Skynet.ie Website Review

University of Limerick Computer Society - The Skynet Project Find Out More The UL Computer Society is for students who are interested in Open Source Software, Hardware, Computer Games and Technology in general. We run weekly meetups, where we discuss topics related to computing, work on projects together or just play games and relax. Membership is open to all UL students and Alumni not just those who are part of technology courses! Membership of the society comes with a free skynet account. Skynet is CompSoc's server cluster. Skynet was started in 1992 and currently has We run meetups every week throughout the year. We also run large events once or twice a semester. We have a large collection of hardware that we use as part of our meetups. Including HTC Vive, Oculus, 3D printer, 4K TV, networking Electronics Projects We do electronics projects such as building 3D printers or Raspberry We go on Society Trips to technologically significant places. Virtual Reality Events We have a HTC Vive and an Oculus Rift so we use these at some meetups and play games like Drunken Bar fights and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. Game Jams and Programming Competitions We hold Programming Competitions and Game Jams at least once a We have a social meetup once a semester where we go for finger food and pints! We won the Best Society in UL and we are also the Third Best Society in Ireland (2018). At the UL Wolves Clubs and Societies Recruitment Drive in September we will be looking for new member signups, keep an eye out for us. Did At our AGM in September we will be forming our new committee and it would be great to see some new committee members (especially first We are currently in the process of upgrading the Skynet cluster and we are recruiting new undergraduate administrators. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor we can be contacted at [email protected] If you have a question you can contact our committee via Facebook or email As most of you know Skynet recently acquired €20,000 of new server equipment!