Selected Video Game Design Summer Programs
- REEL Team
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 13
Video game design and development is a popular interest for 2e students. REEL community member Helen Amick complied this great list of summer game design programs for pre-college students.
University-sponsored “Pre-college” Programs
Intensive 4-qweek summer residential program
Statewide, COSMOS offers a variety of academic clusters at four University of California campuses. Each cluster consists of two science and/or math courses and a science communication course. Courses are taught by active UC faculty and researchers. Students participate in hands-on labs, field activities, lectures, and discussions.
There are two “Game” clusters:
Rigorous 6-week – residential or commuter program
2-week residential program. Two levels offered – Introductory and Advanced
2-week residential program
4-week residential or commuter program for college credit
1-week commuter option
4-week intensive (virtual) program in Game Design, Art & Animation, Game Programming, and Music & Sound Design. DigiPen Institute of Technology is a private, for-profit university in Redmond, Washington.
1-week introductory program. Virtual offering in 2022; 2023details still to be released.
3-week program 2023 details to be announced (game design was virtual in 2022).
2-week residential and commuter program
Intensive 4-week summer program focused on the fundamentals of art and design. In addition to core classes students can select an “immersive” specialty including Game Art.
Wide variety of programs offered, various ages
2-week residential program. Explore a STEM major with a humanities and arts minor. 2023 course listings tbd.
For-Profit Programs
Various computer/tech related programs – residential, commuter, and online. Various locations, broad range of ages.
Two-week program. Residential or commuter option (Duke and UC Berkeley). Other programs available.
9-day residential program, various locations. Other programs also available
