FAQ

Game Development Camp is offered by The Media School at Indiana University Bloomington.

The in-person day camps are $500, the online camp is $500, and the in-person overnight camp is $850. The in-person camps include all meals, shirt, water bottle, thumb drive and certificate. The online camp includes a shirt and certificate.

We are happy to offer several scholarships.

The 2D Camp and the Online Game Development Camp use Construct 3 as its software and are designed for students 12-18. 

The 3D Camp uses Unreal Engine 5, which is a more advanced piece of software than Construct 3. The 3D Camp is designed for students 14-18.

The Game Art & Storytelling Camp utilizes a variety of software and is designed for students 13-18.

The reason we have these age ranges is because the mathematical and logical material might be out of reach for students younger than the minimum ages and students younger than the minimum age may not comfortably fit in with the older students.

However, we have made exceptions in the past for parents who think their students could still be a good fit. Please email us if you would like to discuss attending outside the age ranges. This also applies if your student is slightly older than 18. Contact us at gamecamp@iu.edu.

All of our sessions are designed for students who don't have any prior experience making games. No coding or computer science skills are required. With that said, if you have already learned some coding or made your own game, you most certainly won't be bored! You can elect to try and work on a more advanced project. We've had campers return year after year to get the opportunity to expand their game development skills.

What you do need to make the experience as best as possible is an active imagination and a proficiency in general computing skills.

The main content for the in-person sessions runs from 9am-5pm EDT.

Evening activities run until 10:30pm for the overnight students. However if they wish to head to their rooms earlier, that is completely fine.

For information on pickup and drop-off for the in-person sessions please go here.

The Online Game Development Camp runs from 10am-4pm EDT.

Game Development Camp is committed to our campers' safety. Campers will be supervised at all times during the day, when walking from building to building, and in the evening. The residence halls are very secure and don't allow anyone onto the floors that isn't staying there. Additionally, no one can enter the building after business hours that isn't a resident. 

We consult the Entertainment Software Ratings Board ratings when selecting content to use for demonstration and entertainment. All media used is rated T for Teen or younger.

All in-person activities take place on the Indiana University Bloomington campus. Classes are in Franklin Hall, 601 E. Kirkwood Ave.

Overnight campers stay in a residence hall .9 miles from Franklin Hall.

For overnight campers, lunch and dinner are included in tuition and will be held at Forest Dining Hall, an all-you-care-to-eat campus dining location, located .5 miles from the dorm and .9 miles from the classroom building. Breakfast items (granola bars, fruit cups, etc.) will be provided at the dorm.

Most types of diets can be accommodated by the wide variety of menu items.

You can register here.

You can find contact information here.