This summer video game camp with Autodesk^® Maya^® uses the premier 3D modeling, animation, effects and rendering software package on the market. Using the intuitive tool set features in Maya, you’ll build your own 3D models and characters, and get an introduction to character animation. Maya is used by design powerhouses like Epic Games. Autodesk tools are also used to develop 90% of contemporary video games and is one of the leading effects packages used in The Lord of the Rings™, Spider-Man^®, Star Wars^® and other blockbuster films.

In these Maya computer camps for teens, you’ll learn to make models and game characters that go toe-to-toe with those found in your favorite video games. You will leave these Maya summer camps with an impressive portfolio of your creations. This Maya summer camp is a great step when you consider studying game design in college or want to explore to see if this is a potential career direction. Welcome to internalDrive! Do Something Big this summer!

Featured Software
In these 3D modeling camps, you’ll use Autodesk Maya. Maya is the premier 3D Modeling, animation, game development, effects and rendering software package. Maya offers artists an end-to-end creative workflow, featuring sets, advanced matchmoving capabilities and high dynamic range compositing into a single package. Learn more about other cutting edge products used at our summer camps.

Want to Learn the Same Modeling and Animation Software Used by Big-Name Game and Movie Studios?
Use Maya, the best-known 3D modeling software in this video game camp. The software is industry-standard and professional grade. In our 3D Modeling Camps, teens learn Maya to make models and to make 3D game characters that go toe-to-toe with those you find in your favorite video games. You’ll leave with an impressive portfolio of your creations. This is a great step if you are considering studying game design in college or want to explore to see if this is a potential career direction.

Gain More Skills and Save on Each Additional Week!
Save $50 off each additional week with these suggested multi-week packages. Either register for the SAME course over multiple weeks, gaining advanced skills, or register for distinct courses over multiple weeks for a broad perspective.

SAMPLE MULTI-WEEK PACKAGE COMBINATIONS
CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE: Combine courses to suit your individual interests and style! Enroll in two, three, four or more weeks! You’ll save an additional $50 peer week! You’ll gain a deeper skill set with each additional week!	GAME DESIGN PACKAGE: Learn different aspects of the gaming industry. Maya® – 3D Modeling & Animation Game Modding – Warcraft® III & StarCraft® FPS Game Design – Unreal® Engine 3 Game Modding – Half-Life® 2 iD Gaming Academy
DESIGN PACKAGE: Explore different design course. Web Design & Flash® Animation Game Creation – Arcade & Platform Graphic Design Maya® – 3D Game Modeling & Animation	SAMPLER PACKAGE: Learn many different skill sets. Game Modding – Half-Life® 2 Maya® – 3D Modeling & Animation Programming in C++ or Java Web Design & Flash® Animation iD Gaming Academy iD Programming Academy iD Visual Arts Academy
NOTE: Some courses have age, location and skill restrictions. Click the specific course for details. Can’t decide which courses to take? Consult our course grid or phone us at 1-888-709-TECH (8324).

Gaming Activities: Gaming Tournaments, Ultimate Gaming Weekends
General gameplay is a fun aspect of our summer camps, but does not infringe on instructional time. This season will feature Gaming Tournaments and Ultimate Gaming Weekends showcasing the industry’s best. We use NVIDIA^® GeForce^® gaming cards for peak gaming performance. Students will play BIG titles from Epic Games^®, Activision^®, THQ^®, Microsoft^® GameStudios™ and more. In order to offer the most cutting edge experience for our campers, we have adopted the policy of allowing the use of some select games with ESRB ratings of “E” for Everyone, “T” for Teen and “M” for Mature to be used as part of our curriculum in a supervised environment. We take our corporate responsibility and iD family values very seriously, but cannot guarantee that younger students will avoid complete contact with these games. Please know that we make every effort to minimize exposure to any games not appropriate for these age groups.

Note 1: Gaming does NOT infringe on instructional time.
Note 2: Games with ESRB Ratings of E, T and M are used at our camps.

Attention Teens!
Check out the Teen Scene at our teen camps! You can also find out more about our other courses at iD Tech Camps as well as the iD Gaming Academy, a two-week intensive teen-only game development academy. Want more gaming? Check out our NVIDIA-hosted teen gaming tournaments and Ultimate Gaming Weekends.

Customized for beginner to advanced learners ages 12-17. Curriculum is delivered in small student clusters and individually tailored to each student. All students will go home with a completed portfolio at the end of the week at this 3D animation camp.

New curriculum! This season we’ve updated our curriculum to incorporated a new focus on animation, while still using the professional-grade, industry-standard Autodesk^® Maya^®. Maya is the tool of choice amongst 3D artists and animators who are looking to make their projects amazingly life-like, futuristic and detailed. In addition to explorying Maya’s stand out modeling tools, this year we will introduce students to basic animation using pre-rigged characters. If you aspire to modeol and animate in 3D, Maya is the pinnacle.

Industry Leading Curriculum & Instruction

Average 6 Students per Staff for Personalized Learning
We maintain an average of just 6 students per instructor. The small ratios ensure personalized instruction and the highest caliber technology summer camp experience. Students at iD are taught only by hand-selected adult staff.

Adult-Only Staff – No Counselors-in-Training
Our entire staff is comprised of adults age 18 and over. iD Tech Camps has respectfully created a no Counselors-in-Training (CIT) policy at our summer technology camps. Students learn best from adults who have mastered their skills in technology. Instruction is delivered by graduate and undergraduate students majoring in the fields of Film, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Education, Media Arts, and other related fields.

Beginner to Advanced
Our ever-evolving curriculum is designed for beginning through advanced learners, allowing students to move along at their own pace with customized lessons for a fun and appropriate challenge. We use award-winning brand-name software.

Weeklong Courses
Students focus on one course topic per week. Our weeklong kids camps and teen camp courses provide students with a firm understanding of their course topic. Many students enroll in multiple weeks of summer camp by exploring many different course topics.

There are no prerequisites for this Maya computer camp, but any experience working with 3D-style software is an asset. Anyone interested in learning how to build and create realistic-looking 3D models and prepare them for game play in a gaming engine should consider this 3D modeling camp.