Two-Week Workshop, Dates Offered:
Session 3 (7/21/25 – 8/1/25)
Tuition: $1999 $1599.20 with code EARLYBIRD_25
2D video games are a cornerstone of the industry and a constant source of innovation in game design and mechanics. The systems and mechanics behind modern video games continue to grow more and more complex, as does the intricate coding needed to manage it all. Designing and programming these games may seem daunting at first, but each developer entering the field needs to start somewhere.
Students in this Adventurers workshop will be introduced to the core concepts of game development while learning to use the Godot cross-platform game engine. Instructors will offer students a practical understanding of game development and the importance of well-coded front- and back-end systems to make video games work the way they should.
By the end of the workshop, students will be able to design, program, and iterate their own 2D game and its underlying systems.
Projects in this workshop may include: Developing a playable top-down maze game and programming a complex falling platformer game.
Each day [my children] come home asking, begging, pleading to keep doing what they were doing at camp.
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- Core engagement principles
- How to design and develop characters and cameras
- Persistence and core system controllers
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- GDScript programming language
- Godot game engine
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- This workshop’s curriculum has been reviewed by a panel of college-level faculty from DigiPen Institute of Technology to ensure its relevance and appropriateness for students aged 9–13.
- As with every Open World workshop, a special visit by an industry guest has been arranged to help students see the connection between their workshop and real-world careers.
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