SYC Ages 9-14   

Bring your animations to life with design tools used by real game developers! Create sophisticated sprite animations using simple-to-learn techniques that you can use in any 2D editor. Squash, stretch, and shade your creations to make your characters pop! Students do not need any prior experience in game design, animation, or sketching. Student-created games will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program.

Calling all PokeMasters who want to be the designers of the future! Use your Pokemon® imagination and bring your ideas to life. Begin by creating your own digital Pokemon®-style custom-playing card game. Progress onto designing action figures, jewelry, and toys in professional-level modeling software. Learn how to prepare a model for 3D printing and create a design portfolio to showcase your work! No prior experience is necessary, and 3D designs will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program.

Play is a universal language that allows children to explore, test, and imitate their surroundings. Toys become avatars to our imagination.  Utilizing the emerging digital technologies of ACC’s Hive Makerspace such as 3d printing, 3d scanning and laser cutting students will work together to build worlds, games and design characters. Students will come away from the class with an introduction to digital softwares which enable them to fabricate 3-dimensional toys and games to access their imagination.

Are you ready to have your creations go viral? Take your content creation skills to the next level through editing and visual effects! Learn end-to-end post-production skills while creating visual shorts worthy of your favorite social media site. The skills learned in this class can be applied to all types of video production, long or short! Topics cover video editing basics, color grading for that visual pop, and creating advanced VFX composites. Student projects are available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program. 

Find your voice and leave your mark on the world! Whether you are six or sixty, it's time to start a career as the next YouTube star. Explore the variety of content and personalities that exist on YouTube and how to find your own niche. Learn the Dos and Don'ts of the platform and how to practice good digital citizenship. Develop your on-camera presence, your own channel branding, and professional editing skills. Take home a plan for launching your own channel with the content created in class! Student projects will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students work in pairs or teams for most of the program. Lab and licensing fee included.

Have fun creating beautiful art while learning creative thinking techniques that transfer to life skills.  Express yourself through your unique style of art.  Projects include drawing, writing, acrylic painting, ink with watercolor, block printing, foil embossing, sculpture and more!  You will go home with a journal and many masterpiece works of art.