Design the experience
Students decide what the player should do, what makes the game challenging, and how success will be measured.
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Coding + interactive worlds
Game Design
Students move from game player to game creator by designing goals, rules, challenges, and interactive experiences.
FORMATOne-hour classroom workshop
CLASS SIZEStandard: up to 30 students; larger classes available
RECOMMENDEDGrades 1–8
EQUIPMENTCIL-provided, school devices, or hybrid
Inside the workshop
One class.
One complete experience.
Game Design helps students see the systems behind the games they enjoy. Working from a guided design challenge, students build a playable experience, apply age-appropriate coding and logic, and improve their work through real playtesting.
STUDENT RESULTA playable game or interactive prototype that reflects the student's own theme, rules, and creative decisions.
Make it interactive
They add movement, events, scoring, obstacles, or rewards using accessible game-building tools.
Playtest and polish
Students observe what works, identify confusing moments, and make improvements based on real feedback.
Students will
Active from the
first minute.
Flexible for your campus
The right tools,
already handled.
Creative Innovations Labs supplies the devices, specialized technology, materials, and lesson resources required for the class.
When it fits the workshop, we can design the experience around technology students already use on campus.
We bring the specialized equipment while students use existing school devices for the digital parts of the experience.
Get workshop options
Build a plan for
your classes.
Tell us about your school, grade levels, classes, and goals, and we'll send options for bringing Game Design to your campus.
✓ Planned class by class✓ Larger classes available with adjusted staffing, equipment, or rotations✓ Equipment provided or adapted to school devices