Why take a Game Development Course?
The percentage of children (those under 18) who play video games is 76%. Now, more than ever, an education in Game Development can help K–12 educators deliver important lessons by bringing learning to students in a format with which they’re already familiar . Video games can be used to teach students about the complex problems in the modern world, and they can teach students how to be better prepared for the future.
Interacting with the game itself, and with peers through the games, can teach students skills that will be necessary in a digital future.
Video games don’t only help teach to the school’s curriculum, however. They also teach students to interact with one another — and the artificial intelligence within the game — to develop skills that will help them succeed in a future that is already moving toward a digital landscape.
What if your school does not offer Game Development?
If you are a parent, encourage your child to learn at home. Register for remote learning, or take an in-person course in one of our operators. Find all the information about or Game Development courses here and choose your preferred learning delivery method. If you are an educator, does your school offer Game Development? If it does not, you can help bring Game Development to your school, or expand the offerings. Become a partner or check out our learning centres and how to become one.
Educators who have yet to bring games into the classroom may be surprised at what they can teach students, and what students can discover within themselves.
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Learn about computers and coding by solving some puzzles, playing some games, and reading some stories about Rabbits! At the end of the class, you will put your new programming skills to work and challenge yourself with some online, block-based coding challenges.
Age: 5-8
Style: Instructor-Led
If you love playing games then you will love this course! You'll learn how all kinds of games work and then use what you've learned to design and build your own games from scratch. Games can be card games, board games, sports games, paper games, and/or digital games. In this course, students will explore the key concepts of game creation using elements of computational and design thinking.
Age: 5-8
Style: Instructor-Led
In this course, students get a chance to make 2D Games using Scratch and Processing. Students will get accustomed to using variables, conditionals, and loops. They will also learn how to take advantage of coordinate systems and create code to simulate basic physics like gravity and collisions.
Age: 9-12
Style: Instructor-Led
Understanding game design as a team-driven process by making levels in Fortnite.
This course provides an introduction to understanding game design as a team-driven process that has many dynamic elements and nuanced goals by making levels in Fortnite Creative. We’ll be taking the students through the process of creating design documents, while collaborating with others, and ultimately creating a game that they can share with their friends or online!
Age: 13-18
Style: Instructor-Led
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.
Age: 9-12
Style: Instructor-Led
If you love playing games then you will love this course! You'll learn how all kinds of games work and then use what you've learned to design and build your own games from scratch. Games can be card games, board games, sports games, paper games, and/or digital games. In this course, students will explore the key concepts of game creation using elements of computational and design thinking.
Age: 13-18
Style: Instructor-Led
This course provides an introduction to game design using an awesome drag-and-drop building game called Roblox! We’ll start by introducing students to this sandbox world and get them set up with their own accounts, and over the course of the week we’ll guide them through the development and creation of their own game. Students will work in groups of three or four on a small platformer using assets from Roblox’s built-in editor.
Age:9-12
Style: Instructor-Led
Learn the essentials of game design by harnessing the power of Unity to master creating 2D or 3D environments and levels. Use C# and the Unity Game Engine to design and code your own 2D and 3D games. Learn basic game design concepts, including user experience design and beta testing. Unity is the primary framework used for most of the video games people play today.
Age: 13-18
Style: Instructor-Led
Create interactive experiences using AR while working with the Unity game engine. Learn the skills you need to create virtual reality games and experiences for your mobile phone or VR headset. Create interactive experiences using AR while working with the Unity game engine.
Age: 13-18
Style: Instructor-Led
Learn how to design your own games that you and your friends can play. You will start creating your own board or card games and then move on to creating your own digital games that you can play on your phone or computer.
Age: 9-12
Style: Instructor-Led
This course provides students with the opportunity to create their very own Minecraft Mods using Java programming. Students will be creating custom server side mods using Code Kingdoms, a Java coding framework designed specifically to teach Foundations to code in Minecraft.
Age: 9-12
Style: Instructor-Led
Self Paced
Daring Game Designers!
Go-getting Game Programmers!
Design for Game Developers
If you love playing games then you will love this course! You'll learn how all kinds of games work and then use what you've learned to design and build your own games from scratch. Games can be: card games, board games, sports games, paper games and/or digital games.
Age:5-8
Style: Self-Paced
Design for Game Developers
Go-getting Game Programmers!
Design for Game Developers
Learn how to design your own games that you and your friends can play. You’ll start creating your own board or card games and then move on to creating your own digital games that you can play on your phone or computer.
Age: 9-12
Style: Self-Paced
Game Design with Scratch
Go-getting Game Programmers!
Go-getting Game Programmers!
You’re no longer the player, you’re the designer! Learn how to design and build your own game, even if you have no coding or design experience. You’ll learn hands-on how to create and import your own assets and how to build games that others like to play.
Age: 13-18
Style: Self-Paced
Go-getting Game Programmers!
Go-getting Game Programmers!
Go-getting Game Programmers!
Learn about computers and coding by solving some puzzles, playing some games and reading some stories about RABBITS! At the end of the class you will put your new programming skills to work and challenge yourself with some online, block-based coding challenges.
Age: 5-8
Style: Self-Paced
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The Global Student Innovation Race
July 02-14, 2023 in Silicon Valley
A once-in-a-life time opportunity for student groups (13-18yrs) to learn from Stanford Educators, travel to Silicon Valley, and take part in an exciting Innovation Challenge.