👓 Optics & Augmented Reality: STEMPower + iCode! 💡💻

Event: STEMPower Create the Future

When: Saturday, May 30, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (Registration is currently full, but keep an eye out for future sessions!)

Where: Hamilton Township Public Library (Children’s Room – 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, NJ)

Event link: Hamilton Library Events

Who it’s for: Kids Ages 5–11

Why we love it 💛 Science truly feels like magic when you start playing with light! The Hamilton Township Public Library is hosting an incredible, hands-on “STEMPower” workshop for young, curious minds. In this session, kids will learn the real-world science of optics by creating physical holograms and building their very own shoebox projectors powered by a smartphone! We absolutely love optics experiments because they teach kids how light refracts, reflects, and bends to trick our eyes into seeing 3D objects in mid-air.

How this event aligns with iCode Princeton 🌈⚙️ Building a physical hologram is the exact foundation of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)!

• Augmented Reality (AR): When a child builds a shoebox projector to display a hologram, they are manipulating light to project an image into the real world. In the tech industry, this is the exact hardware logic behind Augmented Reality glasses! In our Game Design and Digital Arts Tracks, we teach kids how to design 3D digital models that can be projected into AR environments.

• Hardware & Optics Engineering: A smartphone screen combined with a lens creates a projector. In our Hardware and Robotics Tracks, we teach students how everyday tech components function. Understanding how screens, light, and physical materials interact is the first step toward designing the next generation of smart devices and VR headsets!

Join the fun, then keep the momentum going at iCode 🎒🚀 Build a hologram at the library, then bring that world-class curiosity to iCode Princeton where we teach you how to code the 3D graphics!

👉 Explore iCode Princeton: https://icodeschool.com/princeton-nj

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