AI+3D Game Design with NVIDIA AI for High Schoolers

Grades: High School

Length: 2 weeks

Accreditation: Fully WASC Accredited (The Gold Standard in K-12 Education)

Prerequisite: None

DESCRIPTION

From engineering intelligent Minecraft environments to coding conversational AI companions! High School Innovators will embark on a cutting-edge 2-week journey, combining 3D Game Design, Python coding, and the industrial power of Generative AI.

No experience needed—everyone learns at their own pace, with extra challenges for students who are ready for more.

In this immersive camp, you don’t just build games—you engineer living digital realities. Students will move beyond standard coding to build 3D AR games inspired by favorites like Minecraft, Roblox, Pokémon, and Mario.

Students will learn 3D modeling, and animation, then integrate advanced Generative AI to make their worlds truly intelligent. They will train AI using the NVIDIA platform and earn an NVIDIA AI certificate*. They will code characters that possess their own logic, capable of holding real conversations and reacting to the player.

Finally, the technology comes to life. Using just a standard webcam, students teleport inside these high-tech worlds. No goggles or headsets needed!

Imagine standing beside a giant 3D Mario you animated yourself, training a smart Pokémon that learns from your voice, or exploring a Minecraft world that evolves in real-time.

Along the way, students develop creativity, critical thinking, and persistence as they debug and optimize the intelligent 3D worlds they create.

Experience the Magic of Generative AI & 3D AR: Turn code into an immersive power you control.

• Intelligent NPCs: Create Non-Player Characters that don't just follow a script—they use AI to hold dynamic, real-time conversations with you.
• Generative Assets: Use AI to generate unique game assets and adaptive responses, ensuring no two interactions are ever the same.
• Industry-Standard Tech: Work with the same powerful NVIDIA AI technology used by professionals to power your custom game world.

What You Will Do:

• Design Interactive Worlds: Learn detailed 3D modeling, rigging, and animation to build interactive game assets and environments.
• Train Generative AI: Use the NVIDIA AI platform to train models that power the intelligence and decision-making of your game characters.
• Code with Python: Write sophisticated Python scripts that merge 3D graphics with AI logic for seamless, interactive gameplay.
• Build Your Portfolio: Spend two weeks crafting a sophisticated project where you step inside a 3D world populated by intelligent, talking characters you created.

The modules in this camp:

• Part 1: Introduction to Holographic AR Design
• Part 2: Introduction to Python Coding
• Part 3: Game Design Strategies
• Part 4: Interactive Storytelling
• Part 5: 3D Modeling & Animation
• Part 6: Interactive 3D AR Coding and Game Design
• Part 7: Introduction to AI
• Part 8: Generative AI training using NVIDIA AI Platform
• Part 9: Generative AI for Game Design
• Part 10: Design Thinking Based on Stanford University's Process
• Part 11: Creation of a Personalized 3D AR Game with AI

Students will learn the following:

• AI Concepts (Highschool Level)
• Generative AI with NVIDIA AI Platform (Highschool Level)
• AI for Game Design (Highschool Level)
• Holographic AR Concepts & Design (Highschool Level)
• Introductory to Advanced 3D Holographic AR coding (Highschool Level)
• Python Coding (Highschool Level)
• 3D modeling (Highschool Level)
• 3D animation (Highschool Level)
• UI/UX (user interface/user experience) (Highschool Level)
• 3D Human model creation using Aobe Mixamo and iHuman (Highschool Level)
• Interactive storytelling (Highschool Level)
• 3D visual communication (Highschool Level)
• Debugging and Problem-solving (Highschool Level)
• Design Thinking process based on Stanford University Design School curriculum (Highschool Level)

Students need to follow the instructions and finish all necessary work to earn the NVIDIA AI certificate.