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In-Person: Create a 2D Video Game Level 1 (Ages 13-17)
Registration Required
Thursday
August
11
4:00​pm
Alafaya Branch
(Alafaya - Computer Lab)
Event Category: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Ever dreamed of making your own video game? Now you can with The Games Factory 2, it provides everything you need to create cool computer games.
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Virtual: Adobe After Effects
Introduction to Matte Painting
Registration Required
Saturday
August
13
4:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Room - South Trail)
Event Categories: Video Production; Game Design & Virtual Reality
This class will go in-depth into the different compositing and matte painting techniques including tracking, masking, keying, etc., in order to create an epic and believable matte shot of your own.
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In-Person: Create a 2D Video Game Level 2 (Ages 13-17)
Registration Required
Thursday
August
18
4:00​pm
Alafaya Branch
(Alafaya - Computer Lab)
Event Category: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Take your skills to the next level with The Games Factory 2. Learn more about using frames, objects and the Event Editor.
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Online Class: Roblox Game Design (Ages 10-12)
Registration Required
Monday
August
22
5:00​pm
Online
(Online Technology Classroom 2)
Event Categories: Game Design & Virtual Reality; Coding & Robotics
Create Roblox games. In this introduction to game design and coding learn how to manipulate 3D parts to create obstacles and racers, then use code to bring your game to life.
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Virtual: Tech Talks- Meet 2K Senior Producer Jonathan Rivera
Registration Required
Tuesday
August
23
6:30​pm
Online
Event Category: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Tech Talks are an ongoing conversation with luminaries in the tech world & beyond. This session we talk to Johnathan Rivera: Senior Producer for Visual Concepts, developers of the 2K Series.
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Online Class: Build LEGO Video Games (Ages 10-12)
Registration Required
Tuesday
September
6
5:00​pm
Online
(Online Technology Classroom 2)
Event Category: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Create real LEGO video games. Use Unity's LEGO Microgame builder to make characters, design landscapes, and add obstacles to your own game.
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Virtual: Blender Fundamentals
Registration Required
Tuesday
September
13
2:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Melrose Classroom 1)
Event Category: Game Design & Virtual Reality
This virtual event will introduce learners to the Blender interface, workflow, how to access tools and edit attributes of a 3D project.
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Virtual: Blender - Modeling a Character
Registration Required
Thursday
September
15
2:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Melrose Classroom 1)
Event Category: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Learn to extrude, subdivide and edit a mesh to create a humanoid character.
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Online Class: Roblox Game Design (Ages 7-9)
Registration Required
Thursday
September
15
5:00​pm
Online
(Online Technology Classroom 2)
Event Categories: Game Design & Virtual Reality; Coding & Robotics
Create Roblox games. In this introduction to game design and coding learn how to manipulate 3D parts to create obstacles and racers, then use code to bring your game to life.
Learn more >
Virtual: The 12 Principles of Animation in 3D
Registration Required
Saturday
September
17
2:00​pm
Online
(Virtual Melrose Classroom 1)
Event Category: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Explore the 12 principles of animation and the influence they have had on 3D animation tools. Apply the principles using the Timeline and Graph Editors to animate a bouncy ball.
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