Exploring Sci-Fi Game Development
One-Week Workshop, Dates Offered:
Session 1A (6/23/25 – 6/27/25)
Session 3A (7/21/25 – 7/25/25)
Tuition: $899 $719.20 with code EARLYBIRD_25
Many of today’s video games are created by large teams of specialists, but the basics of good game design are easy to learn at any age. These core principles also help build a foundation in coding, logic, and problem-solving skills.
In this week-long Explorers Program workshop, students will dive into essential game design concepts through engaging, hands-on activities. In this exciting sci-fi themed workshop, they’ll learn how to build levels, design challenges, and structure gameplay. Instructors will guide students step-by-step using Microsoft’s MakeCode Arcade platform to create simple games from scratch.
By the end of the workshop, students will have developed their own retro-style sci-fi game and take it home on a handheld console to play and share.
Projects in this workshop may include: Designing and building a spaceship for a scrolling platformer game and crafting a real-life space exploration game using outdoor objects
We LOVE Digipen camps. We do other camps and [our son] tolerates them every year, but when it comes time for Digipen camps he is a different person.
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- What goes into planning and developing a game
- Core engagement principles
- How to design and develop game systems
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- GameGo programmable game console
- Microsoft MakeCode
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