“I’ve always wanted to make my own video game—like the ones I play at home. I had no idea where to start. After coming to the iD Gaming Academy, now I know what I want to study in college.” - Peter, Student

Learn first-hand how industry professionals create premier commercial video games. Ages 13-18 immerse in the dynamic world of video game development and choose from one of four courses: Modeling & Animation with Maya®, Programming for Game Consoles, Level Design - Unreal® Engine 3 or Flash® Scripting for Web Games. Locations include Stanford, Villanova, Emory, Lake Forest (Chicago) and University of Washington (Seattle). Get ready for late-night gaming tournaments and tour a game studio.

Additional technology and gaming camps are available at over 60 prestigious universities nationwide at iD Tech Camps (North America’s #1 Tech Camp).

Learn first-hand how industry professionals create premier commercial video games. Ages 13-18 immerse in the dynamic world of video game development and choose from one of 4 courses: Modeling & Animation with Maya®, Programming for Game Consoles, Level Design - Unreal® Engine 3 or Flash® Scripting for Web Games. Locations include Stanford, Villanova, Emory, Lake Forest (Chicago) and UW (Seattle). Get ready for late-night gaming tournaments and tour a game studio.

Additional technology and gaming camps are available at over 60 prestigious universities nationwide at iD Tech Camps (North America’s #1 Tech Camp).

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WHY iD:

•Real-World Skills: The game development industry is expanding at a fast rate. Why not learn the skills to launch your future career?

•Top Universities: Many universities are now offering game development “Majors.” Mirroring this trend, the iD Gaming Academy is offered at 5 prestigious locations including Stanford, Villanova, Emory, Lake Forest (Chicago) and UW (Seattle).

•Instruction: Learn from the best! iD faculty are fun and energetic with serious gaming credentials.

•Fun: iD promotes a well-balanced experience on and off the computer. The iD experience encompasses gaming tournaments, LAN parties, sports, excursions and more.

•Best Products: iD uses the best products including Maya®, Unreal® Engine 3, Photoshop®, Microsoft® XNA and more.

•Studio Tour: Visit a major game development studio.

•ACA Accreditation: No other technology camp has more sites accredited by the ACA.

•iD 365™ – Endless Summer: Upon registration at iD, you now immediately get access to our monthly FREE online workshops, taught year-round by live instructors.

•Earn Continuing Education Units: Students entering their Junior and Senior years in high school are eligible.

•Safety: iD has “one of the best risk management programs in the country.”

•Refer-a-Friend: Save $50! And your friend saves $50 too!

•Family Company: We are passionate about our company, ensuring your kids have an amazing summer experience. You deserve the best. Welcome to iD Tech Camps.

Independent Lake camp THE Superior Pocono Mountain Summer Camp offers a truly unique summer experience. With a diverse and intimate community, committed creativity, powerful individualized programming and superb facilities this may be the place for your child. Independent Lake Camp offers 2,3,4,5,7 and 9 week session for boys and girls ages 6-17.

iD TECH CAMPS - NORTH AMERICA'S #1 TECH CAMP!

“I’ve been to this camp for 6 years now. The counselors are amazing and the whole experience is something that I wish I could do year round. I learn more in a week at iD than I do in a year at my school." -Spencer, Student

Experience North America's most reputable and distinguished summer technology program for beginner to advanced students. Over 100,000 kids and teens worldwide have learned to create 2D and 3D video games, websites with Flash®, digital movies, C++ and Java programs, iPhone® and Facebook® apps, graphic designs, robots, 3D models and animations with products experts use in their professions. Enroll in these fun and challenging, week-long, day and residential summer camps, located at over 60 prestigious universities in the U.S. and Canada including Stanford University, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, UCLA, Brown, MIT, Emory and more.

Inquire about accredited Continuing Education Units. Alumni can hone their skills before and after summer with iD 365™ – Endless Summer, complimentary online workshops led by live instructors year-round. Additional multi-week summer camp teen programs for ages 13-18 include: iD Gaming Academy, iD Visual Arts Academy and iD Programming Academy.

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WHY iD:

* America’s #1 Tech Camp: More students enroll at iD than any other computer camp. Over 100,000 students have participated in the past 11 years. Find out why.

* Top Universities: Over 60 prestigious locations, including Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Brown, UCLA, NYU, Emory, Northwestern, MIT and more throughout the U.S. and Canada.

* ACA Accreditation: No other computer camp has more sites accredited by the ACA.

* Smallest Ratios: Only iD publishes an average of 6 students per instructor for customized, personalized instruction. If we exceed an 8:1 ratio during your course session, you get to return for a free week of camp at equal value. And it’s only at iD Tech Camps! (Not valid for Teen Academies.)

* Adult Instructors: iD has trained, adult-only instructors without any CITs. iD staff is known to be the gold standard, and come from Stanford, MIT, UCLA and other top institutions.

* iD 365™ – Endless Summer: Upon registration at iD, you now immediately get access to our monthly FREE online workshops, taught year-round by live instructors.

* Best Products: iD uses the best products including Maya®, Final Cut Studio®, Photoshop®, Illustrator®, Wacom® Pen Tablets and more.

* Earn Continuing Education Units: Students entering their Junior and Senior years in high school are eligible.

* Safety: iD has “one of the best risk management programs in the country.”

* Fun: iD promotes a well-balanced experience on and off the computer.

* Refer-a-Friend: Save $50! And your friend saves $50 too!

* Family Company: We are passionate about our company, ensuring your kids have an amazing summer experience. You deserve the best. Welcome to iD Tech Camps.

Accredited by Stanford University, DMA is "The Summer Digital Art and Technology Camp for Kids and Teens!" DMA is ideal for students of all ages wanting exposure to the most relevant software used in Hollywood and the entertainment industry, video game design, and web design while gaining hands-on experience under the eye of accomplished professionals. Whether to explore and area of interest, gain practical skills for the future or just have an incredible time with friends, DMA is unparalleled.


WHY CHOOSE DMA?

* Stanford Continuing Studies accreditation – you won’t find higher standards
* Balanced experience for kids, including outdoor activities
* Pre-college experience for teens
* Optional residential program includes organized activities in the evenings and weekend
* Low student to staff ratio – ranges from 3 to 1 to 8 to 1 depending on class needs
* Separate adult program – parents can take a course too
* Separate teaching and activity staff
* Accomplished, adult instructors who love kids – industry pros and classroom teachers
* Hands-on, project-based approach using the latest software and hardware
* Family owned company – we’re parents too!
* Focus on being the best, not the biggest – quality, quality, quality


COURSES
DMA offers day and overnight courses in the US and Canada in weekly and multi-week sessions for youth, age 6-18. DMA courses accommodate a wide variety of digital media interests in a more sophisticated learning environment than other summer computer camps. All courses are project based and taught by industry professionals and classroom teachers who have a passion for inspiring young minds. An average student to instructor ratio of 6 to1 allows for plenty of individual attention as students explore, create and immerse themselves in an environment that is more like a production studio than a classroom.

WHAT PARENTS SAY ABOUT DMA

"Vastly better than any of the other summer camps we've been to."
- Glen Scott, parent

My son's best week ever!
- Maria Ayala, parent

Girls will LOVE this!
- Susan Anderson, parent

My kids rank DMA as the best camp experience ever!
- Mike Monahan, parent

Kids & teens who love technology belong at Emagination. Unleash creativity--- 3D Animation, Flash, Game Design, Web Design, Photoshop. Discover building skills--- Robotics, RC Cars. Explore Programming. Get Unplugged in Sports & Recreation. Emagination balances technology learning with fun summer camp activities in two-week sessions. Over 20 Technology Workshops. Since 1982. Co-ed, 8-17. Overnight & Day. Plus we offer an immersive camp in Game Design for teens. Learn why Emagination is better than one week computer camps. Campuses near Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia. We help with transportation. It’s Worth the Trip!

Held at Bryn Mawr College on Philadelphia’s prestigious Main Line, Xploration offers expert instruction in the arts, sciences, popular culture and dozens of fascinating subjects specially selected for the interests of middle school students.

Xploration Workshops cover an incredibly wide range of interesting subjects. This is your chance to discover new ideas, skills and experiences in a friendly atmosphere of exploration and growth. Don’t worry if you’re trying something for the first time! We have several groups for each class and will make sure you’re in the right one for your level of experience.

Drawn almost entirely from top local schools and colleges, our instructors are career educators who have devoted their professional lives to the educational, emotional and social development of young people. Classes are lively, exciting, interactive and provocative.

2010 Julian Krinsky Xploration Residential
1. June 27 - July 10 (2 weeks)
2. July 11 - July 24 (2 weeks)
2. July 25 - August 7 (2 weeks)

2010 Julian Krinsky Xploration Day
1. June 28 - July 9 (2 weeks)
2. July 12 - July 23 (2 weeks)
3. July 26 - August 6 (2 weeks)

Kids & Teen College at Penn State Abington offers plenty for children and teens to do this summer

Kids & Teen College at Penn State Abington is entering its thirteenth year of providing children and teens with a wide variety of educational and fun activities for the summer. We offer over 40 week-long day camps, covering many areas of interest. Kids College has something for everyone.


Computers, robotics, chemistry, art, writing, theater, Crime Scene Investigation, film, and many other great topics round out our Kids & Teen College summer offerings for students in grades 3 through 12.

Join us on our beautifully wooded campus!

Now in our 29th year, National Computer Camp is America's original computer camp. The focus of NCC is 2D and 3D video game design, computer programming, digital video production, web page design, A+ and Network+ certification, and software applications including animation, Flash and graphics. An optional sports program is also available. Each week we offer all levels of programming in Basic, C++, Java, assembler, HTML, XML, and JavaScript. Campers may attend one or multi-week sessions with a continuous curriculum that is age appropriate and suitable for beginners to super advanced. The camps are ideal for both experienced and first time campers. NCC has locations in Atlanta, GA, Fairfield, CT, Cleveland, OH, and Pittsburgh, PA.

Welcome to Game Camp USA by Convergenesis, Inc. (est. 1999)

Don't just play video games all summer. Build your own, make new friends and have the time of your life!

Whether you're experienced or an absolute beginner, you'll learn industry-standard software from professionals and students (at the college upper class and graduate levels). More importantly, you'll develop the problem solving skills vital to success in college.

Science Camp Watonka is a small privately owned Boys sleep-away Summer Camp in the Poconos. With 130 campers, 50 staff and accredited by the American Camping Association, Watonka offers a unique hands-on Program with Electronics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Computers, Robotics, Earth Science, Video, Photography and Amateur Radio. As well as the sciences, our fully elective program includes a full range of crafts, waterfront and sports activities plus dirt bikes, trips and one of the most extensive ropes courses in the North East. Setup a tour, or visit on-line to join other science enthusiasts in over 40 seasons of safe and successful camping.