Adventures in Game Design
One-Week Adventure | Ages 9-12Adventures in Game Design
One-Week Adventure | Ages 9-12Design and Build a Game with Stencyl
Showcase your personality by creating a game that’s as unique as yourself. Learn how to bring your ideas and stories to life.
Discover the immersive world of game development and learn key game design principles including game theory, character creation, digital storytelling, and publishing. You’ll build and customize game elements using Adobe Photoshop and practice problem-solving. You’ll design creative solutions in a supportive community of burgeoning designers.
Hardware + Software: Laptop 1:1, Adobe Photoshop + Game Salad + Stencyl
Hours: 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Staff Ratio: 8:1
Hardware + Software: Laptop 1:1, Adobe Photoshop + Game Salad + Stencyl
Ages: Students 9-12
Hours: 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Course Information
Get ready for a fun and impactful educational experience through project-based learning
What Students Learn
- How to create game elements, such as characters and game items.
- The basics of how to use Stencyl and Adobe Photoshop
- Foundational game design principles
- Interactive storytelling, game design, character creation, and publishing
- The design thinking process to unleash your inner designer
- How to build various mobile games
What Students Create
- Sprite-based 2D platforming games
- Original and playable 2D puzzle games
- Backgrounds and characters
- Several coding scripts
About Game Design Courses
The global gaming industry continues to grow in leaps and bounds as it surpasses $100 billion and breaks new ground in virtual and augmented reality. This course offers a great introduction to the principles of game design including interactive storytelling, character creation, and publishing. Our hands-on, design thinking approach encourages students to unleash their inner designer as well as work collaboratively with other students as they create mobile video games that can be uploaded onto an iPhone or iPad.
The Adventures Experience: Our Adventures camps give elementary level students, ages 9-12, a meaningful, hands-on introduction to the fundamentals of technology and design-thinking methodology; challenging them to collaborate with their fellow campers to create solutions to real-world problems.
Download the Complete Course Guide
Learn more about Adventures in Game Design by taking an in-depth look at the syllabus for this course.
Our project-based approach to learning sparks curiosity, builds confidence, and fosters teamwork as students seek solutions to real-world problems. Do you have additional questions about selecting the perfect course? Contact our friendly Academic Advisors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my child need to have any experience to take this course?
No experience required! This course is a great introduction to the world of game development.
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Harry L.
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Passionate Staff
Educators, artists, and talented industry professionals with a passion for STEAM education.
A Balanced Experience
Our students enjoy a balanced camp day with both in-class lessons and outdoor activities.
Project-Based Learning
Our curriculum sparks curiosity, builds confidence, while fostering teamwork and collaboration.
Safety Matters
Our staff are experienced and trained to provide a learning environment that is safe and ideal for learning.