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Futures Lab: Gamemaker Club
Join us for this fun game design focused series every Wednesday!
- Weekly, Wednesday from February 12 to April 9, 2025
- Ballajura Public Library
Through hands-on workshops, state of the art equipment, and innovative library spaces, our staff aim to foster collaboration to spark imagination and creativity. The Futures Lab provides exciting opportunities for young people to engage with emerging and creative technologies.
Future's Lab in action!
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Our after-school and holiday programs are designed to empower young people to thrive in a rapidly changing world. In these interactive and collaborative sessions, students can connect with like-minded peers and mentors, sharing ideas and learning from each other as they explore cutting-edge technologies like robotics, sound recording, coding, virtual reality, and 3D printing.
Together, we're building a community of curious and creative problem-solvers who will shape the future.
Future's Lab programs
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Futures Lab: Coding Club
A club for self-motivated young people to learn coding and explore technology!
- Weekly, Thursday from February 13 to April 10, 2025
- Old Midland Courthouse
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Futures Lab coding - Mystic Guardian
Learn how to code by making your own videogame, where you must hold off a horde of ghouls with your magical powers.
- Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Old Midland Courthouse
Futures Lab: Movie afternoon
Take to the forest with Tech Hub in our screening of The Wild Robot
- Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Beechboro Public Library
3D Printers are available at each Library branch.
VR is available during school holidays and at select library branches. Get in touch with us at programs.library@swan.wa.gov.au for more info. Games on offer include:
- TheBlu: a deeply immersive VR series that allows audiences to experience the wonder and majesty of the ocean through different habitats and come face to face with some of the most awe inspiring species on the planet.
- Space Pirate Trainer: Fight off relentless waves of droids, dodge incoming lasers, pick up your blasters, and dance your way into the Space Pirate Trainer hall of fame!
- Beat Saber: a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
- Fruit Ninja: The juiciest, most action-packed burst of fruit-filled fun is here! Re-imagined by the immersive power of virtual reality, Fruit Ninja VR brings you closer to the action than ever before.
Digitization Station at Ballajura and Bullsbrook Library:
- VHS to video file (such as .mp4; eg old home movies)
- DVD to video file (such as .mp4)
- Audio Tape Cassette to audio file (such as .mp3); eg oral histories or old band recordings
- Vinyl Record to audio file (such as .mp3)
- Film to image file (such as .jpg); eg old film slides.
Check out some of the games that our talented young coders and facilitators have been working on! Head to the Swan Libraries eCatalogue to try them out, or have a play here.