Friday 24 May 2019

Issue #291 - HRH

Hello!

This week we were honoured to welcome our Patron, His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, to the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s offices in Cambridge. We got the chance to show him some of the work we do to bring the power of computing to people around the world, and he talked about his support for our mission.

Since this newsletter last adorned your inbox, we’ve also seen fantastic pictures taken by a space Raspberry Pi of a Soyuz vehicle approaching the International Space Station. We’ve showcased the wide-ranging catalogue of publications from Raspberry Pi Press, and discovered the best augmented reality party game imaginable.

Before I sign off, I know loyal readers will be missing Alex while she’s away on holiday, so if you scroll right the way down you’ll see a little snippet of what she’s been getting up to on her travels. She’s very special.

Until we meet again,

Helen

News

His Royal Highness the Duke of York visits Raspberry Pi HQ
(raspberrypi.org) HRH Prince Andrew visited us and gave his support to our mission
Raspberry Pi captures a Soyuz in space!
(raspberrypi.org) Amazing images of a Soyuz vehicle approaching the ISS
Raspberry Pi Press: what’s on our newsstand?
(raspberrypi.org) Showcasing our wide-ranging catalogue of print publications
Visit Liverpool MakeFest
(raspberrypi.org) The UK's biggest free maker event

Projects

Make a Donkey Kong–style walk cycle | Wireframe issue 14
(raspberrypi.org) Create a simple, effective walk cycle animation
Build your own animatronic GLaDOS
(raspberrypi.org) This is definitely a good idea
The NSFW Roomba that screams when it bumps into stuff
(raspberrypi.org) It's very funny. It's very sweary. You have been warned
Play musical chairs with Marvel’s Avengers
(raspberrypi.org) The AR game we've all been waiting for
Video call with a Raspberry Pi and Google Duo
(raspberrypi.org) A video doorbell that lets you answer the door from all kinds of places

Articles

Isaac Computer Science Teacher CPD - Object Oriented Programming
(ncce.io)
Free CPD for Computer Science A-level teachers at Southampton University in July
Possibilities of the Raspberry Pi — from Code Club to Coolest Projects USA
(raspberrypi.org)
Yolanda Payne, Raspberry Pi Certified Educator, on her experiences learning and teaching with Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi's own Alex Bate deliberately gets nerf-tased, for some reason
(twitter.com)
Uh... ouch?