MakeNet Spring Showcase: Laser Cutting for Beginners

Join Princeton University MakeNet as we welcome spring and explore creative making before the end of the academic year. From makerspaces to learning labs, explore the many ways to participate in creative learning on campus. The MakeNet Spring Showcase will run from April 11th to April 14th and will feature a special event at each space throughout the week. Watch a movie in VR, put your face on a sticker, play video games, make some Lo-Fi beats, and bend wires and cut with lasers with Princeton University MakeNet!
 
Event Schedule:

VR Film Screening: The Fight for Fallujah (2016)
In collaboration with the University Center for Human Values, Stokes Library will host a screening of the 11-minute virtual reality film, "The Fight for Fallujah." This VR film allows viewers to experience, firsthand, the battles that Iraqi forces endured to retake Fallujah from ISIS. Ben C. Solomon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning filmmaker and video journalist for The New York Times, chronicles the push to retake the city and the aftermath, not just of that battle but of the larger war that has devastated the entire region. 
Monday, April 11, 7pm-9pm
Stokes Library in Wallace Hall, Lower Level


Face Day: Put Your Face on Stickers and Buttons
It's Face Day at the PUL Makerspace! Come dolled up or drop in after class. We'll take a picture of ou and put your face on a sticker. There will be other equipment set up too: green screen, ring light, tripod, and even a light box for taking photos of your favorite object. We'll have other activities like candle carving, 3D doodling, and clay modeling. Refreshments provided. Walk ins welcome! This event is open to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff. 
Tuesday, April 12, 4pm-7pm
Princeton University Library (PUL) Makerspace 
Lewis Science Library, A Floor


Arcade Night 
Party with friends, solve puzzles with strangers, annihilate rivals, and experience the digital sublime by exploring StudioLab's video game collection of over 500 titles. Join us for an evening of fun, games, and snacks!
Wednesday, April 13, 6pm-9pm
Council on Science and Technology’s StudioLab 
Fine Hall, Room B08


LoFi Beat Lab
Learn to make Lo-Fi beats (in the style of Lofi Girl, formerly ChilledCow 24/7 livestream) using free audio software. No prior music experience is necessary! In this workshop, you'll be guided in producing a Lo-Fi-style song of your own creation. 
Wednesday, April 13, 7pm-9pm
Digital Learning Lab
Lewis Science Library, Room 130


Laser Cutting for Beginners 
Come make a bouquet of your favorite spring blooms using our laser cutter. Experiment with our wire bender to make a picture frame, or even a holder for your new laser cut bouquet! Light refreshments provided. 
Thursday, April 14, 7pm-9pm
Keller Center Makerspace
Engineering Quadrangle, Room H219

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