The program offers college-level coursework aligned with DigiPen Institute of Technology's degree programs, providing students with a transcript and potential tuition credit if they matriculate to DigiPen within three years.
The DigiPen Academy Pre-College Game Programming program is a four-week online summer course designed for high school students interested in the art and science of video game development. Students will experience college-level coursework based on DigiPen Institute of Technology's renowned curriculum, focusing on computer science, advanced mathematics, and physics. The program includes three core academic classes: Applied Computer Science for Games, Applied Math for Games (with Lab), and Applied Physics for Games (with Lab). In addition to academic studies, students participate in a Game Project Lab where they collaborate with peers from other Pre-College tracks (Art & Animation, Game Design, and Music & Sound Design) to complete a game from start to finish. This hands-on, multidisciplinary approach helps students develop foundational programming concepts, software engineering skills, and an understanding of the game production process.
Mornings are dedicated to learning core academic concepts from faculty-level instructors, while afternoons are spent in the Game Project Lab where students collaborate to create a game.
This program is ideal for high school students aged 16 and above who have successfully completed Algebra 2 and are interested in exploring deeper learning in fundamental and challenging areas of modern computer science and game development.
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