We’ve chosen to host our teen academic summer camps at Stanford University because it has established itself for having one of the country’s best engineering educational programs. Stanford University is roughly 30 miles from both the San Jose and San Francisco airports. The Stanford campus plan was designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed New York’s Central Park. Stanford University represents the best that higher education has to offer – and has attracted the best and the brightest intellectual minds by offering an extensive selections of studies for over a century. Nestled in the ideal weather zone between the bay and the ocean, our Silicon Valley academy at beautiful Stanford University give students the opportunity to take in iD’s challenging program while enjoying the culturally rich, collegiate atmosphere.

Getting to Campus: Our specific location on campus at this California summer camp, along with maps and driving directions, will be found in your Camp Account after you register. The campus is ideally situated on the Peninsula of the Bay Area, just 20 minutes from the San Francisco International Airport and San Jose International Airport. You can call our office if you are flying in, and we will put you in contact with transportation services. Also, the Cal Train station is adjacent to the University at the Palo Alto stop.

Big Time Gaming in Northern California: The gaming culture in the San Francisco Bay Area is rich in tradition. The world’s elite programmers, developers and artists decide to locate to the Bay Area because of the vast amount of university and industry-specific institutions dedicated to the field of game development. More and more colleges and universities are offering majors dedicated to the field of game development. The gaming industry is a bright spot in the field of technology, with lucrative jobs, room for fast advancement, and major growth prospects of the industry itself. The opportunities appear endless, especially considering the latest advancements in distribution of games via the web and mobile technologies. The largest game studio in the he Bay Area is Electronic Arts™ Inc. iD Gaming Academy participants will tour the facility as part of our comprehensive game development experience.

Continuing Education Credits: Continuing Education Credits are available from Stanford Continuing Studies (SCS) for $90 per session.   The credits will go on file at Stanford upon successful completion of a course at the iD Visual Arts Academy, and a transcript will be mailed out to the participant.  Continuing Studies offers a credit awarding – transcript generation service to academic programs at Stanford University.

What are the benefits/objectives of awarding Continuing Education Credits?

• Encourage students to utilize educational resources to meet their personal and educational goals.
• Assist with pre-college advanced placement through proof of related work.
• Demonstrate that the participant has completed course content with college level difficulty.
• Enable individuals to have an accurate source of their current CEU activity with tracked proof of completion (Certified Certificate of Completion) by an accredited University program.
• Note:  CEUs are not transferable as college credit.

If you are interested in purchasing the credits, you must register for a session of the iD Visual Arts Academy.  Once you are enrolled, you can purchase the credits through  your Camp Account or over the phone.

Studio Tour

Last season students at Stanford University took a tour of Electronic Arts™ (EA), the world’s leading independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for personal computers and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System, the PlayStation®, Xbox 360 video game console from Microsoft, the Nintendo GameCube and the Game Boy® Advance. Since its inception, EA has garnered more than 700 awards for outstanding software in the U.S. and Europe.

We are currently solidifying tour information for our 2010 season. We look forward to returning to the studio we visited last season. Please Note: The studio venue may change based on availability.

Gaming Tournaments at the iD Gaming Academy

What better way to learn how commercial games are created then to fire up the most cutting edge titles and play! LAN parties are a big part of what makes the iD Gaming Academy so immersing. With industry leading names like NVIDIA®, Unreal Tournament® 3, Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™ and Valve® Steam™ technology, you know you are in for many incredible nights of ducking, dodging and fragging.

Our Computer Gaming Tournaments use some of the hottest and most recognized game titles on the market, and all students will have opportunities for gameplay with local tournaments, as well as regional tournaments across Academy locations. We have partnered with NVIDIA® to ensure the most cutting-edge network gaming possible and use NVIDIA GeForce® gaming cards for peak PC gaming performance When we need to get out of our chairs for some console action, we’ll break out the Nintendo® Wii, Guitar Hero® or Xbox 360®.

Gaming Tournaments are an exciting element of our teen activities, but do not replace or infringe on instructional time. NOTE: Games in our Gaming Tournament are rated “T” for Teen and “M” for Mature and are selected at the sole discretion of iD Tech Camps staff.

Students use industry-standard applications including Autodesk® Maya®, Adobe® Photoshop®, XNA for the Xbox 360®, Unreal® Engine 3, and of course some of the latest, most popular commercial video games for instructional purposes and serious game play. This San Francisco Bay Area game design camp for teens is taught by top tier instructors with demonstrated game development skills. Course Details.

	ACADEMY HOURS	MEALS	EARLY BIRD TUITION	WHAT’S INCLUDED
iD Gaming Academy Ages 13-18	Sunday 6:00PM to Friday: 3:30PM	Includes all meals and 24/7 supervision.	US $3,249 Save $50* off regular $3,299 price.	Each 2-week session includes computers & peripherals, software, instruction & supervision, camp t-shirt, outdoor activities, games and gaming tournaments, team building & life skills development, official iD diploma, free year-round online learning and more. Tuition also includes all meals, housing, supervision, and extra time for social activities. Also included are the Studio Tours and excursions. Tax is included with the prices listed. Prices are quoted in $ U.S.
Ultimate Gaming Weekends Ages 13-18	Friday: 3:30PM Sunday: 3:30PM	Includes all meals and 24/7 supervision.	US $349	Stay the weekend and game with us!

*$50 savings applies to your first 2-week session (per student).

Note: Minimum deposit of US $400 is required at time of registration.

Weekend Stays / Ultimate Gaming Weekends are great options for students looking to bridge the weekend with us. Most Academy students choose this option, so we recommend it.

Students registered for our Teen Academies (ages 13-18) can bridge the weekend between consecutive overnight camp weeks. The cost is $349 per weekend and is all-inclusive (housing, meals, supervision, gaming, activities, etc.)

Not a serious gamer? We’ve got you covered. You can take it easy in the labs, play retro games, read a book, play outdoor sports, or just keep a low profile.

Please visit Weekend Stays / Ultimate Gaming Weekends for availability and more details.

Teen Summer Camp Savings

• Save $50 per student with our Online Early Bird Special. Ends March 15, 2010.
• Save $50 when referring a friend. Your friend saves $50 too!
• You can also save with our multi-week savings.