/post/132514488003/the-library-makerspace-is-a-place-where-people
