| The industry of video game design is an | | | | determine which skills and applications you should |
| extraordinarily creative industry and very similar | | | | learn. |
| to the Hollywood movie making industry. A | | | | So, you should carefully consider what kinds of |
| diverse group of people with a lot of different | | | | things about making video games appeal to you |
| skills work together as a team to create a movie, | | | | and try to find a camp that will fill that |
| and the same thing happens in the creation of a | | | | requirement. If you are a parent considering |
| video game. | | | | sending a teen or child to a camp you should |
| The Industry needs, and actively looks for people | | | | spend time talking with him or her about what is |
| that are highly creative, great team players, and | | | | interesting about video games. Chances are good |
| highly skilled in a variety of disciplines. This is a | | | | he or she will know more about making games |
| fact of life in the world of making games and it is | | | | than you do. Your teen may like three-dimensional |
| a dramatic change from industries that have been | | | | modeling, graphic design, writing or level design. |
| around a long time. This is not our father's work | | | | This is a big factor in whether the camp will be a |
| world. It is exactly these three components that | | | | success or not. It's a matter of fulfilling individual |
| a summer camp offers a teen. It gives the | | | | goals and needs. |
| attendees a creative environment where | | | | Your first course of action in looking for a |
| teamwork is developed and specific computer | | | | summer camp should be to check with your local |
| skills are learned. | | | | University or Community College. Just about |
| If you are considering going to a camp for | | | | every institution like this has summer learning |
| designing games there are a couple of things you | | | | programs for kids and teens. And unless you are |
| should think about. First of all, the world of game | | | | already a student there you probably would never |
| making is very diverse and there are a lot of | | | | learn about the programs being offered so all it |
| different programs and applications that can be | | | | takes is a phone call and a request for a brochure. |
| used, so you have to consider what areas of | | | | If geographic location is not a big concern for you |
| game making you are interested and then look | | | | there are plenty of top grade institutions that |
| for a camp that covers that. A good example of | | | | offer one week or two week long programs. |
| what I mean is that you can learn how to design | | | | Summer camps are a great way to immerse a |
| levels, program code, make java games, create | | | | teen or child in the highly creative world of video |
| 3d models, or any number of other things. There | | | | game design and programming. It is a great way |
| are also quite a few different programs that you | | | | to get a feel for the career potential in the |
| could master from 3ds MAX for modeling to FPS | | | | industry. And as a bonus he or she is actually |
| Creator for level and game design. And what you | | | | going to come home from the camp with a real |
| want to do in the realm of game making will | | | | and complete video game that he or she made! |