Category: Learn

The Easiest Way to Create an Interactive Fiction Game

Twine, created by Chris Klimas, is a free, open-source software that can be used online and offline to easily create interactive fiction games. The clean interface and tools make even the most complicated game enjoyable to create.  Twine has great style formats that make it easy for anybody, especially those who are unfamiliar with coding,…
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AutoDesk TinkerCad: Free & Accessible Arduino Simulation!

Image Source: https://www.doplay.es/product/tinkercad-simulador-arduino-online-trimestral/ Recently, I was introduced to a website called AutoDesk TinkerCad, and while I have been familiar with its “3D-Designs” functionality, I only recently discovered that it has a pretty nifty Arduino Simulator as well. I wanted to make a quick mention of it because the Technology Sandbox is looking to open sometime…
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Photopia: One of the Best Interactive Fiction Games

Photopia is an interactive fiction game made by Adam Cadre in which you can make decisions for the character and shift the direction of the story at your own will. You can decide whether to move east or west, the dialogue, what to pick up, and so much more. The premise of an interactive fiction…
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PyGame: Let’s beat the machine learning model

Today, this week we will be doing a fun activity as we always do but this time we will try to beat the machine learning model. Wait, what!!! Can it be possible?? I don’t know the answer to the question.😬 But this is the competition between us and the machine learning model. Let’s start setting…
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SageMath: An Open-Source Alternative to Mathematica & Maple.

Image Source: https://www.ima.umn.edu/press-room/sagemath-coding-workshop Many of you may be familiar with programs such as Maple & Mathematica, which are considered to be CAS: “Computer Algebra Systems” with features covering many aspects of mathematics, such as Algebra, Calculus, Number Theory, Number Analysis, Statistics and Combinatorics. It is quite common to find these programs utilized in some upper…
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Streamlit: Integrate ML model on Web App

Hola, this week we will learn about the framework called Streamlit which can be used to deploy the machine learning models on the web i.e., creating the Web App with pure Python. There are many other frameworks available such as Flask, Django any many. However, I found the most simple development of ML Web App…
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Logo Programming: Snake Game using Python

Hello, this week we will be exploring logo programming. Yes, using python is it can be done. Python is a very rich language it comes with a preinstalled library called a turtle. Python turtle library comes with a similar interactive feature that gives new programmers a taste of what it’s like to work with Python.…
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Cucumber Quest: The Cutest Virtual Book of All Time

Are you bored out of your mind and have no more interesting and fun graphic novels to read? Then Cucumber Quest is the solution for you! Cucumber Quest is a virtual based comic made by Gigi D.G. which is free and easily accessible online. The book follows the story of two young bunny kids trying…
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Kdenlive VS Shotcut: A Video Editing Odyssey

Trying to find a free open-source video editing software that fits a filmmaker’s specific needs can be a challenge. Now there are a few solid options when it comes to advanced video editing software that works for advanced and beginner filmmakers. The two softwares that are at the top of my list are Kdenlive and…
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Bricklink’s Stud.io 2: Open Source Lego Design!

Image Source: https://www.computerbild.de/download/Stud.io-19296883.html This week, we will be taking a quick look at Bricklink’s Studio 2 AKA “Stud.io”. The website Bricklink is primarily a marketplace and community for Lego enthusiasts to share design ideas as well as Buy & Sell various physical Lego sets that are typically no longer available through the manufacturer. One of…
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