New program • All ages • No coding experience required
Your child designs a real video game with AI.
1:1 sessions in Unreal Engine 5, the same engine behind Fortnite. Your child is the designer and director: they imagine the world, the characters, and the rules, and they direct an AI collaborator that builds it with them, live. Remote, anywhere in the US.
No credit card required. No commitment.
How it works
Your child connects to their own high-powered workstation running Unreal Engine 5 and an AI coding assistant, from any computer at home. I coach live on Zoom the whole session.
- Your child describes what they want to build (a level, a character ability, a game rule) in plain English.
- The AI writes the code and builds it into the engine while they watch it happen.
- They test it, find what's wrong or boring, and direct the next change. Design, test, iterate, like a real studio.
- Week by week, it becomes a playable game (or simulation) they designed themselves.
Why 2-hour sessions? Creating with AI has a rhythm: while the AI builds the last idea, your child designs the next one. Two hours means they get into deep creative flow and leave every session with something visibly new in their game.
Project tracks: your child chooses
- Video game: design levels, characters, objectives, and gameplay, then play it with friends and family.
- Simulation: build a drone flying over real-world 3D terrain, a robot world, or a physics playground.
- Their own idea: the best projects are the ones they invent.
Runs on our lab workstations. No gaming PC needed at home.
What your child will learn
Game design craft plus the most valuable skill of the next decade: directing AI to build real things.
- Game design fundamentals: worlds, mechanics, goals, and what makes something fun.
- How to direct AI: writing clear instructions, reviewing the result, and iterating until it's right.
- Unreal Engine 5 basics: levels, assets, lighting, and effects in a professional tool.
- Systems thinking: breaking a big idea into pieces that can actually be built.
- A final playable game or simulation they design, demo, and share.
FAQ
- What ages is this for? Any age. Every session is 1:1 and tailored to your child. Younger kids lean on plain-English directing, older kids dig into the code the AI writes.
- Is the AI doing all the work? The AI types the code; your child does the thinking. Every design decision (what to build, what's broken, what's next) is theirs. That's exactly how professionals build with AI today.
- Does my child need coding experience? No. And curious kids naturally start reading and tweaking the code the AI writes. That's the on-ramp to our Robotics Coding program.
- Do we need a powerful computer? No. Unreal Engine runs on our lab workstations and streams to any laptop via one free app (Moonlight).
- What's the final project? A playable game or simulation your child designed themselves, demoed to the family, plus a video of it they can keep and share.
- What if we need to miss a week? With 24+ hours notice we reschedule. See policies.
Pricing
Remote 1:1 sessions available nationwide over Zoom. Sessions usually run 2 hours, built for deep creative work.
Single Session (1:1)
Live remote session • usually 2 hours
Flexible
$70
per hour
Sessions are usually 2 hours ($140 per session)
- Great for trying the program or building at your own pace.
- Same workstation, same project. Pick up where you left off.
We'll confirm a weekly slot by email within a few hours.
Full Program (1:1)
8 weeks • 8×2-hour live remote sessions • 16 hours total
Best value
$1,120
one-time
$70/hr • 16 hours of 1:1 design time • idea to finished, playable game
- A complete design arc: concept, world, mechanics, polish, premiere.
- Final demo session: family plays the game.
Full refund before Session 1. Prorated after. See policies.
- Remote sessions: Available anywhere in the US over Zoom.
- Setup: any laptop/desktop + stable internet + headphones and mic. One free app (Moonlight), installed together in session 1.
- Not sure between this and Robotics? Book a free trial and we'll try both.