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Tutorial: Flash Animation for Beginners 2

Posted onApril 17th, 2009 by Josh

Tags: animation, beginners, chuck norris, Flash, tutorial
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Using X-Code for iPhone & iApps?

Posted onApril 17th, 2009 by Pete

Developing apps and widgets for the iPhone, Facebook, etc. is hot right now. There is keen interest in developing the skill set to enable the development of these apps.

Our client services department recently received an email from a client looking to register for the iD Programming Academy. The client wanted to know if the skills learned at our summer camp will be transferable to a MAC working with X-code for the iPhone (specifically developing iApps).

Here is the answer, unedited, from our curriculum developer

Skills learned at iDPA are definitely transferable to X-Code.
The iD Programming Academy curriculum starts off with a brush up of programming basics and
then we jump right into programming of graphical user interfaces using
the Swing framework for Java and/or .NET for C#. Both frameworks are
extremely similar to Apple’s iPhone SDK (software development kit) used
to write iPhone applications on the Mac platform using X-Code. Students
will also learn how to create 3D graphics and animations using OpenGL, a
technology that is also integrated into Apple’s iPhone SDK. In summary,
the iD Programming Academy is the best fit for this student.

The iD Programming Academy is offered at Stanford University, and is almost sold out.
iD Tech Camps also offers programming camps in both C++ and Java at locations across the country. The goal here is to create the next generation of computer science students. Have fun. Get interested. Learn to program!

Check out all iD Tech Summer Camp Courses by clicking here.

Tags: computer science camps, learn C++, learn java, programming camps
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MC Hammer Hangin’ with former iD Star

Posted onApril 13th, 2009 by Pete

It is always fun to keep tabs on former iD Tech Camps employees. Bryan used to work in accounting, but several of our people still keep in contact with him. It is also a good idea to keep tabs on MC Hammer. It looks like he is doing well.

This is pretty much a random post–although it should be mentioned that the “Can’t Touch This” video blazed the trail with superior cinematography–the kind of music video kids can get a taste for creating in our Digital Video camp course at iD Tech Camps. (The plug had to happen!)

Can’t touch this! Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh…

Bryan hanging with MC Hammer

Tags: digital video camps, summer camp, tech camps
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Top Camp at the Nation’s Top Universities

Posted onApril 10th, 2009 by Donna

When it comes to applying to college, some people turn to the U.S. News & World Report’s Top 25 List that comes out annually for guidance. Below is the Top 25 for 2009 in the “National Universities” category. According to U.S. News, “Schools in the National Universities category, such as Yale and UCLA, offer a full range of undergraduate majors, masters, and doctoral degrees. These colleges also are committed to producing groundbreaking research.”

Keep in mind that these are not necessarily the “most popular” colleges according to number of applicants. Numerous lists are compiled annually, including a list of the best smaller, liberal arts colleges. *Please note that some rankings came out as “tied” and therefore numbers may be repeated.

Why is any of this important? Well believe it or not, a school’s popularity and prestige plays a huge role in both the minds of the prospective students as well as the parents. With this in mind, iD Tech Camps and iD Teen Academies pride itself on offering students the opportunity to experience life on campus at many of the colleges below (and many more prestigious university locations that are not listed). Click below to learn more about the day camps and overnight camps we offer at the location of your choice.

Get a leg up on the competition and plan early!

1. Harvard University
2. Princeton University
3. Yale University
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4. Stanford University
6. California Institute of Technology
6. University of Pennsylvania
8. Columbia University
8. Duke University
8. University of Chicago
11. Dartmouth College
12. Northwestern University
12. Washington University in St. Louis
14. Cornell University
15. Johns Hopkins University
16. Brown University
17. Rice University
18. Emory University
18. University of Notre Dame
18. Vanderbilt University
21. University of California-Berkeley
22. Carnegie Mellon University
23. Georgetown University
23. University of Virginia
25. University of California-Los Angeles

You can find more university and college rankings from U.S. News here. You can also register for our camps or contact us with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you this summer at one of our 60 prestigious locations nationwide!

Tags: best colleges, university camps
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DJ Pete Rock In Da House

Posted onApril 10th, 2009 by Pete

Don’t get me wrong, I love running summer camps, but my wife gave me the night off last night and I hit Blowfish Sushi with DJ Roque (one of our awesome new client services representatives at iD Tech Camps).

Roque let me take over the tables and taught me a lot about music and the industry. Heck, we run a summer camp, so I hope I know how to have some fun. I must say, the crowd was hopping and the transitions were pretty smooth. Roque was nervous at first-especially after about 30 people left the place (it was like a small exodus) but my natural Maltese-Irish-American rhythm was on display and it’s something you either have, or you don’t. I quickly hit my groove, and even Roque decided to get up and dance. “Play that funky music, Pete Boy” the crowd chanted. I turned it up and the rest was history. Or infamy.

Roque sent out a few pics to the company this AM and here are a few comments. Thanks for your support, folks. Based on all the enthusiasm and fan support, you just might find me bringing down the house in a location near you! It feels good to be the first CEO / DJ ever at Blowfish Sushi. We did make history.

“We need this on the blog, this is awesome!! Great pic!”

“Get down Pete! You look like a natural!”

“DJ PETE ROCK specializes in providing professional services for a variety of special events from Wedding Receptions, School Dances, Corporate Events & Private Parties!”

“So I guess this means you’ll be officiating, cooking and dj-ing at our wedding. Sweet! What other hidden talents do you have that I can utilize?”

“And Barack thought he was cool! Ha!”

“Did you just get out of jail?”

“Who dresses you?”

“You are totally faking it.”

“When you started, there were 100 people on the dance floor. Three minutes into it, I thought they had closed the club. But the cleaning crew appreciated getting out of there early.”