Minecraft isn't just a game. It’s a perfect platform for aspiring game designers to learn problem-solving, practice critical thinking, test logic skills, and implement level design strategies. In this camp, students will take control of their world with command blocks and Redstone machines. They will fine-tune their understanding of wiring and logic gates while working … [Read more...]
Filmmaking Summer Camp
In this camp, students will experiment with different styles of filmmaking based on some of cinema’s legendary directors, like Alfred Hitchcock and Tim Burton. They will explore key concepts of filmmaking including storytelling essentials, camera anatomy and function, location scouting, script writing, film editing, and critical analysis. Students will study some of the … [Read more...]
Game Design Summer Camp
Imagine if students could transform their passion for playing video games into a passion for building them. In Game Design camp, students will explore the fundamentals of designing and developing multidimensional video games and will develop an understanding of what it takes to build a game from the ground up. Using the GameMaker Studio 2 platform, students will use visual … [Read more...]
Summer Camp Teaches Youngsters to Dream Big
For Pablo Chusan, a UCF psychology and chemistry major, the road to college started in 2012 with our College of Medicine’s Health Leaders Summer Academy. The yearly program provides a week of hands-on education for about 70 Orange and Osceola County high school students from underserved areas who are interested in pursuing a health sciences career. Working with our faculty, … [Read more...]