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In this installment of Galactic Builders, Zander Dejah shares his journey to becoming a gameplay engineer at ILMxLAB and how he turns imagination into virtual reality experiences. We also hear how FIRST students Leonora and Irma from the Wolverines team apply their engineering skills to create devices that help their community. Galactic Builders is created in collaboration with FIRST, the world’s leading youth-serving nonprofit advancing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Galactic Builders: Building Star Wars Virtual Reality Experiences with ILMxLAB

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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In this installment of Galactic Builders, Zander Dejah shares his journey to becoming a gameplay engineer at ILMxLAB and how he turns imagination into virtual reality experiences. We also hear how FIRST students Leonora and Irma from the Wolverines team apply their engineering skills to create devices that help their community. Galactic Builders is created in collaboration with FIRST, the world’s leading youth-serving nonprofit advancing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Learn more about FIRST at https://firstinspires.org
Visit Star Wars Kids at http://www.starwarskids.com
Subscribe to Star Wars Kids on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/starwarskids

Funko POP! Star Wars: Across The Galaxy - Princess Leia, Amazon Exclusive
Funko POP! Star Wars: Across The Galaxy - Princess Leia, Amazon Exclusive
  • No need to travel to Yavin to find the feisty princess of Alderaan, Leia Organa. Collect her as the exclusive Pop! Princess Leia (Yavin).
  • This special edition figure depicts Princess Leia in her royal award ceremony outfit, holding a royal award medal.
  • Pop! Princess Leia has a built-in stand, and is a bobblehead collectible.
  • Pop! vinyl bobblehead is approximately 4.75-inches tall.
  • Expand your STAR WARS collection with the exclusive, special edition Pop! Princess Leia (Yavin). Available here only!
$27.00 Amazon Prime
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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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