Zombie Electronics
Zombie Electronics is our introductory electronics course for students aged 15-18.
In this course, we're going to be teaching electronics by building a number of gadgets that would be useful in the event of a zombie apocalypse. We'll be using Arduino and Raspberry Pi devices to build tripwires, smoke detectors, CCTV systems, remote door locks and a host of other projects. At the end of course, we'll be tying it all together by bringing all of the sensor packages into a single command centre. By completing this course, students will learn some electronics fundamentals, including how electricity is generated and stored, as well as starting to learn the basics of the Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms.
This term, Zombie Electronics is taking place on Thursday evenings from 7pm to 9pm. The course begins on Thursday the 19th of May and concludes on Thursday the 23rd of June. We charge $200 for this course, which covers all 6 weeks, and is inclusive of GST and processing fees. Class sizes are capped at 12 for our high school programs.
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Key Information
What?
Zombie Electronics! Face the horde with homebrew gadgets @ The Battery Shed
Who?
Children aged 15-18 (Boys & Girls Welcome!)
When?
Every Thursday, 7pm to 9pm, from the 19th of May to the 23rd of June
Where?
The Battery Shed, Queen Victoria Museum, 2 Invermay Road, Inveresk, TAS, 7248
How much?
$200 for all six workshops. (This price is inclusive of GST and all processing fees.)
What do I bring?
Just your son or daughter! All necessary equipment and software licenses will be provided at the venue. If you would also like to bring a drink and a snack, that's fine as well!
About The Venue
These workshops will be taking place at the Battery Shed, which is a building on the Queen Victoria Museum site at 2 Invermay Road, Inveresk. The Battery Shed is the home of the Innovation Circle, a community group that runs a whole range of events that encourage young people to learn about computer programming, electronics and advanced manufacturing.
To learn more about the Innovation Circle at the Battery Shed, visit our website.
Visit the Innovation Circle Website
For more detailed directions to help you find the Battery Shed, check out the location page on the Innovation Circle site.
Get Detailed Directions to the Battery Shed
About The Designer
Meet Troy
Troy moved to Tasmania after spending over a decade working in home automation in Victoria. Troy relocated to Tasmania to study his masters at the Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HITLab) in Launceston.
Troy’s master’s project involved developing and studying the usability of a remote training system that used augmented reality to help facilitate teacher and student interactions over vast distances; particularly in cases where the teacher needed to demonstrate fine motor actions which are difficult to convey using voice alone. The project, GhostMan, was featured in New Scientist in 2014.
After graduating with his master’s degree, Troy joined the team at Bitlink as a project manager, and from there joined Definium Technologies. At Definium, Troy performs a variety of roles, including helping out in the advanced manufacturing lab, writing software and working as a project manager and client point of contact.
Meet the book
This is course is inspired by The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse. It's a wonderfully written and illustrated book that has even more content that what we can cover in this course. Check it out on Amazon
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I pay week by week, or can I pay with cash?
Unfortunately, we don't have a good mechanism for accepting week by week payments or accepting cash. As such, it is our strong preference that all payments are made in advance and through Tito.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
The best place to park is the large council carpark near the Museum in Inveresk. The Battery Shed is only a short walk from there.
Does my child need to bring a computer, iPad or other technology to the event?
Nope! All technology will be provided! We'll have laptops and software licenses ready to go.
What is Bitlink?
You might come across the name Bitlink during your registration process. Bitlink is a Tasmanian company that is focused on developing workshops and teaching materials that help primary and high school students learn about topics like computer programming, electronics, game design and 3D printing in a fun and accessible way. Bitlink is helping out with this workshop by providing some administrative support (accepting payments and managing payroll) as well as providing all of the necessary equipment (laptops, etc.) for the workshops.
What is the Innovation Circle?
The Innovation Circle is a community group that operates out of the Battery Shed at the Queen Victoria Museum site. The Innovation Circle works to create opportunities for young people to learn about computer programming, electronics and advanced manufacturing, as well as working with the museum to deliver projects that have some value to that organisation. The Innovation Circle are helping out with this event by providing the Battery Shed as a venue.
How do the sponsored seats work?
We're still figuring out how to best handle sponsored seats, but for now, here's how the process works. Anybody can sponsor a seat by purchasing a sponsored seat ticket on the Tito page. Behind the scenes, we have worked with local schools and our friends at the Queen Victoria Museum to come up with a list of children to receive sponsored seats when they become available. Each term, Bitlink sponsors one seat in each of the programs we are running in that term. If other sponsored seats become available, those are then allocated to children who wouldn't otherwise be able to attend these sessions in the order they were added to the list. If the sponsored seats continue to be popular, we'll look into a more formal process for allocating them and adding children to the recipients list.
Can I choose who my sponsored seat is allocated to?
This might be something we explore in the future, but for now, sponsored seat allocation is done on a first in-first served basis. That said, if you would like to sponsor a seat for a particular person that you already know, you can do that by purchasing an ordinary ticket in their name. There's no need to use the sponsored ticket option at all in that case.
One or more of my children won't be able to participate this time around. Will there be more events like this in the future?
Yes! We run a rotating set of these events each term. If you're interested in keeping up to date with the programs we're running, head over to our website to sign up for our mailing list.
Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?
Get in touch with us via contact@bitlink.com.au. We'll get back to you as soon as we can!