Topic - Open Events, Schools and Colleges
Year 12 students are invited to take part in an exciting and interactive event hosted by the School of Computer Science.
Our expert academic staff will guide your students through a series of hands-on workshops including:
Zumo Wars
In this fun-packed workshop, your students will learn to programme an Arduino-controlled mini-robot to take part in a sumo-style battle. Students will:
- Experiment with changing values to alter motor speeds and turning durations to customise the robots’ fighting style
- Learn basic microcontroller programming and see how the robot uses its sensors to detect the edge of the fighting arena
- Analyse the impact the changes have on the behaviour of the 'Zumo' robot and ultimately how it performs in a competitive arena
- Face each other in a battle to see if they can fight their way through multiple rounds to the Grand Final of the tournament to become the Ultimate Zumo Wars Champion
VR Experience
This is a hands-on workshop which allows your students to explore games and virtual environments using our VR headsets. We have a mix of headsets and software that can introduce students to immersive worlds in virtual reality. A supplementary talk will explain how the technology is used and how we can develop on these platforms.
Hacker Tracker
Students will use Open Source Intelligence (info you can find freely online if you know where to look) to track the whereabouts of a hacker and stop a deal from going down before it’s too late. This workshop is built around a fictional scenario with some humour thrown in too.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact events.recruitment@sunderland.ac.uk.