How to Break Into the Game Industry: IGA Level 1 Game Dev Intro Bootcamp

Schedule

Sat, 11 Jan, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 12 Jan, 2025 at 04:00 pm

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Learn the fundamentals of game design, simple programming in Godot, and how the game industry actually works. And have fun doing it!
About this Event

Do you dream of working in the game industry?

There is a serious gap in game education. You'll find endless tutorials for how to program, how to make visual art, how to create music and more. But there are precious few opportunities to learn how the game industry actually works.

So we decided to fix that!

At the Indie Game Academy we turn students into game devs and game devs into indie studio founders. We are on a perpetual quest to help game creatives pave their own path.


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To help YOU do just that, we designed IGA Level 1: Embark.


In our introductory weekend long bootcamp, we give you the very first tools you'll need to break into the game industry. Spend a total of 8 hours of live lessons learning from game professionals on multiple important topics. Learn the fundamentals of Design, Production, and the Godot Game Engine: just enough to help you get started building games regardless of your desired path.



Topics Covered
  • Intro to Game Design
  • Fundamentals of Project Management
  • Intro to the Godot Game Engine
  • Intro to Visual Design in games
  • Intro to Narrative Design in games
  • How to Network
  • Resume and Portfolio Fundamentals
  • What to do next



All of that... in just one weekend
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And you'll finish your first game

Ever played a Super Monkey Ball? In our weekend long intro bootcamp you'll build your very own version of this genre, and get everything you need to keep working on it, or other games like it using Godot.



It's dangerous to go alone

The game industry can be daunting! That's why it's so important to find the right guide. Meet your IRL Gandalf and your number one supporter for the rest of your career, Willem Delventhal, the Headmaster of the Indie Game Academy and the Wizard of Joy. Joining him are 6 other incredible professors to total 7 live learning sessions in just one weekend!!


Collectively our professors have over 40 years of professional experience with credits including Star Wars Battlefront 2, Call of Duty, and Life by You. We love to mix it up so that you get a handful of veterans as well as some newer professors.



Extra Perks
  • Earn the IGA Level 1 Graduation Certificate
  • Gain access to our exclusive Discord with a bunch of wonderful, supportive goofballs
  • Finish an entire video game
  • Network with other hungry newbies in the industry
  • Have a heck of a lot of fun (it's what we do best)

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Schedule
Saturday January 11th from 12pm-4pm EST / 9am - 1pm PST
  • 12 pm - 12:15 pm EST: Intro and Warmup
  • 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm EST: Intro to the Game Industry
  • 12:30pm - 1:15 pm EST: Intro to Game Design
  • 1:15pm - 2pm EST: Intro to Production
  • 2pm - 2:05 pm EST: Break
  • 2:05 pm - 3:55 pm EST: Intro to Development and Godot
  • 3:55 pm - 4 pm EST: Day 1 Closing and Homework

Sunday January 12th from 12pm-4pm EST / 9am - 1pm PST
  • 12pm - 12:30pm EST: Intro and Warmup
  • 12:30pm - 1:15pm EST: Intro to Visual Art
  • 1:15pm - 2pm EST: Intro to Narrative Design
  • 2pm - 2:05pm EST: Break
  • 2:05pm - 2:50pm EST: Finishing Your Game
  • 2:50pm - 3:30pm EST: Resumes, Portfolios, and Networking
  • 3:30 - 3:45pm EST: Mindset Coaching
  • 3:45pm - 4pm EST: Graduation and Next Steps

**This schedule may change!**



Most Fun Game Dev Bootcamps on the Planet

At IGA we strive to make our classes as fun as absolute heck, and our 90% course completion rate proves that. Join us in our virtual castle, get sorted into your magical game dev House, and compete for the coveted House Cup.


Sign Up Now

We love helping people break into the industry and level up their skills, including you! So sign up now and we will see you soon.


**Disclaimer: We reserve the right to cancel this class and issue refunds if we have fewer than 8 students or for other unforseen circumstances. So get your friends involved!**


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Indie Game Academy is a Video Game Bootcamp, and a pretty kick butt community. We take engineers, artists, sound designers, and vampires and put them into groups of 3-5. These groups create, publish and monetize a game together in just three months! Get sorted into your House, and compete for the coveted House Cup. Learn more about Indie Game Academy and your fellow Wizards of Joy at the link below.

https://discord.gg/indiegameacademy

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