QUESTS

Description: Great for beginners and those just getting familiar with Unity3D. Learn about the editor interface, creating scenes, manipulating game objects, applying materials, importing assets, design a scene, player movement, how scripting works and much more!

Details:

• 12 Session Course: This Quest offers a total of (12) 1 hour sessions that can be scheduled at your convenience during regular business hours.
• Editor Interface: Learn Unity3D’s common tools, workspace environment and menu system.
• Design: Use the built in tools to design and create a beautiful 3D world!
• Creativity: Decide what objects to place and where to place them, the look and feel of the environment and more.
• Problem Solving: Learn how to overcome common problems and issues

Description: Excellent for beginners and those just getting familiar with Unity3D. Learn about the editor interface, then start making your very own Unity3D game!

Details:

• 12 Session Course: This Quest offers a total of (12) 1 hour sessions that can be scheduled at your convenience during regular business hours.
• Editor Interface: Learn Unity3D’s common tools, workspace environment and menu system.
• Common and useful tools for creating, designing, building and coding
• World design and creation
• Player movement
• Coding
• Lighting
• Optimizing

Description: Start your engines! Calling all virtual race car drivers! Strap in and buckle your seat belts and get ready for a wild ride as campers fire up the Unity3D engine and design their own track and select their favorite car. Once they are done, they can let other campers take a few laps around their track. It’s a perfect way for young race car drivers to explore, create and learn more about game development and the Unity3D engine.

Details:

• 12 Session Course: This Quest offers a total of (12) 1 hour sessions that can be scheduled at your convenience during regular business hours.
• Editor Interface: Learn Unity3D’s common tools, workspace environment and menu system.
• Common and useful tools for creating, designing, building and coding
• Some C# coding
• Physics implementation and experimentation
• Vehicle performance design and testing
• Track Builder creation
• Testing and Optimizing

UNITY3D – MAKE A 4 PLAYER ARCADE GAME!

Description: Students get a unique experience that allows them to design and create a 4 player game in Unity3D!

Details:

• 12 Session Course: This Quest offers a total of (12) 1 hour sessions that can be scheduled at your convenience Monday through Friday 3-6PM or Saturday 10am-1pm.
• Unity interface and tools
• Level design and creation
• Player controller/movement
• Scoring and End
• Special effects
• Coding
• Lighting
• Optimizing

Description: Discover the incredible realm of Redstone in Minecraft! Our Quest provides an engaging experience focused on this dynamic resource. Participants will delve into the basics of Redstone, mastering the art of crafting complex circuits, traps, and automated systems. With the support of our mentors, students will unlock a world of creativity, allowing them to design and construct innovative Redstone creations they never thought possible. In this Quest, students will grasp the essentials of how Redstone functions within the game. They will learn to build circuits and apply their newfound knowledge to create unique devices and mechanisms. This experience will also enhance their problem-solving abilities as they tackle challenges related to their Redstone projects.

Details:

• 12 Session Course: This Quest offers a total of (12) 1 hour sessions that can be scheduled at your convenience Monday through Friday 3-6PM or Saturday 10am-1pm.
• Redstone Resource: Discover the basics and functionality of Redstone in Minecraft.
• Design: Students will explore the concept of circuits and the techniques for constructing them.
• Creativity: Students will envision innovative devices and systems, utilizing their newfound Redstone expertise to make them a reality.
• Problem Solving: Enhance critical thinking abilities by tackling challenges associated with their Redstone projects.
• Collaboration: Mentors will offer support and exchange valuable insight.

Description: Minecraft is an amazing game that lets you build your own world, block by block! But did you know that under the hood, Minecraft is powered by a programming language called Java? Java is like the secret sauce that makes Minecraft work its magic. When kids play Minecraft® Java Edition., they are actually running a Java program! Pretty cool, right? By learning how Minecraft uses Java code, they can start to understand the basics of one of the most important programming languages in the world. As students level up their Java skills, they’ll be able to make their own custom blocks, tools, and even entire mods to use in Minecraft’s infinite sandbox world. Imagine being able to craft any item they want or build structures that do incredible things – with Java, the only limit is your imagination! Learning Java through Minecraft is the perfect way to jumpstart their journey into the exciting world of programming and game development. Who knows, maybe one day they will create the next big hit game!

Details:

• 12 Session Course: This Quest offers a total of (12) 1 hour sessions that can be scheduled at your convenience Monday through Friday 3-6PM or Saturday 10am-1pm.
• Instructor led and assisted course, onsite
• Dive deeper into Minecraft and create their very own custom in game items
• Creativity: Students will create their own custom tools, weapons, enemies and more
• Coding: Students will use Java coding to create some of their mods
• Collaboration: Mentors and the student will discuss mods, techniques and implementations of mods

ROBLOX – DESIGN AND BUILD YOUR OWN OBSTACLE COURSE! (OBBY)

Description: Students will design and build their own obstacle courses using a variety of objects, obstacles, traps, physics, slides, platforms, jumps, swings, bridges, levers, spinners, walls, water, barriers and more! They can also add power-ups along the way to add more challenge and excitement! This course is a great way to learn core concepts in game design, physics, collision detection, level design and more.

Details:

• 12 Session Course: This Quest offers a total of (12) 1 hour sessions that can be scheduled at your convenience Monday through Friday 3-6PM or Saturday 10am-1pm.
• Game Design Fundamentals
• Roblox Studio Tools and Features
• Basic Scripting with Lua
• Student collaborate and discuss ideas and designs with Mentors
• 12 Session Quest

ROBLOX – WORLD BUILDER!

Description: This course is a great way for campers to design, create and script their own games in Roblox. They will learn the Roblox game development platform, its functions and key features as well as core concepts in game design, some light coding and much more!

Details:

• 12 Session Course: This Quest offers a total of (12) 1 hour sessions that can be scheduled at your convenience Monday through Friday 3-6PM or Saturday 10am-1pm.
• Game Design Fundamentals
• Roblox Studio Tools and Functions
• Basic Scripting with Lua
• Students will start with a game mechanic template and learn how to customize it and it their own game
• Students collaborate and discuss ideas and designs
• Students learn how to test and polish the game before they publish it
• Publish the game and let all your friends play it!
• Promote your game! Students will learn how to share and attract new players!

3D PRINTING: LEARN HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN 3D MODELS IN BLENDER AND PRINT THEM OUT!

Description: Students will discover the amazing world of 3D printing! They will learn how to create their own 3D models, then print them out and take them home!

Details:

• 12 Session Course: This Quest offers a total of (12) 1 hour sessions that can be scheduled at your convenience Monday through Friday 3-6PM or Saturday 10am-1pm.
• Learn the basics of 3D printers, their operation, safety, and how to set them up for successful prints.
• 3D modeling and composition (vertices, edges, faces)
• Techniques for error free printing including best detecting and fixing non-manifold geometry.
• Learn the Blender interface and useful tools for creating and manipulating 3D models.
• Showcase the prints and take them home!

MINI WARRIORS – ADVENTURES IN ROBLOX GAME DESIGN!

Description: This Quest is a great way for our mini warriors ages 5-7 who are curious about games, their designs and mechanics. They will learn the fundamentals of the Roblox game development platform, its functions and key features as well as core concepts in game design as they play some popular Roblox games! It’s the perfect first step into a world of creativity, ingenuity, engineering, coding and fun!

Details:

• 12 Session Course: This Quest offers a total of (12) 1 hour sessions that can be scheduled at your convenience Monday through Friday 3-6PM or Saturday 10am-1pm.
• Learn game design basics.
• Students get to play a variety of games while learning about the different styles, game mechanics, strategies and more!
• Students collaborate and discuss ideas and designs with Mentors and other students!