Entry into the Creative Videogame Industry (Ages 9+) [Online Summer- 2 Weeks]
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Valued at $299.99, this one-time offer has this course completely free for your kids and/ teenagers! Seats are limited to 20 students so sign up today. You can pay $0 or whatever you feel is fair, but overall it is completely free to you if you please.
This is a 2-week online course that starts July 12th and ends July 23rd. It is Monday thru Thursday from 8-9 am CST / (9-10am EST, 6-7am PST).
This class has limited seating for 20 students. Sign up early to get your spot in the course.
Get ready for a learning experience like none other. In this course, students will learn the evolution of video games from the creation of the first game to the current gen of games today. Students will learn how the history of video games has people from all cultural backgrounds and how a black man invented the use of video game cartridges for game consoles.
We will then take a deep dive into how games are designed by breaking down popular games like Call of Duty, Fortnite, Minecraft, Candy Crush, and more down to their bare design basics. Students will learn how these developers get gamers excited to hand out their hard-earned cash for games and in-game digital content.
Get your feet wet learning how to do basic node-based coding and get an introduction to the same tools the professionals use to make games like Fortnite, Gears of War, Street Fighter V, and more! Students will get to experience some beginning coding and see how simple node-based platforms like Scratch aren't that far away from multi-million dollar game engines like the Unreal Engine and the Unity Engine.
Finally, students will learn the business behind these big blockbuster games and how it's possible games like Madden can $800 million dollars worth of virtual cards or how Fortnite can make 3.3 billion dollars while being a completely free-to-play game. We will then roll into how the business of the videogame industry works from budgets, the difference between money generated from console games and mobile games, developer vs publisher. They will get to see how even simple games made by one person can yield great amounts of money like $5,000 a day!
Students will also get good research practice by doing homework assignments on subjects of their choice combined with public speaking skills by presenting their research findings to their peers in class.
Don't wait, come join us in this awesomely unique course about the Creative world of Video games! Sign up now for this 4-week summer course as space is very limited at just 20 spots per course.
Can't wait to see you there! In the meantime, here is a breakdown for the 4-weeks for this course.
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Week 1 - We will explore the history of video games all the way from the first game ever made to the latest games today. Then we will break down Game Development and the many different careers in the gaming industry and how much they pay. Game Design 101 (Breaking down First-Person Shooters and Fighting Games). Learning how to make games in Scratch using node-based coding
1- Research and find one game made in each of these time periods: 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020. List the name of the game, the release date, and the developer and publisher. Also, research what career role you would like to have in the videogame industry
2- Create a design doc for your own game idea and present it to the class. Create your own coded animation in Scratch
Week 2 - Looking at the similarities of Scratch and Unreal Engine 4 to see how UE4's Blueprints are close to Scratch's node-based coding. We'll dive deep into the business of the videogame industry see how they make billions of dollars
1- Design something in Scratch or Unreal Engine 4 if you have access and the ability to install it on your home PC/Laptop. Research and come up with an idea of how you could make money off of the game you designed in the previous assignment. Exploring game design outside of the digital world (card games, board games, etc). Taking a look at the ever-expanding world of E-Sports
2- Design your own card or board game and present it to the class.
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Value Gain: Proven success with past courses with the Boys and Girls Club, University of Texas Arlington, Upward Bound, and TRiO, we are certain your young student will leave this course with a new perspective on STEM and will be wanting more. This course is the hallmark of Taayo Tech when it comes to "Turning Gamers into Creators". This course is great for any student that likes videogames of any kind from Playstation to Xbox to iPhone games. It gives students a 0 to 100 view on the videogame industry from the design and development angle. It also shows how the business of the videogame industry works and how it grows year after year.
3D printing is important to the future of this country and world, thus it's best to get our young students ahead of the game with understanding the ins and outs of 3D printing on a hardware and software level.
DISCLAIMER: This class requires a computer (laptop/desktop, PC or Mac) in order to code and design. The assignments that require you to code and design can't be done on a cellphone. A tablet can work for doing code in Scratch, but not very well. The Unreal Engine 4 only works on PCs.
Each class is held via Zoom calls. The Zoom call invite will be sent to you 2-5 days before classes start. It is recommended you have a camera so the professor and students can see who we are interacting with. Please, dress as you would during a normal day of school. Do not wear pajamas or revealing clothing during online courses.
Recorded video and images for this course will be used for future courses, website photos/videos, and future social media posts and advertising.
This class has limited seating for 20 students. Sign up early to get your spot in the course.
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2-week online class for ages 9-19 to learn about the videogame industry.