Warren Community College is joining forces with Black Rocket, a national leader in tech-education that encourages students to “Launch Your Creativity,” in a unique way to bring young people an unforgettable online learning – and fun – experience this summer with an array of courses that challenges  imaginations.

The interactive courses, intended predominately for youngsters 6-14, are led by top teachers in live classes and cover topics ranging from coding to eSports. Participants will get to interact with fellow learners all over the country and break away into small groups.

There are course offerings throughout the summer. 

Minecraft Animators, Video Game Animation, App Attack! Inventor’s League – Prototyping for the Future, Make Your First Video Game and eSports Apprentice are among the highly anticipated courses.   

Some course offerings include video game design: They include 3D Game Design with Unity, offers to teach aspiring game designers level editing, 3D modeling, impactful gameplay creation, as well as how to utilize scripts and variables. In Battle Royale: Make Your First Fortnite Style Video Game, participants will design levels and take part in eSports League matches with other schools around the country!

Classic gamers will enjoy Make Your First Video Game, which makes use of class 2D platform style games to teach level design, sound, and simple coding. And Rocket Kart Racers draws inspiration from games like Mario Kart to create 3D racing and crash kart levels.

Future coding masters will enjoy Code Breakers, where they will learn the basics of coding languages like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS through a series of fun web projects and design challenges. JavaScript Developer Jam will use the powerful software to create animated memes and games. Learn the same programming language used by NASA and the CIA to create apps and games in Python Programmers.

Courses themed around Minecraft, Pokemon, Roblox, are also being offered. New courses to the Black Rocket platform this year are:

Young Authors, where children will develop their own story from start to finish, ending with their own published soft cover book. They will plot development, character creation, review literary techniques, and self-expression activities, including illustration, dialogue, and more. At the end of the class all students will receive a soft cover book they created themselves! 

YouTube® FX Masters, where students become a master of illusion by learning the techniques used by Hollywood masters to create FX magic. Whether you want to enhance your YouTube videos or create a cool scene to amaze your friends; this class teaches the tools you need. Experiment with visual effects as you learn the dynamics of camera angles, editing, graphic layering, and sound effects. Then watch as your new creations take your channel content to the next level!

Other favorites include YouTube® Content Creators where children find their own voice and leave a mark on the world! Will they become the next YouTube star? Students will explore the variety of content and personalities that exist on YouTube and show them how to find a niche all their own by developing their on-camera presence, own channel branding, and professional editing skills. In the end, they’ll be able to take home a plan for launching their own channel with the content created in class! 

Courses start at $135 per student. Some classes have an additional $10 licensing fee. Software information and class links will be provided upon registration.

To see the schedule and complete list of classes, please visit https://blackrocket.com/online/WCC/.