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Sunnyslope Youth Center - Coding for Beginners: Video Game Building

Participants gain hands-on experience creating their own video games using beginner-friendly platforms, making coding accessible and fun.

🔥 Middle School 🕒 1-week Day Camp In-person Beginner-friendly 💰 $60–$80/week

About this camp

This beginner-friendly coding camp empowers middle school participants to transform their love for video games into practical creation skills. Students will learn fundamental coding concepts and apply them to design and build their own video games. The curriculum utilizes accessible platforms like Game Builder Garage and other free computer programs, ensuring a hands-on and engaging learning experience. Through guided instruction, campers will explore game mechanics, basic programming logic, and creative problem-solving. The program aims to foster an understanding of how video games are developed, providing a solid foundation for further exploration in coding and software development.

What a typical day looks like

A typical day involves learning basic coding principles and applying them to create elements of video games using platforms like Game Builder Garage, with hands-on activities and guided instruction.

Best suited for

This camp is ideal for middle school students with an interest in video games who are new to coding and want to learn the basics of game creation.

What you'll learn

Basic Coding Video Game Design Game Builder Garage Programming Fundamentals Game Mechanics Creative Problem-Solving

Location

Sunnyslope Youth Center, 1702 W Peoria Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85029

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