Festival Eurêka: 10 Digital Activities

Until June 12, Festival Eurêka, Québec’slargest science celebration, is taking over the Old Port of Montréal. It is an opportunity for thousands of apprentice scientists to take part in extraordinary digital experiments. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of this popular event, here are 10 digital activities to

try. ÉPIQUE

SPEED. Do not miss a superhero playing electric violin, accompanied by his friend DJ Horg. A unique workshop with Olivier Pérot, an internationally renowned luthier, plus a super performance.

ROBOTS EXQUIS ET GAZOUILLIS.

Get your smartphones and tablets ready to take part in co-writing a robotic story in 45 minutes, stopwatch running. The fruits of your imagination will be shared on Twitter.

INTERACTIVE FOUNTAINS AND LASERS.

Head to the interactive terminals and take control of the Old Port fountains. Add some swing and the water jets could rise more than 20 metres high.

IMMERSIVE CONTROL OF A HUMANOID

ROBOT. Thanks to virtual reality and the synergistic human experience, learn to control a robot. Quite

an achievement. REAL-TIME SOUND CREATION.

Budding musicians can transform everyday ambient noises into music in real time using digital tools. FREE-MOVEMENT SIMULATION WITH VR

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GOGGLES. With the latest technological toy of

the moment, break the limits of virtual-reality experiences, teleport and come walk freely through 3D worlds. WITH FONFON INTERACTIF, CREATE YOUR OWN STORIES.

Thanks to the Fonfon interactif apps, discover

the worlds of Charlot, the Reine Et-Que-Ça-Saute and Gertrude the cow, and create your own stories. LET’S BUILD OUR INTELLIGENT ROBOTS. Science

fiction is not far

away. Fab Labs are here to help us build real robots. PLAYFUL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WITH SCRATCH.

Audiovisual enthusiasts can learn to assemble

code, control the automatic lighting of a model and much more to create programmable electronics. ELECTROGEEK CRAFTING FOR THE

WHOLE FAMILY. The perfect gift for

young and old: create a light-up greeting card. Learn to draw a simple electrical circuit by connecting a battery and an LED, and bring your drawings to life.