The lab’s organizers already are brainstorming ideas for how the super-fast broadband, which is more than 100 times as fast as the California average, could be used in future projects. Preliminary ideas include addressing public-sector efficiency and utilizing the extra bandwidth for an entrepreneurial challenge, according to a post from Valley Vision.
The lab, which is sponsored by Intel and VSP, has a 3,000 square-foot coworking space, a 3,500-square-foot industrial workspace with woodworking and fabrication tools and an electronics lab, a hacker community, and meetup classes.
This weekend the collective is hosting the SMUD Energy Game Jam, a 30hour challenge where creators will make HTML5 games with an energy theme. The utility wants a game that will entertain visitors in its lobby. Cash prizes will be awarded to winning entrants.
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