NOW IN OUR SEVENTH YEAR. OUR TWO WEEK CAMPS ARE STILL JUST $795 - THE BEST VALUED GAME/TECHNOLOGY CAMP IN THE TRI-STATE REGION

The VGN Summer Camp is a two-week interactive program hosted by VideoGame.Net and is designed to teach your child about the videogame industry and showcase the tools needed to develop videogames.

VGN Summer Camps are designed for gamers entering 6th through 12th grades and is for gamers that want to learn the inside trick on how games are made. Our camp provides instruction in animation, level design, storyboarding, and character development techniques. Camp is conducted in classrooms and students use Flash, Photoshop, GameMaker and 3D game programs to make game demos, levels and characters.

The first three VGN Camp programs focus on 2D game development and the history of game making. Later camps provide instruction in 3D game art, programing and 3D level design. When you're not making games you can play games at the VideoGame.Net Arcade!

The Introduction Game Design camp provides an exciting perspective on designing and developing 2D-based flash-based games. The program focuses on videogame development, animation, and design. Students use Flash, Photoshop, and other computer software to develop games. At the end of the two-week session, students have developed their own videogame.

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The Intermediate Game Design and Animation camp provides an exciting perspective on developing your skills with 2D flash-based games and animation.

The program focuses on video game development and animation and is the second camp section that you should take. This camp allows the camper to work more with the programing of the game engine, and provides more time to add animations and story elements into a game. At the end of this two-week session, students have made improvements to videogame they created in the introductory class, adding animation and interactive artificial intelligence. The students also have exposure to developing a game with GameMaker.

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The Advanced Game Design and Intro to 3D Gaming class refines skills with advanced 2D animation and GameMaker software, and it also intoduces to students to concepts in 3D game design.

Campers work with GameMaker software to develop a sophisticated 2D videogame. At the end of the 80-hour program, students have developed a new, original videogame with GameMaker software. While the course focuses on 2D videogame development, campers also start to work with 3D game engines.

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The Game Design with Little Big Planet, Halo 3 and Super Smash Brothers is a bridge course for campers that aren't sure if they want to get into the technical aspects of game design and development. The camp focuses on teaching campers about 2D and 3D game design, without needing to learn programming or advanced 3D art software. The camp is a great option for kids that are just getting introduced to game making, or those that are interested in moving from 2D to 3D game making, but need some extra time before they jump into more advance materials. Campers work XBOX 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii game platforms in the class to create their own game levels on top of pre-existing game engines.

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Game and Web Design for Kids is our new program for kids going into 2nd through 5th grades. The camp is designed for our youngest gamers and provides them with basic instruction in game design with software such as SPORE Creature Creator, Multimedia Fusion and web-based game design with WYSWIG tools. The program focuses on developing the camper's computer, web and gaming skills. The camp is designed so that each session has a different theme, so students can return for multiple sessions, or come back again the following year.

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