Schlagwort: Publications
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Liverpool MakeFest | HackSpace magazine #19
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe news that UK Maker Faire was to shut its doors came as a bit of a surprise to many. This vibrant weekend of makers meeting, sharing, and learning was absolutely brilliant, and left us fizzing with ideas after our visits there. We’re sad that it’s gone. Makers being makers though, if…
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Raspberry Pi Press: what’s on our newsstand?
Reading Time: 4 minutesRaspberry Pi Press, the publishing branch of Raspberry Pi Trading, produces a great many magazines and books every month. And in keeping with our mission to make computing and digital making as accessible as possible to everyone across the globe, we make the vast majority of our publications available as free PDFs…
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How musical game worlds are made | Wireframe #8
Reading Time: 5 minutes88 Heroes composer Mike Clark explains how music and sound intertwine to create atmospheric game worlds in this excerpt from Wireframe issue 8, available now. Music for video games is often underappreciated. When I first started writing music in my bedroom, it took me a while to realise how much I was…
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Inside the Dreamcast homebrew scene | Wireframe issue 7
Reading Time: 4 minutesDespite its apparent death 17 years ago, the Sega Dreamcast still has a hardcore group of developers behind it. We uncover their stories in this excerpt from Wireframe issue 7, available now. In 1998, the release of the Dreamcast gave Sega an opportunity to turn around its fortunes in the home console…
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From Wireframe issue 5: Breakthrough Brits in conversation
Reading Time: 5 minutesBAFTA-recognised developers Adrienne Law and Harry Nesbitt share their thoughts on making games, work-life balance, and more in this excerpt from Wireframe issue 5, available from today. It’s certainly ‘woollies and scarf’ weather now, but the low-hanging sun provides a beautiful backdrop as Adrienne and Harry make their daily short walk from home…
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From HackSpace mag issue 14: DIY Geiger counters
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn HackSpace magazine issue 14, out today, Cameron Norris writes about how citizen scientists at Tokyo Hackerspace took on the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Safecast is an independent citizen science project that emerged in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster to provide accurate, unbiased, and credible data on radiation exposure in Japan. On…
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From Wireframe issue 4: Recovering Destiny’s long-lost soundtrack
Reading Time: 5 minutesMissing for five years, Destiny’s soundtrack album, Music of the Spheres, resurfaced in 2017. Composer Marty O’Donnell reflects on what happened, in this excerpt from Wireframe issue 4, available tomorrow, 20 December. When Bungie unveiled its space-opera shooter Destiny in February 2013, it marked the end of two years of near silence…
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The Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide is out now (and it’s huge!)
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Raspberry Pi Press has been hard at work of late, producing new issues of The MagPi, HackSpace magazine, and our latest publication, Wireframe. But that hasn’t slowed us down, and this week, we’re pleased to announce the release of The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide, a 244-page book that will help…
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Wireframe 3: Phoenix Point, modders going pro, and more
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe said we’d be back with more, so here we are back with more: issue 3 of Wireframe, the magazine that lifts the lid on video games. From the ashes Our third issue sees the now-established mix of great features, guides, reviews, and plenty more beyond that. Headlining it all is our…
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The Raspberry Pi Christmas shopping list 2018
Reading Time: 5 minutesLooking for this year’s perfect something to put under the tree ‘from Santa’? Well, look no further than right here — it’s time for our traditional Christmas shopping list! Woohoo! Which Raspberry Pi? As you are no doubt aware, the Raspberry Pi comes in more than one variety. And if you’re planning…
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Wireframe 2: The Blackout Club, Battlefield V anxiety, and more
Reading Time: 3 minutesMomentum firmly established, we’re back with our brilliant second issue of Wireframe — the magazine that lifts the lid on video games. And yes, we are continuing to write ‘video games’ as two words. Blacking out In our sophomore edition, you’ll discover all manner of great features, guides, reviews, and everything else…
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Wireframe issue 1 is out now!
Reading Time: 2 minutesWireframe is our new twice-monthly magazine that lifts the lid on video games. In Wireframe, we look at how games are made, who makes them, and how you can make games of your own. And today, we’re releasing our very first issue! Wireframe: the new magazine that lifts the lid on video…
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Brand-new books from The MagPi and HackSpace magazine
Reading Time: 3 minutesHey folks, Rob from The MagPi here! Halloween is over and November has just begun, which means CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE! It’s never too early to think about Christmas — I start in September, the moment mince pies hit shelves. What most people seem to dread about Christmas is finding the right…
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Wireframe: a new games magazine with a difference
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re pleased to announce Wireframe: a new, £3, twice-monthly magazine that lifts the lid on video games. Raspberry Pi is all about making computing accessible to everyone, and in Wireframe, we’ll show you how programming, art, music, and design come together to make the video games you love to play — and…
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Hello World Issue 6: Ethical Computing
Reading Time: 3 minutesJoin us for an in-depth exploration of ethical computing in the newest issue of Hello World, our magazine for computing and digital making educators. It’s out today! We need to talk about ethics Whatever area of computing you hail from, how to take an ethical approach to the projects we build with…
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A list of Raspberry Pi books for #BookLoversDay
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhile yesterday’s blog post covered YouTubers who create video tutorials about using the Raspberry Pi, today we want to focus on a more traditional medium in honour of #BookLoversDay. Since we launched the Raspberry Pi back in 2012, staff and community members alike have been writing guides and projects books about our…
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Hello World Issue 5: Engineering
Reading Time: 2 minutesJoin us as we celebrate the Year of Engineering in the newest issue of Hello World, our magazine for computing and digital making educators. Inspiring future engineers We’ve brought together a wide range of experts to share their ideas and advice on how to bring engineering to your classroom — read issue…
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Whimsical builds and messing things up
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday is the early May bank holiday in England and Wales, a public holiday, and while this blog rarely rests, the Pi Towers team does. So, while we take a day with our families, our friends, and/or our favourite pastimes, I thought I’d point you at a couple of features from HackSpace…
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Hello World Issue 4: Professional Development
Reading Time: 3 minutesAnother new year brings with it thoughts of setting goals and targets. Thankfully, there is a new issue of Hello World packed with practical advise to set you on the road to success. Hello World is our magazine about computing and digital making for educators, and it’s a collaboration between the Raspberry Pi…
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HackSpace: a new magazine for makers
Reading Time: 2 minutesHackSpace is the new monthly magazine for people who love to make things and those who want to learn. Grab some duct tape, fire up a microcontroller, ready a 3D printer and hack the world around you! This is HackSpace magazine! HackSpace is the new monthly magazine for the modern maker. Learn…
