Catalyst Center

Interested in learning to create your own games? Join us at the Davis Catalyst Center Game Development lab to improve your Game Development skills from art to programming and more! (*All games will be made in Unreal Engine 5 and students will be given a USB so that they can take their finished game/models home with them)

This summer, we are holding 5 different camps:

• June 2^nd – 5^th | 3D Modeling Basics

  • Learn how to build simple 3D models and character models in Maya then import them into Unreal Engine! (for beginners or those who have never used Maya to model before)

• June 9^th – 12^th | Fighting Game

  • Learn how to build basic mechanics of a 1v1 fighting game, including character/stage select and 1v1 combat.

• June 23^rd – 26^th | FPS Game

  • Learn how to create a simple FPS (first-person shooter) game including sprinting, reloading, and score-based combat

• July 7^th – 10^th | RPG Game

  • Learn how to build basic mechanics of an RPG (role-playing game) including character selection, simple quests and dialogue choices.

• July 14^th – 17^th | 2D Bosses & Lairs

  • Learn how to draw, design, code and create boss levels and lairs for a 2D pixel art game in Unreal Engine

Each session is unique so feel free to sign up for multiple sessions!

There will be two sessions each day that are divided by grade level:

• 8 AM - 11 AM | Grades 7^th – 9^th

• 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM | Grades 10^th – 12^th

*Grade going into for this upcoming school year

*If a student is more advanced in their experience with Unreal Engine, they may email the instructor for permission to enroll in the older age group (afternoon session). The afternoon session will move at a faster pace and cover more topics than the morning session.