Play Games. Make Games.
Game Gremlins is a free high school game development training program designed to turn a student interested in games into a published game developer before finishing high school.
Level Up
Game Gremlins is split into multiple levels that students progress through
Level 1 - Students learn to analyze and create their first games, culminating in a final project
Level 2 - Students complete a full development cycle, culminating in publishing their game
Level 3 - Students work as advisors to the other levels and gain opportunities to intern with game development professionals
Life of a Game Gremlin
Apply for Level 1
All grades 9 -12 can apply
Game Gremlins is completely free
Application takes 5 minutes
Workshop Interview
In place of a traditional interview, applicants join a game design workshop
Get a taste for the type of activities
Join the Program
Join our community of gamers
School year: Saturdays, 12pm-6pm
Summer: Monday - Thursday, 9am-4pm
Enjoy the Program
Play games
Make friends
Build a portfolio
Ascend Through Levels
Game Gremlins continues with Level 2 and Level 3
Each level has new opportunities including game publishing and paid internships
Students are expected to remain in the program until they finish High School
College, Career, Hobby
Use projects in portfolios for college applications
Get a job in the game industry with connections from internships or showcases
Continue making games as a hobby
More than games
Even though games are the focus of the program, Game Gremlins education has a large focus on critical thinking, design process, and communication. We use games to create engaging lesson material, and projects, and to expose students to an industry ready for new demographics and talent.