Making Games
Game development requires a combination of design, modeling, and programming skills. Below are various current and future classes that focus on developing games for various platforms.
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This class is an introduction to programming in C# and is a good primer course for people new to game development and programming.
Current Available Classes:
SUMMER CAMP: Meets every Tuesday & Thursday from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. July 5 thru July 21.
REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE 15% Use 'summertime' discount code by June 15 at 5 pm
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$110
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This class features a broad introduction to game development concepts in general and Unity in particular. The curriculum focuses on all of the skills necessary to build a 2d, dodge 'em style game with Unity and utilizes our 'squares2' game as a model. The class assumes some previous programming language experience.
Current Available Classes:
SUMMER CAMP: Meets every Tuesday & Thursday from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. August 2 thru August 25.
REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE 15% Use 'summertime' discount code by July 1 at 5 pm
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$250
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This follow-on course to the 103 - Intro to Game Development is an 8 session course, meeting weekly for 2 1/2 hours. With this course, you build on your knowledge with more advanced topics including 3d, physics, lighting and advanced programming techniques. The curriculum focuses on the skills necessary to build a 3d, interactive game, and features one of our titles.
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$250
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102 - Intro to Game Design
This class provides an introduction to game design. You'll learn how to take your game idea, and story board it into a 'logical' game. In addition, you will gain a knowledge on how to estimate the project size and cost.
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104 - Intro to 3d Modeling for Games
Making 3d games requires 3d artwork and models. In this course, you will learn how to make 'game-ready' assets that can be imported and used in your Unity based games.
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201 - Advanced C# for Game Development
This course is a follow on to the 101 - Intro to C# for Game Devlopment. It continues from where the Intro course leaves off and introduces more complex algoritms and design patterns.
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203 - Advanced 3d Modeling for Games
3d games often contain characters that are highly animated and provide a righ level of interaction. This course will show you how to make, rig and animate your 'game-ready' 3d characters.
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301 - Advanced Game Development with Unity
Publishing your games on mobile devices can be tricky. The limited amount of available resources and the unique interations, force you to design the game and its assets in a way that operates well within that environment. In this course, you will learn the ins-and-outs of targeting small-scale platforms.
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Programming
Game development requires a different style of programming. These courses help you understand the concepts and best practices when programming for games.
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This 6 session class meets weekly for 2 hours each and is meant to be an introduction to programming in C# and is a good primer course for people new to game development and programming.
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$110
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201 - Advanced C# for Game Development
This course is a follow on to the 101 - Intro to C# for Game Devlopment. It continues from where the Intro course leaves off and introduces more complex algoritms and design patterns.
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Mobile Apps
With the explosion of the smart phone market, the opportunity to create games and applications for these platforms are incredible. These classes are designed to help you get the fundamentals to get you started.
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105 - Intro to iOS development
The iPhone and iPad are incredible popular. It seems everyone has a great idea for an application. If that is you, and you want to learn how to buld the application from the ground up, this course is for you. You'll learn Xcode, Objective-C and the primary Frameworks used in iOS.
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