iD Gaming Academy

TWO-WEEKS | CO-ED | OVERNIGHT ONLY | TEEN ONLY
INTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT

Learn first-hand how industry professionals create commercial, top-rated video games. Graduate with a gaming portfolio, tour a big name game studio and compete in gaming tournaments.

• iD Game Studios 101: Discover the excitement of the professional game creation process, learning two foundational components of game development. Create original 3D art assets with Autodesk® Maya®, the industry-standard modeling application, then build your game mechanics with the Unreal® Development Kit, the pro-level game engine behind numerous blockbuster gaming titles.
• 3D Modeling & Animation with Autodesk® Maya®: Create stunning, high-resolution 3D game characters, vehicles and weapons using Autodesk® Maya®, the industry-standard application used by top game development and film studios. You’ll learn the foundation of character rigging and how to make a character walk and jump…with style! Learn what the pros use.
• Programming for the Xbox 360®: Design and program your own game to challenge your friends on your Xbox 360! Starting with an introduction to C# programming using Microsoft® Visual Studio® Express, you’ll learn how to deploy the groundbreaking XNA™ Framework from Microsoft, developing arcade-style games for delivery on your PC or Xbox 360. Didn’t think you could create games for an advanced gaming console? Think again!
• Level Design – Unreal® Development Kit: Use what the pros use–the Unreal® Development Kit (UDK). Built on the same potent engine behind Unreal Tournament® 3 and Gears of War®, the UDK offers all the tools you need to create great games, advanced visualizations and detailed 3D simulations. Harness the power of the intuitive UDK interface as you create your own levels and import custom game assets.
• Game Development for iPhone® & Android™ with Unity™: Design and build mobile games with style and substance. Using the power and performance of the Unity 3 game development tool, you’ll import art assets called sprites, build interface and gameplay mechanics, finesse gameplay, and ultimately export your game to an iPhone® or Android device. Will the next big hit casual game have your name on it?

Held at Stanford, Harvard, Emory, Villanova, Texas Christian University, Vassar College, the University of Denver, and Lake Forest College.

iD Programming Academy

TWO-WEEKS | CO-ED | OVERNIGHT ONLY | TEEN ONLY
INTENSIVE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING & APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Bridge the gap between writing code in the lab and watching functions come to life in the real world. Engage in app development, engineering, and programming.

• iD Programming Labs 101: Learning to program effectively requires a base of conceptual understanding, followed by language specific syntax and data handling. This beginner level course bridges the gap, covering broad Object Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts common to modern programming, then builds on that foundation with an overview of languages such as C++, Java and scripting. Your new coding skills will be polished through hands-on exercises and mini-applications.
• iPhone® & iPad® App Development – Objective-C & Xcode®: Create the ultimate portable project! Starting with a foundation in object oriented programming (OOP) like Java or C++, you’ll be introduced to Objective-C, then tackle the Apple® development environments Xcode® and Interface Builder. Exploring the iPhone® SDK brings you full circle and even lets you run your app in an iPhone® simulator on your computer. Take home the code from your app!
• Google Android™ App Development with Java: Build your own apps! Mobile devices running the Android OS, such as smart phones and tablets, are taking the market by storm! Utilizing the Android SDK by Google, you’ll learn to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll start with Android basics, then move on to framework topics, developing, debugging, and publishing. Get out in front of this leading edge technology and start building mobile apps! Take home your code!
• Robotics Engineering & Coding: Equipped with sophisticated VEX® Robotics Design System and sensors, you will learn C++ programming fundamentals with Microsoft® Visual Studio® Express, and how to write code that will command your “bot.” Confronted by a series of challenging tasks increasing in complexity, your small team will have to continually re-engineer its mechanical creation and fine tune its coded instructions, assessing performance and implementing the design you think will be the most effective. Featured are STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) principles of hands-on mechanics, critical thinking and collaboration. Are you up for the challenge?
• Java Programming for the AP® Exam: Need a boost for your upcoming AP Exam in Computer Science? This course focuses on the AP Java subset and outlines the features of Java that may appear on the AP Computer Science A Examination. The curriculum will cover language features that may be tested, and standard Java Library Methods required for the exam. Additionally, the course will summarize required elements, useful concepts and relevant resources for continuing study. This is a prep course and does not guarantee the student will pass the exam. Take home an exam study guide and any projects you create in class!

Held at Stanford, MIT, Yale University, Princeton University, University of Texas at Austin, UCLA, Duke University, American University, and Lake Forest College.

iD Visual Arts Academy

TWO-WEEKS | CO-ED | OVERNIGHT AND DAY | TEEN ONLY
INTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN FILM, MOVIES, PHOTOGRAPHY

Unleash your creativity through filmmaking or photography. Teens use industry-standard products, visit nearby studios to see how the pros work and build a portfolio for college.

• iD Film Studios 101: Explore documentary filmmaking from pre-production through post-production in a creative, stimulating setting in California or New York. Foster self-expression by building shot lists, experimenting with filming techniques on high-end video cameras, interviewing on-location and editing with the industry standard Apple® Final Cut Pro®. Build a foundation for a career in film and take home your documentary on DVD.
• Visual FX with Final Cut Pro® & Adobe® After Effects®: Develop your own visual effects reel as you delve deep into the best practices of Hollywood post production houses. First, you’ll capture your own footage utilizing green screens and pro-level video cameras. Using Final Cut Pro® and Adobe® After Effects®, learn to composite media in 2D and 3D space, create motion graphics with animated text, distort footage, and perform many other creative feats. Graduate with a polished, professional-looking VFX reel.
• Professional Photography: Great photographers master their equipment and see the world through a unique lens. Learn the advanced technical features of a DSLR camera. Find the balance between light, composition, exposure, shutter speed, aperture and Raw vs JPG to create stunning digital images. Polish your portfolio by editing in Adobe® Photoshop® and Adobe Lightroom®. Already own a DSLR camera? Bring it to iD for even more customized instruction. iD is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged equipment.

Held at Stanford, Princeton, and NYU.

iD Tech Camps

ONE-WEEK | CO-ED | DAY & OVERNIGHT | AGES 7-17

Additional, weeklong, day and overnight summer technology camps for ages 7-17 are located at 60 prestigious universities nationwide. Kids and Teens learn to create video games, iPhone® and iPad® apps, C++ and Java programs, websites, movies, 3D animations and models, robots, and more with products experts use in their professions. iD Tech Camps guarantees small class sizes (max 8:1) taught by fun, adult-only instructors for personalized 1-on-1 instruction.