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Video Game Design Summer CampComputer camps have gotten very popular over the past few years and one interesting development in the whole genre is the focus on specific skills within computers as a discipline. This has brought about specialized camps and one of the more interesting specialized computer camps is the video game design camp.
Video Game Camp iD Tech Camps - Experience the World's #1 summer technology program. Over 120,000 kids and teens worldwide have learned to create video games, iPhone and iPad apps, websites with Flash, C++ and Java programs, 3D models and animations, graphic designs, robots and digital movies with products experts use in their professions. Ages 7-18 enroll in these fun and challenging, weeklong, day and residential summer camps, located at 60 universities in the U.S. This includes Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Northwestern, Emory, UCLA, NYU and more. Check out Teen programs at select universities: iD Gaming Academy, iD Visual Arts Academy and iD Programming Academy. Registration includes free year-round learning with iD 365. Continuing Education Units also available. iD Gaming Academy - Game On! Learn first-hand how industry professionals create commercial, top rated video games. Ages 13-18 spend two weeks immersed in the dynamic world of video game creation and game development. Graduate with a gaming portfolio and the tools to excel in this fast-growing, lucrative industry. Tour a big name game studio and see how the pros work. You can also expect fun, late night gaming tournaments with top-selling games. Accredited Continuing Education Units are also available to help build a portfolio for college. Choose from one of four intensive gaming courses: 3D Modeling & Animation with Maya, Programming for the Xbox 360, Level Design - Unreal Development Kit or Level Design - for a hot new game (check website for details). Registration includes free year-round learning with iD 365. iD Gaming Academy is held at Stanford, Harvard, Emory, Villanova, Southern Methodist University and Lake Forest College. ----- emagination has some interesting options for computer camps as a summer program including a serious program for 15-18 year olds who are serious about game design. They also have emagination programs for younger students. While I am too old to actually attend this kind of camp I think it is a really great opportunity and emagination currently has two campuses - one outside boston at Bentley college (which is a stunningly top notch college) and the other in Atlanta Georgia. I really think that this type of immersive learning is very effective and I have taken a look at their website and programs and it looks like they really have a great curriculum put together. They use 3ds MAX which is an industry standard 3d graphics package and they use FPS creator for game design which is relatively easy to use and grounded in good game design. I wouldn't call FPS creator an industry standard package but it gives a good foundation in what game design is all about. Some Closing Thoughts The video game design and creation industry is much like the Hollywood industry in that it develops, cultivates and promotes the absolute best in creativity and teamwork. A camp like this exposes a young adult to the kind of creative environment that they would see in the video game industry. Video game design is a very wide field with a lot of different avenues of approach from writing/scripting to 3d modeling, graphics generation, database management, level design and well a lot of different things. It can be very limiting to try to get an understanding of all of this with just a few hours a week and hodge-podging stuff together from the internet. A camp, being totally immersive, can give a serious boost up to a young adult trying to get an understanding of all this stuff. If you are seriously considering a summer camp in video game design and technology you may want to contact your local University or Community College. Many of them have offerings and the college just a few miles from me has a whole series of computer day camps for children and teens. Advice for Parents: Chances are good that your child/teen knows more about the basics, requirements, and software tools that are used in video game design and because the industry has opportunities in so many different disciplines (from writing to art, 3d modeling and programming you may want to have some discussions with him or her to get a feel for what the goals and attrations are. Further Resources to video game summer camps:
Further Resources in Video Game Design and Programming as a Career |
A look at video game design - This shows you the process of how a game is designed and I take you from idea to game. What is the most important thing you need to make a video game? It isn't what you think Who do you contact if you want to get a job in the game industry? I have advice and more. Video Game Design - What is it and how is it done? Kids Make Video Games: A Guide for kids of all ages in game making. A look at Assassin's Creed II - From a game makers perspective. This game is remarkable and there are some great lessons to be learned from it when it comes to making video games Into the Looking Glass: A History of video games including a video. How did it all start? A look at the various Game Design Software Packages - Help finding the one that's right for you Free Resources for making video games. If your budget is Zero these resources are for you! Three New Lessons in the Milkshape 3d Animation Tutorial: Animate, Link skeleton to skin, and animate both So You have a great idea for a video game! What do you do now? - Some solid advice on turning an idea into reality AMD New Chipset and Processor breaks the barrier in gaming realism - games that look as good as movies are coming Video Game design Summer Camps for teens and kids How to write a video game players guide - Writing a guide is an easy way to start learning about how games are made.
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