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Battlesnake: From the Traditional Game To an Exciting Coding Competition

Anyone familiar with classic mobile phones or old school arcade games has played Snake—a long, pixelated creature that you control to pick up food and try to avoid hitting its tail as it grows during gameplay. This simple concept has been around for decades and has slithered its way into many different consoles and platforms, including the world of computer programming. Battlesnake has…

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EYES: Educating Youth in Engineering & Science

In 1995, a group of engineering students in Regina noticed a gap in programming and science-based options for kids in Saskatchewan.  They partnered with the University of Regina’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences to create EYES: Educating Youth in Engineering & Science. “EYES was run by part-time undergraduate students for twelve years,” shares program…

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Myntix: Revolutionizing Corporate Training

With a background in education and a Masters in leadership, Koreen Mak has always been passionate about learning and development. While she was in charge of professional development programs at large organizations, Mak recognized a large gap between people training and then applying their learned skills to the job. She decided to open her consulting business, Conscious Choice Personal &…

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