Design the world
Choose a theme, map the experience, and decide what the player should discover or accomplish.
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Innovation Labs · Coding + world building
Game Builders
Move from game player to game creator through world design, logic, coding, and playtesting.
AGESDesigned for ages 5–12
EXPERIENCESuitable for all ability levels
FORMATSCamps + school workshops
INCLUDEDTools, materials + instruction
Inside Game Builders
Active learning with
a real purpose.
Game Builders helps students understand what makes an interactive world work. They design environments, create goals and challenges, use age-appropriate coding concepts, and improve their games by watching how others play.
Make it interactive
Add rules, challenges, movement, rewards, and events using accessible coding concepts.
Playtest and polish
Observe real players, find confusing moments, and improve the experience through feedback.
Students make + explore
What happens
in the lab.
SKILLS IN MOTION
What students build along the way
Creative codingLogical reasoningDigital designUser-centered thinking
“Students leave with a creator's view of games and a practical understanding of how design, storytelling, and code work together.”
Bring Game Builders to life