We recommend either a Mac or PC. In the case of using a PC, Windows 10 or above is required. For Mac, we recommend using the latest operating system.

In both cases, what kind of machine you need to run depends partially on what you want to invent. If you are creating small little text programs, then you do not need much. But, if you are creating games, especially, they can require a decent graphics chip and quite a bit of memory. It is typical at the event to recommend at least 16 gigs of ram and on Mac and an M1 or higher processor. However, it can run on 8 gigs with an Intel chip. For PC, we again recommend 16 gigs of memory, but 8 will do and most modern processors will be sufficient.

Generally, all of the technologies we make are accessible, but at the bleeding edge. What we mean is that we follow as many of the modern standards for accessibility as we can, but sometimes what we invent does not have an accompanying standard. For example, 3D games do not have an associated accessibility standard, or at least not really on a technical level, so we have guessed as best as we can. We make changes every release based on feedback in collaboration with people with disabilities.

None. Many people that come to EPIQ have never programmed before. There is always a cohort, however, of people that come back year on year to try all the new stuff. Everyone will get a mix of new and old stuff and we plan carefully for that.

Coding takes practice, but honestly it is pretty rare to come to EPIQ and not feel like you have made progress. You get 5 days of practicing with a friendly community making games, coding robots, or other fun stuff. Just like any area of science, there are lots of little tricks and we start from the beginning.