Learn Video Game Design

Ready to Start Designing Video Games?   

Ever wonder what it takes to be a video game designer? There is a bright future ahead for those with game making skills, and the Mason Game & Technology Academy (MGTA), powered by Envision, could be your first step toward landing a dream job in video game creation. Check out all the details on our website! 

Game Design and Development Summer Camp 

The MGTA Honors Program is a game design camp where high school students learn animation, video game graphics, and IOS, Android and 3D game design, in workshops such as Life as a Game Artist, Serious Game or Entertainment Design Careers, How to Publish Your Mobile Game, and Unreal or Unity? The program launches this summer (July and August 2016) on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. You can attend for one week or multiple weeks, to get the level of design experience you want, in the gaming areas that are most interesting to you. You may attend as a day student or a college “resident,” staying on the Mason campus. 

The MGTA game design classes and workshops, taught by Mason faculty, incorporate aspects of entrepreneurship and team dynamics, as well as gaming skills and technology. This program offers you the innovative curriculum of the Mason Computer Game Design Undergraduate Program and the entrepreneurial and creative culture of the renowned Virginia Serious Game Institute (VSGI). 

MGTA Program Highlights 

What’s special about the MGTA program? 

• Choose your area of interest: Art & Animation, Mobile Game Development, or Multi-Platform 3D Game Design
• The schedule is flexible, allowing you to attend for one week or multiple weeks, and to participate as a day student or campus resident
• Get a taste of college life as a “resident,” staying on the Mason campus, and enjoying special weekend outings in the DC area
• Gain hands-on design and programming experience, mentored by acclaimed game development gurus
• Get insight into video game industry careers and learn how to start a successful video game design company
• You can receive one college credit per week through George Mason University 

Choose from Three Video Game Design Tracks

Whether you’re a designer, a technologist or an entrepreneur, you’ll find something fun and inspiring in the three MGTA game development tracks: 

• Art & Animation – Teaching the basics of Concept Art, 2D and 3D design, graphics, modeling, animation, digital painting, texturing, and how to build game-ready 3D objects
• Mobile Game Development – Providing an in-depth look at IOS game design, Android game design, and the challenges of developing games for a variety of mobile devices; you’ll learn mobile app scripting and design, as well as UX design
• Multi-Platform 3D Game Design – Offering an insider look at the computer and video game industry: game publishing and marketing, and insight on how to found your own company, as well as fundamental instruction in game design, rules and mechanics 

The theme for this exciting new program is “Level up!” – as you go beyond game design, to learn skills that will help you succeed in college, career and life. Open the door to your future today. All the details are available at MasonGameTech.com.