Games are more than just entertainment — they are a shared language of interaction. In this course, students will learn the design concepts behind creating a game experience including designing levels, game mechanics and interactivity, narrative, and player objectives. In addition to designing the experience, students will gain hands-on experience creating art and writing code to bring games to life.

This course will primarily use Unity, Maya, and Photoshop as development tools. 

DATES
June 17 - 29 (2 weeks)

TIMES
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. each week day

LOCATION
Doty Fine Arts Building (DFA),  The University of Texas at Austin

UT AUSTIN FACULTY
Professor MJ Johns, Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies

WHO
Students ages 14-18 and/or enrolled in high school

PRICE
$1299 for Early Bird registration through April 1; $1499 for regular registration

PORTFOLIO PREPARATION
Upon finishing this course, students will have built and designed a completed game to use as a portfolio piece when applying to colleges.