HENRIETTA, N.Y. -- From mini theme parks, to a machine that makes s’mores, it was all at Imagine RIT.
"We decided to go big or go home," David Swerzenski, with RIT Theme Park Enthusiasts said.
That's exactly what RIT Theme Park Enthusiasts did.
With an estimated 50,000 kinects the group brought to life their very own park.
"There are 18 rides and two roller coasters," Swerzenski said.
The coasters were drawing quite the crowd. If festival goers didn't get motion sick from watching the miniature figurines go around and around, there was a snack nearby.
"The last year senior design team actually but this together and I think it came from a conversation they had with a roommate," Tiffany Cable, with S'mores Experience 2.0 said.
So at this year's festival, it was up to the new senior design team to make a mouthwatering s’more, in less time.
"It takes about six seconds," Cable said.
Others at the 8th annual festival were looking to get out of this world.
"The idea is to develop a much lower cost launch system than what's available," Roy Cohen, with RIT Launch Initiative said.
In simpler terms, the team has created a hybrid rocket engine.
"To launch something into orbit the cost is around $100,000," Cohen said. "With this system the goal is to make it $10,000."
Look out NASA. The purpose of this festival is to inspire younger generations, and with hundreds of kids walking around in awe, it seems to be doing just that.
"I also saw this army tank that's controlled by a phone," Jack Mazur, a 'future' engineer said.
Nine-year-old Jack Mazur and his best friend soon to be 9-year-old Erik Ziehl are ready to make their mark.
"My career in the future is going to be an engineer," Mazur smiled.
After looking around at the some 400 exhibits around campus, Jack felt inspired. But, he said he's got little growing up to do.
"I think (it will happen) in more years to come," Mazur said.
Eric seems to be ready now.
"I really want to build a robot," Ziehl, a 'future' scientist and inventor said.
Whether you wanted to make a metal creation, or say cheese there was something for everyone.
"We want to inspire the future generation," Swerzenski said.