Futures Lab: Gamemaker Club
Join us for this fun game design focused series every Wednesday!
- Weekly, Wednesdays during term time
- Ballajura Public Library
Through hands-on workshops, state of the art equipment, and innovative library spaces, our staff aim to foster collaboration to spark imagination and creativity. The Futures Lab provides exciting opportunities for young people to engage with emerging and creative technologies.
Future's Lab in action!
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Futures Lab in action
Our after-school and holiday programs are designed to empower young people to thrive in a rapidly changing world. In these interactive and collaborative sessions, students can connect with like-minded peers and mentors, sharing ideas and learning from each other as they explore cutting-edge technologies like robotics, sound recording, coding, virtual reality, and 3D printing.
Together, we're building a community of curious and creative problem-solvers who will shape the future.
Future's Lab programs
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Futures Lab: Coding Club
A club for self-motivated young people to learn coding and explore technology!
- Thursday, July 03, 2025
- Old Midland Courthouse
Ballajura Synthesiser Library drop-in
Drop in to the brand new synthesiser library at Ballajura Library this school holidays.
- Monday, July 7 and Wednesday, July 16, 2025 | 2:30 - 4:30pm
- Ballajura Public Library
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Futures Lab: Tech Hub
A club for self-motivated young people to learn and explore technology.
- Weekly, Tuesdays during term time
- Beechboro Public Library
3D Printers are available at each Library branch.
VR is available during school holidays and at select library branches. Get in touch with us at programs.library@swan.wa.gov.au for more info. Games on offer include:
- TheBlu: a deeply immersive VR series that allows audiences to experience the wonder and majesty of the ocean through different habitats and come face to face with some of the most awe inspiring species on the planet.
- Space Pirate Trainer: Fight off relentless waves of droids, dodge incoming lasers, pick up your blasters, and dance your way into the Space Pirate Trainer hall of fame!
- Beat Saber: a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
- Fruit Ninja: The juiciest, most action-packed burst of fruit-filled fun is here! Re-imagined by the immersive power of virtual reality, Fruit Ninja VR brings you closer to the action than ever before.
Digitisation Station at Ballajura, Bullsbrook and Guildford Libraries:
- VHS to video file (such as .mp4; e.g. old home movies)
- DVD to video file (such as .mp4)
- Audio Tape Cassette to audio file (such as .mp3); eg oral histories or old band recordings
- Vinyl Record to audio file (such as .mp3)
- Film to image file (such as .jpg); e.g. old film slides.
Check out some of the games that our talented young coders and facilitators have been working on! Head to the Swan Libraries eCatalogue to try them out, or have a play here.
Nick’s taco clicker
Instructions
- Click the green flag
- Click the big taco wizard to make one taco
- When you have 100 tacos, click the small taco wizard, and you will summon a little taco wizard that makes tacos
- When you have 1,000 tacos, click the taco griffin.
Notes and Credits Credits
Nick, Futures Lab Coding Club (Midland Library) on Scratch.Kaden's crossy road
Instructions
- Use the arrow keys to move
- Get to the bottom of the screen
- Avoid the cars.
Notes and credits
Credits: Kaden, Futures Lab Coding Club (Midland Library) on Scratch.Jonathan's shadow ships game
Instructions
- Right and left arrow to steer
- Collect the suns
- Don't hit the shadow ships!
Notes and Credits
Credits: Pale Thorn on Scratch
Memory game
Instructions
- Click on the cards to reveal the symbols
- Try to find matching pairs of symbols.
Notes and credits
Credits: Pale Thorn on Scratch.Learn to make this game on the Futures Lab YouTube channel.