HackFest

<p>Part of <a href="http://www.venturefest-sw.co.uk/">Venturefest South West</a>, a showcase of the most cutting edge innovation and entrepreneurship coming out of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, HackFest is a county-wide project for young people to come together to create product prototypes that respond to the issues of the future, led by Fab Lab Plymouth at Arts University Plymouth with FabLab Devon as partners.</p> <p>Funded by Devon County Council, Heart of the South West LEP, Plymouth Culture and Plymouth City Council, HackFest sees partners from across Devon working together to provide students from all across the county the opportunity to bring innovation to life by designing and building prototypes of their very own products.</p> <p>Adrian Farmer, Team Leader Year 7 Learners’ Baccalaureate and Engineering teacher at Great Torrington School, said: “HackFest has been an amazing experience for our pupils, exposing them to new technologies and aspects of design thinking and innovation above and beyond what they experience in the classroom.</p> <p>"It is a great opportunity to inspire the next generation of engineers and designers and get them hooked at a young age.”</p> <p>Participating students gain a vital insight into disruptive technologies and skills to equip them for future careers, through a programme of hands-on, dynamic workshops focused on: Design Thinking; Electronics and Coding; Lean Startup models; 2D Design; 3D Design and Printing; and Laser Cutting.</p>