“I know what,” one kid said. “We can pretend that this is all a big ship and we’re sailing uncharted seas in search of adventure.” So then: join together with all the other u19 CREATE YOUR WORLD festivalgoers and build the Argo, a big, imaginatively designed ship made of PlayMais, a colorful, versatile toy & crafting material made from corn.

PLAYMAIS
Mi/Wed 31.8. – Di/Tue 6.9., 10:00 – 21:00
Ars Electronica Quarter, Zwischendeck

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Work like a real laboratory technician! Kids and youngsters playfully practice pipetting using colored liquids, isolate DNA from the mucus membrane inside their mouth, search for interesting images under the microscope, create colonies of plants, and dissect them with a scalpel and tweezers.

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In the Copy Plant workshop, young people get an active, hands-on introduction to all the steps involved in copying plants under laboratory conditions. Plus, they’ll take a look at current developments and critical aspects of green genetic engineering, and also check out what artists have been up to in this area.

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Every person has his/her own unique genetic fingerprint based on an individual DNA sequence. Here, young people will learn very practical methods and fields of application of DNA analysis, and also discuss why DNA analyses should also be viewed critically.

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Microcosmonauts are young researchers who utilize microscopes to look deep into the microcosm and discover new worlds there. During this workshop, kids will be assigned certain tasks to accomplish. Successfully doing so earns them a Microcosmonaut Certificate.

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How are robots programmed and how can they perceive and react to their surroundings by means of sensors? Young people will be dealing with these and other questions when they get familiar with—and learn to program—LEGO NXT robots.

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Happy Lab offers not only space but also the necessary machines to enable you to bring your own project to fruition. Here, (almost) anything can be built—learning by doing is the uncomplicated principle. Lab users can learn with and from each other. It’s also a congenial gathering & meeting place for people of all ages interested in technology.

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Here, kids have the opportunity to invent a neighborhood utopia and build it as a virtual 3D model. Construction progress is constantly displayed on a large-format projection screen to let everybody see how these youthful visions are coming along.

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Ideen brauchen Raum, um entwickelt und umgesetzt werden zu können. Ein „Fab Lab“ bietet nicht nur den Raum, sondern auch die nötigen Maschinen, um eigene Projekte zu verwirklichen.

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