Game Academy is an award-winning game design and computer science program for high school students looking for college preparatory STEM opportunities.
Play Lab is a year-long, college-level course challenging students to design and program four original game prototypes that grow in scope and complexity. Through creative prompts and mentorship, students strengthen technical and project management skills while exploring their unique design voice.
By June, each participant will finish with a professional portfolio of work—a valuable asset for college admissions, scholarships, and future careers in technology and design.
You must have successfully completed the 2D Game Dev course.
Note: Students who have completed 3D Game Dev and Studio can sign up for Play Lab as well.
At this level, you will be offered opportunities to explore college programs, find scholarships and prepare for the application process.
Learn more about College Access support.
Our tuition-free model allows our admissions process to focus exclusively on recruiting the students with the strongest interest to learn, regardless of family income.
In weekly coding lessons, you will replicate, modify and create mini-games to learn the fundamentals of programming.
You will also learn one of four essential art forms weekly:
Your final project will be a game prototype, designed by you from scratch – including original art, music, narrative and code.
The school year program will open for new applications later this year. To get notified, sign up for our mailing below:
