Have you heard of the new movie coming out called Ratchet & Clank? Maybe you have heard of the video game from PlayStation? I have played the video game and it is A LOT of fun! Well on April 16 Ratchet and Clank hosted fun-filled kids Junior Ranger event for kids April 16.
First, just in case you have not heard of Ratchet & Clank here is a little about the movie coming out:
RATCHET & CLANK is a CG-animated movie based on the iconic PlayStation video game. Two unlikely heroes struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy. Ratchet is the last of his kind, a foolhardy “lombax” who has grown up alone on a backwater planet with no family of his own. Clank is a pint-sized robot with more brains than brawn. When the two stumble upon a dangerous weapon capable of destroying entire planets, they must join forces with a team of colorful heroes called The Galactic Rangers in order to save the galaxy. Along the way, they will learn about heroism, friendship, and the importance of discovering one’s own identity.
Now back to the fulfilled weekend… The afternoon included a preview screening of the animated movie, a Q&A with JAMES ARNOLD TAYLOR and DAVID KAYE (the longtime voices of Ratchet & Clank) and the movie’s director KEVIN MUNROE, moderated by Roth Cornet from Hitfix, as well as an animation demo by RAINMAKER and a game demo by INSOMNIAC. The event was designed to encourage inner-city kids and young girls to get hands-on experience with the technical side of animation and gaming.
Once the demos completed, the kids broke up into small groups and were challenged with designing a gadget for the RATCHET & CLANK universe. The winning groups received copies of the new RATCHET & CLANK PlayStation game.
The Junior Ranger event was attended by 130 students from the Downey School District who have implemented Project Lead the Way (Project Lead the Way is a United States 501 non-profit organization that develops STEM curricula for use by elementary, middle, and high schools) and have also started a “Femineers” program to encourage girls to learn and interact more with engineering and science. An additional 15-20 kids came from LA Makerspace program, which, like Project Lead the Way, is a non-profit organization focused on increased access to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) for low-income children, youth, and families.
It was a blast and with focus on STEM this was not only fun but educational too!
Ratchet and Clank opens in theaters April 29th.
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