ACADEMICS

1. Intro to Game Design: students learn gameplay models, mechanics, and terminology
2. Intro to Game Art: students create characters and backgrounds in Photoshop
3. Intro to Programming: students learn fundamentals, visual/script code, and logic.

EXPOSURE

1. Discussions and presentations with games and tech industry professionals
2. Hands-on Activities:
   • i. Audio Engineering
   • ii. 2D Art and Animation
   • iii. Board Game Design
3. Field Trip Fridays hosted at local games/tech company

MENTORSHIP

1. 4:1 Student to Counselor ratio
2. Assistance with college and internship applications
3. Continued post-camp mentorship, including help with school game based projects and guidance on contests. See National STEM Video Game Challenge.

Demo Day

1. Annual Demo Day to be held on July 19th, 2015 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.
2. Demo Day Highlights:
3. All expenses paid trip to the Bay Area for top 5 teams from around the country
4. Industry expert judges
5. Grand Prize: Winning team launches Kickstarter campaign + publishes their game! See 2014 Winner The Hole Story.

Press Roundup

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