New York University Summer Camp

Game Development Academy with VR

Digital Media Academy offers students the opportunity to become the creators of digital media, their own game or virtual reality experience, and use the standard Unity development environment. Students will use the Unity editor to create levels, environments, program C # mechanics, and simultaneously run several managed projects. Young people work together or independently, designing their own game with assets, mechanics of their choice.

Participants will learn how to use the Unity game development engine, solve unique design problems that arise during the development of virtual, augmented reality, and learn the mechanism of the game engine: from controlling the movement of platforms to artificial intelligence.

Students will master:

• Game Development Processes
• Writing clear, readable, efficient code
• Troubleshooting, solving logical problems
• Using the Unity Game Engine
• Development of a virtual landscape, environmental design
• Character Movement, Control
• Development workflows, user interface debugging
• Creation, editing, use of three-dimensional environments
• Programming game mechanics, basic scenarios for using C #
• Mastering the concepts of “geolocation”, “stereoscopic vision”.

Final Products:

• Two controlled models: flying bird, space shooter
• Independent project
• Multiple Unity 3D environments, scripts
• Individual player character
• Unique player abilities
• 3D and 2D game
• Portfolio Unity Development.

Audio & Music Production Academy

Acquainted with professional music production, learning how to use the industry’s most important instruments - Ableton Live, participants will record, change sounds, learn layers, mix, sample, and learn how to program digital music. Classes will help students structure songs, recreate sounds, and record their own unique tracks. Topics covered include recording, audio sampling, work on an advanced synthesizer, drum programming, improvisation, an introduction to the basics of mixing, mastering.

The program allows students to understand the production process, theory, the basics of composing music. Young people will learn advanced methods of producing music, audio equipment, producing an original song.

Participants will learn:

• Music Production Basics
• Technical Theory of Audio
• MIDI audio effects
• Creative songwriting process
• Music Theory, Composition Tips
• Record a song from start to finish
• Using equalizer, effects, automation
• Mixing, mastering.

Learning Outcomes:

• Original compositions, collages or remixes
• Polished final mix of finished tracks
• Group joint project
• Remix of the original composition
• The final remix of the completed song
• Remix of another student's work.

Filmmaking academy

Pupils will plunge into the film-making process, use high-quality Canon cameras, editors Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects. Each week ends with a film showing the class, staff, parents. Students will master the introduction to film production, video production with Premiere, the course begins with the basic principles of a short narrative film production: script structure, functionality, camera operation, description of roles. Students will learn teamwork, create storyboards, learn how to direct, edit, upload each project to their own YouTube channel.

Teenagers will learn the design of captions, the basic VFX Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, will begin work on a short project. They will film projects of various genres, including narration, music video, documentary films.

Course Objectives:

• The main language of film production, the structure of history
• DSLR Camera Capture
• Effective use of sound, music
• Advanced Adobe Premiere Editing Techniques
• Advanced cinematography
• Storyboard, scene lock
• Basic Adobe Photoshop Workflow, After Effects for VFX
• Sound design technology.

Educational work:

• Two to three short films
• Original script
• Short dialogue scene
• Short scene of the main character against the antagonist
• The final draft of the narrative film.

Digital Photography & Graphic Design Academy

Regardless of whether students are considering a graphic designer career or just keen on photography, Digital Photography & Graphic Design will help them get deeper into the basics. Participants will develop their own portfolio of digital works, learn all the intricacies of graphic design using industry leading software: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop.

Students will master the shooting of stunning digital photos, improve images in Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, learn digital photography methods, and move on to developing software and editing skills. By the end of the course, students will have a portfolio of professionally shot, edited photos, an understanding of the work of the photography industry.

Teens will learn the basics of graphic design using Adobe Creative Suite, the design process, color theory, typography, and recreate photos published by professional media. Pupils will take home a portfolio of finished projects.

Syllabus:

• Basics of composition
• Aperture, shutter speed, ISO changes
• Troubleshoot, fix failed photos
• Manage your work portfolio online
• Organization, retouching photographs, post-production
• Using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, the difference between them
• The inclusion of Internet resources in their projects.

Learning Outcomes:

• Portraits, landscapes, close-ups, product shots
• Fast, efficient way to batch edit multiple photos at once
• A series of images telling a story
• Digital Portfolio
• Original compositions
• Digital illustration.

Artificial Intelligence Academy

Artificial Intelligence Academy participants will take a closer look at machine learning tools, a leading Python AI development language, and use them to create amazing things. By teaching the computer to play their favorite game, students will develop interactive simulations, teach him how to find patterns that a person cannot see. Using programming, mastery of algorithms, young people will find application for computers that were not previously considered possible.

Participants will master the introduction to artificial intelligence, machine learning using Python, create their own projects based on machine learning with block programming, master the basics of python programming - chat bots, predictive models, game bots. Next, students will master the applied science of data, learn how to apply AI to data, tools, services, original projects. By the end of the week, students will get acquainted with the theory, mathematics of machine learning, solve data problems using the acquired skills and strategies.

The program includes:

• The basics of artificial intelligence, machine learning
• Pattern recognition
• Search for information in images using computer vision
• The basics of machine learning, neural networks
• Strengths, limitations of forecasts of the development of artificial intelligence capabilities.

Final works:

• Introduced neural network for solving specific problems
• Image classifier by category of your choice
• The use of artificial intelligence to include video from a webcam in the gameplay
• Data visualization
• Additional projects with artificial intelligence.

Software Development & Coding Academy

The two-week program will pass the most widely used software development tools directly to students. Java is the most widely used programming language, React is the industry standard for developing cross-platform applications. Students get the know-how on using Java, React for developing applications, games, drawings for several platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows Mobile.

At the first stage, students will master processing teams to learn the basics of programming, create their own drawings, and animation. By the end of the week, they will study object-oriented programming in Java, create multi-class games or applications.

Young people will learn to combine new React, HTML, Javascript, CSS skills to create useful, fun applications. By the end of the week, students will learn how to create powerful interfaces, applications, or games of their choice.

The objectives of the program:

• Understanding Consistent Systems
• Physics, including speed and gravity
• Game loops, game logic
• Variables, loops, conditional expressions
• Application development principles, including UI / UX design
• Responsive Design, Prototyping, Testing
• Arrays, data structures, object oriented design
• Reactive Software Development
• Components, web programming language.

Students work:

• Mobile puzzle game, text application
• Android or iOS app (optional)
• Game history or animation (optional)
• Simulation game
• Music visualization
• Drawings, animation
• Image filter
• GUI

Robotics & Engineering Academy

Over the course of two weeks, students will build, program a robot using an Arduino, a pi-top laptop, use Python, and then take it home.

The course introduces the world of robotics, electrical engineering, helps students move from basic programming concepts, electronic circuits to creating a robot, exploring the capabilities of each sensor, actuator by programming the RedBot Arduino platform.

The second week is based on knowledge of the basics of programming, circuitry, and will teach young people how to implement their own unique projects using Raspberry Pi. Teens will learn the basics of Python, physical computing with Pi, using an Internet connection for remote communication.

Graduates will take home a self-assembled, programmed robot, laptop.

The objectives of the camp:

• Arduino Programming, Python
• Electrical Engineering, Robotics
• Engineering, coding
• Signal processing, electronic circuit building
• Troubleshooting, solving logical problems
• Raspberry Pi - installation, use
• Python coding, command line interfaces.

Participants works:

• Autonomous robot
• Unique code
• Test Robot Improvement Courses
• Own fully working latpop
• Projects using the capabilities of Python, Raspberry Pi, the Internet
• Base code adaptable to the tasks of future projects.

Intro to 3D Modeling with Maya

Students will be able to use simulation software in games, films, and TV. 3D design, modeling open access to all kinds of modern creative careers. Young people will discover, create, enjoy learning with other creatively interested creators.

After learning the basics of the user interface, Maya tools, young people will develop complex forms, models. As soon as students become familiar with the basic concepts of modeling, they will be taught advanced skills, methods, character modeling, texture creation, visualization of final models. Throughout the course, students will explore career development opportunities, studio roles, teamwork skills.

The objectives of the program:

• Using 3D modeling software, Autodesk Maya, Mudbox
• Creation of 3D models (organic, inorganic)
• UVs texturing patterns
• Lighting, scene rendering using advanced Arnold Renderer tools
• Planning, implementation of projects.

Summer shift results:

• Wide selection of 3D objects (Autodesk Maya, Mudbox)
• Simple models from Polygon Primitives, advanced models using block modeling techniques
• Sophisticated Models (Biped Humanoid)
• Sculptures of characters, creatures
• Using the Mudbox Toolkit
• A complex character, creature, prop, vehicle or environment with textures, lighting.

3D Character Animation with Maya

Teenagers will learn the process of storytelling, character animation using standard 3D Autodesk Maya software. Participants will learn how to animate characters using lighting, settings, camera angles, workflows, take pre-assembled models, animate them in an original short sequence that tells the story.

Based on their knowledge of the basics of three-dimensional modeling, students will move from modeling to animation, will understand key frames, facial expressions, character poses, modeling objects, the process of preparing for work.

The program includes:

• Using Autodesk Maya as an Animation Tool
• Keyframes, interpolations performed using the Maya chart editor
• The process of planning, performing animations.

What students will create:

• Dynamic animations
• Images of characters in expressive poses
• Animated Snapshot Using Professional Characters
• Demo video demonstrating all the achievements of the last week.

Intro to 2D Animation & Digital Illustration

Students use professional software, graphic design equipment to revitalize their characters. Students will leave with basic knowledge, experience in professional illustration, animation. Young people will look at a professional animation conveyor, pay special attention to illustrative pre-production, use standard tools - Photoshop, Toon Boom Harmony.

Pupils will form a production package, a portfolio of illustrated works, apply them to the final animation, and reproduce the processes used by professionals in the industry of large studios.

The objectives of the program:

• Animated pre-production conveyor
• Illustrating Adobe Photoshop
• Animation (Toon Boom Harmony).

Student work:

• Digital drawings
• Illustrated Preparatory Package
• Short animation of their work.

2D Animation Production & Character Development

The program teaches potential production artists: they use Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Photoshop, art tools, create ready-to-work resources, learn the intricacies of being at an advanced production studio, and acquire the skills necessary to become software professionals.

2D Animation Production gives potential animators, illustrators immediate experience as a production designer. Through the use of professional production tools, young people will go beyond art as a hobby, learn to create objects of art.

Participants will form a repertoire of ready-to-work assets, characters, backgrounds, details that can be used as a high-level portfolio. Young people will learn tools - X-Sheets, Node Viewers, camera controls to become an effective production designer. Pupils will turn their passion for cartoons and illustrations into a career in the field of 2D Animation Production.

The course allows you to:

• Develop character
• Create complex backgrounds, animated props
• Master XSheets tools, node views, camera controls.

Students will develop:

• Fake cartoon character
• Ready backgrounds
• Props, animation sets
• Animated scene.

Graphic Design with Photoshop & Illustrator

The basis of the course is the development of a portfolio of digital photographs, illustrations, the study of all the intricacies of graphic design, the use of leading industry programs Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop.

Students will learn the basics of graphic design using Adobe Creative Suite, project training, the design process, color theory, typography, recreation of professional media, advertising. After completing their studies, participants will receive a portfolio, will develop the final part of the project, which will allow them to focus on the work of interest to them.

Teens will master:

• Basic principles of graphic design
• Exploring the ways in which graphic design defines the visual world around us
• Using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
• Differences between Photoshop and Illustrator
• The inclusion of resources from the Internet in their projects.

Study results:

• Portfolio of digital works that mimic the work of the client
• Original compositions
• Digital illustration.

Intro to Game Design with Unity

Unity is the basic structure used to develop most of the video games that people play today. Young people will practice using the Unity editor when developing levels, environments, programming C # programs, and creating several managed projects. Young people will work together or independently, make their own game with assets, mechanics of their choice.

What the participants will learn:

• The power of programming as a tool
• Game development process
• Formation of clear, readable, effective code
• Elimination of errors, solution of logical problems.

Student Products:

• Two managed projects: flying bird, space shooter
• One unique product
• Multiple 3D environments, Unity.

Game Development with Unity & VR

Game development is undergoing significant changes as virtual reality continues to push the boundaries of storytelling, games, and interactive experience. Creating their own game or virtual reality experience allows students to achieve significant achievements in this developing field.

Students will learn the skills necessary for writing games, gaining virtual reality experience for your mobile phone or headset. Using the same tools to create a story, augmented reality game. Participants will receive unlimited opportunities: they will create the next Pokemon Go, go with friends on an interactive tour of their favorite place.

After studying the best ways to use the Unity game development engine, solving unique design problems that arise when creating virtual and augmented reality, participants will learn how the game engine controls everything from moving platforms to artificial intelligence.

Participants will learn:

• C # programming basics
• 3D level design for VR games
• Create, edit, experience three-dimensional environments.

Young people will develop:

• Craft games
• Stories to experience in VR or AR
• Master concepts such as "geolocation", "stereoscopic vision"
• 3D competitive levels
• Individual player character
• Unique player abilities.

Intro to Music Production with Ableton

Camp participants will write music using Ableton, learn all about music production, create their own melody, developing audio production skills.

The program teaches students the technical, creative skills of electronic music production, will study the theory of music, which explains what makes the melody effective, how mixing works. Young people will learn how to use professional music software to record their own ideas, learn how to create a song from beginning to end. Topics covered include beat production, audio, MIDI recordings, wavetable synthesis, creative sampling, mixing, mastering. They will record original tracks, remixes, collages, remakes of popular songs, use templates designed by teachers.

Learning Objectives:

• Music Production Basics
• Mix mastering the basics
• MIDI audio effects.

Student Development:

• Original compositions, collages or remixes
• Group joint project
• Remix of the song of another student
• The final mix of the finished track.

Music Production & Songwriting with Ableton

Music is a powerful part of human collective experience; it expands its boundaries more and more thanks to technology. Young people will learn the creative process of writing songs, the technical theory of modern music, writing songs. Students will master the creation process, the basics of music theory, compose a melody using the Hookpad editor.

Later, participants will learn how to combine different types of sounds inspired by musical styles, record, edit a live performance of Ableton Live 10. Young people will learn advanced methods of music production, audio engineering. By the end of the week, students will compose, produce their own song, apply advanced concepts of music production.

The curriculum includes:

• Technical Theory of Audio
• Creative songwriting process
• Music Theory, Composition Tips
• Record a song from start to finish
• The technique of mixing, mastering.

Students will perform:

• Original song or remix
• The final mix of the finished song
• Remix of the song of another student.

Intro to Filmmaking & Video Production w / Premiere

Using the latest equipment, techniques and software, students will learn all the intricacies of video production, make films using an editing kit trusted by professionals: Adobe Premiere.

The program will cover the basic principles of short film production: scenario structure, camera functionality, camera operation, role description. Students will learn how to work in a team, make storyboards, direct, edit. Participants will prepare two to three short films from start to finish, gaining diverse experience. What young people will learn:

• The main language of film production, the structure of history
• Effective use of sound, music in the film
• DSLR Camera Shooting
• Storyboard, scene lock
• Post-production, editing Adobe Premiere.

Course Results:

• Two to three short films.

Filmmaking & Visual Effects w / After Effects

Video, film production today includes a lot of post-production work, which allows you to create incredible visual impressions. Based on the students' knowledge of the basic principles of filmmaking, students will begin with a short narrative project. They will film projects of various genres, including narration, music video, documentary, and art. Students will master the design of captions, basic visual effects, VFX using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and will begin the second short film. Young people will receive basic knowledge of sound design for the production of videos, films.

Syllabus:

• Advanced cinematography, basics of staging
• DSLR Camera Shooting
• Photoshop Basic Workflow, After Effects for VFX
• Advanced editing methods, post-production Adobe Premiere.

Results:

• Original script
• Short dialogue scene
• A short dialogue of the protagonist against the scene antagonist
• Final Project is a short film.

Social Content Masterclass: TikTok + Instagram

Bringing together nearly one billion active users per day, Instagram and Tik Tok conquered the digital content scene. Participants will learn from experts, share their new skills with the world, learn the basics of creative digital art, and develop skills using the Adobe Creative Cloud, Tik Tok, Instagram package. By developing animations, GIFs, filters, participants will enjoy creating digital content and get to know other enthusiastic children.

Students will learn about the thematic styles used by the creators of content for social networks on different platforms, will learn the methods used by the creators to publish various types of videos, photo content on social networks, Tik Tok, Instagram. Students will create many types of posts, master the creative, professional skills necessary to get the most views.

The objectives of the program:

• Using professional digital imaging software
• Adobe Creative Cloud Basics
• Creative development for website content
• Social Media Filters
• Numerous assets for digital portfolio.

Program Results:

• Animations + GIFs
• Special content
• Filters
• The photo
• Artwork
• Video.

Intro to Digital Photography & Photoshop

Each image that we see in the media today is created using digital photography software, image editing. Regardless of whether students are planning a career as a graphic designer or want to deepen their knowledge of photography, this course will help them learn a lot.

Young people will take digital photographs, improve images using Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, will move on to software development, editing skills. By the end of the course, participants will have a portfolio of professionally shot, edited photos, an understanding of how the industry works.

Young people will master:

• Basics of composition
• Aperture, shutter speed, ISO changes
• Learn to fix defects, correct failed frames
• Improving photos, post-production.

Student Development:

• Portraits, landscapes, close-ups, product shots
• Fast, efficient way to batch edit multiple photos at once
• A series of images telling a story
• Portfolio management online.

Intro to Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Intro to Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning camp participants will learn how machines that will replace robots in the coming decade will work. Teens will learn about machine learning tools, learn how to use them to create amazing things: teach a computer to play their favorite game, find patterns, create interactive simulations that a person is not able to recognize. Using programming, algorithms, students will find use for computers that were not previously considered possible.

Course Objectives:

• The basics of artificial intelligence, machine learning
• Pattern recognition
• Finding Useful Information in Images Using Computer Vision
• Understanding how deep learning can be applied to many tasks.

Student projects:

• Introduced neural network aimed at solving problems
• Additional AI projects.

Applied Data Science & Artificial Intelligence w / Python

This course is based on the student’s knowledge of the basics of Python, machine learning. Students will create a digital machine that can compile a report on books, form neural networks that play games, translate text.

At the first stage, students will learn how artificial intelligence is applied to data, tools, services, and then they will learn how they can apply AI when creating their own projects. By the end of the week, the teachings will immerse themselves in the theory, mathematics of machine learning, solve data problems using the acquired skills and strategies.

Study Content:

• The basics of machine learning, the development of a neural network
• Strengths, weaknesses / aspects of artificial intelligence, forecasting results
• Image recognition, data science, its application to solve problems.

Course Results:

• Image classifier by category of your choice
• Artificial intelligence that allows you to play games, apply video shot on webcams
• Visualization, data interpretation.

Intro to Java Programming

Java is the most widely used programming language, the best way to start coding practice. Young people get the opportunity to open the door with knowledge, know-how to use Java, develop applications, games, drawings.

Students will master processing teams to learn the basics of programming, create their own drawings, animations, then they will learn object-oriented programming in Java, develop multiclass games, applications.

Syllabus:

• The study of programming as a tool
• Understanding Consistent Systems
• Physics study, including speed and gravity
• Understanding game logic.

Results of work:

• Drawings, animation
• A game, story or animation of your choice.

Mobile App Development with React

React Native is a development tool chosen by professionals to create mobile applications for several platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows Mobile. Based on students' knowledge of Java, this course will allow students to develop their own applications, games.

Young people will learn to combine new skills in the areas of HTML, Javascript, CSS to create useful, fun applications. By the end of the week, students will learn how to create powerful interfaces, applications, or games of their choice.

Studying programs:

• Application development principles, including UI / UX design, responsive design, prototyping, testing
• Advanced programming methods - arrays, data structures, object-oriented design
• React Native development, including components, web programming.

Study results:

• Mobile puzzle game, text application
• Android / iOS app of your choice.

Build a robot with arduino

Participants in the Build a Robot with Arduino course will learn how to assemble, program a robot using the Arduino, and take it home. Participants will get an idea of the world of robotics, electrical engineering, will move from basic programming concepts, electronic circuits to creating a robot, exploring the capabilities of each sensor, actuator by programming with Arduino, and performing automated tasks. The week ends with a choice of two final tests: a navigation course in the maze, a battle with balloons.

Syllabus:

• Arduino Programming
• Signal processing
• Elimination of errors, solving logical problems.

Participants will develop:

• Autonomous robot
• Unique code that they understand
• Robot improvement projects, test courses
• Programmable Arduino Robot.

Build and Program a Laptop w / Python

The Raspberry Pi, Python learning program opens up a new world for students in which they are designers, creators of incredible things: they will assemble, take home a pi-top laptop - an ideal tool that will help them learn how to code, create amazing devices, take their knowledge to a new level .

Classes are based on knowledge of basic programming, circuitry, allows students to create their own unique projects, using Raspberry Pi, various sensors. They will learn the basics of Python, physical computing, using the Pi internet connection to communicate with him remotely.

Plan of the education:

• Configure, use the Raspberry Pi
• Command line interfaces
• Python coding
• Physical calculations.

Students will develop:

• Projects that use the capabilities of Python, Raspberry Pi, the Internet
• Basic code that they can adapt.