Game Time! R in Minecraft - Kid-Friendly Event

For our July meetup, David Smith will talk about the 'miner' package, how to set up your own Minecraft server, and how to use and extend the package. He'll also provide a few examples of the package in action in a live Minecraft session! Fun!

The miner package is intended mainly for kids, to inspire them to learn R while playing Minecraft. But the development of the package also provides some useful insights into how to build an R package to interface with a persistent API, and how to instruct others on its use.

This package is a collection of simple functions that allow you to connect with a Minecraft instance, manipulate the world within by creating blocks and controlling the player, and to detect events within the world and react accordingly.

About the speaker: David Smith is a developer advocate at Microsoft, with a focus on data science and the R community. He has been a long time facilitator and a good ally for R-Ladies Chicago.

Schedule:
6:00-6:30 -- Food, intros, WeWork, announcements, business, etc.
6:30-7:20 -- R in Minecraft
7:20-8:00 -- Mingling, hanging out, more food

Q: Are men welcome to attend R-Ladies events?
A: Yes, men are welcome at this event. Our mission is to encourage more women and non-binary individuals to get involved in the R community. Please help us by spreading the word about R-Ladies, and by being respectful of the fact that this event is primarily for women/non-binary/female-identifying individuals.

WeWork Info:
WeWork provides small businesses, startups, freelancers, large enterprises, and everyone in between with the workspace, community, and services they need to make a life, not just a living. With weekly events, personalized support, month-to-month flexibility, and access to over 200,000 like-minded creators around the world, WeWork is the perfect place to grow your business. Book your tour here! https://www.wework.com/l/chicago--IL?utm_campaign=CHI-2018-04-26-18-RLadies&utm_medium=page&utm_source=wework

Thank you to Microsoft Developer Advocates (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/advocates/index.html) and David Smith for sponsoring food for this event!

• What to bring
Laptop or notebook if you like! Wifi is available and live-tweeting is encouraged.

• Important to know
We expect all attendees to abide & be governed by our community code of conduct. Please take a moment to review our R-Ladies Global code of conduct (particularly if this is your first time attending!): https://rladies.org/code-of-conduct/