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Apprentice Field Trip To SpacePort
As part of the STEMarts Apprenticeship program for girls from Northern New Mexico, we do an annual STEM field trip. This year we were invited for a private tour to the Spaceport in Truth or Consequences. Jamila Gilbert, a member of Virgin Galactic’s comms team and one of their astronauts, conducted a presentation followed by science…
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Los Alamos ScienceFest 2024
STEMarts Lab is thrilled to have partnered with Los Alamos Mainstreet and the SALA Event Center to bring our virtual and augmented reality (AR) experiences to the Los Alamos ScienceFest this year. We presented an Augmented Reality Sky Hunt at Ashley Pond and a VR live painting session at SALA. Our STEMarts Ambassadors were part…
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Invent Event a success!
Shout out to Twirl Playspace for another fun and successful Invent Event! STEMarts Lab hosted an interactive VR station led by STEMarts Ambassadors. This year’s cohort of new apprentices underwent thorough training in virtual reality (VR) apps and learned how to guide participants in donning VR headsets and creating immersive 3D art using Tiltbrush. It…
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Getting Ready!
We are gearing up for the VR Live Painting station at Invent Event! Artist, Izumi Yokoyama and the STEMarts Ambassadors rehearsed at UNM Taos HIVE on Saturday. We are all looking forward to sharing the virtual reality experience with the Invent Event kids!
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Jacob Torres, Space Botanist@Taos Community Foundation
STEMarts Lab is thrilled to be partnering with TCA to curate a space-themed Science on the Screen evening. Space Botanist, Jacob Pepperseed Torres, is a native Northern New Mexican from Española who worked with the NASA plant science team to grow NM Chile in space during Plant Habitat (PH)-04. In discussing a movie to complement…
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VR Painting Station@Invent Event
STEMarts Lab is excited to be participating again this year at the Invent Event hosted by Twirl.Come visit our VR station. Dive into an otherworldly cosmic landscape created by artist, Izumi Yokoyama and the STEMarts Ambassadors. Watch the video below for a glimpse of Izumi performing her live VR painting at the Earth Space VR…
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Spaceport, NASA, Black Holes and Augmented Reality Art!
On Saturday, March 9, 2024, students participating in the third STEMarts Youth Bootcamp at the UNM Taos HIVE enjoyed a special treat as they welcomed guests from Spaceport (Charles Hurley), NASA (Arwen Hubbard), and LANL (Dr. Nicole Lloyd-Ronning, astrophysicist) to explore the wonders of space science. Following this inspiring morning session, the students spent the…
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STEMarts Youth Bootcamp#2@UNM Taos HIVE
The STEMarts Youth Bootcamp Series returned for its third year in collaboration with UNM-Taos HIVE. Geared towards youth aged 14 to 25, this free signature bootcamp series explores the science, art, and technology of SPACE. We kicked off the morning with an exploration of space, spanning from the subatomic level to the international realm of…
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Earth Space VR Lounge@PASEO Festival
Check out the new video release of the Earth Space VR Lounge installation. Video by Wendy Shuey. Original Sound by Ryan Nobody. Thank you to the artists that created the VR magic: Izumi Yokoyama (Taos), VRartist Saran (Tokyo), Eliza McNitt(New York) with executive producers Darren Aronofsky & Ari Handel + SciVista. Learn more about the…
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Explore Space thru VR
STEMarts Teen Bootcamp@HIVE Our pilot STEMarts Teen Bootcamp took place at UNM-Taos HIVE on February 18, 2023 and was a huge success. Twelve students between the ages of 13 and 19 attended. Students were visited by Avatar Astrophysicist, Dr. Andrea Albert to learn about dark matter and to ask questions about the universe. Bryce Kennedy,…
