National High School Game Academy

The National High School Game Academy (NHSGA) allows disciplined, passionate, and dedicated high school students to experience video game development using current industry best practices. Sharing methods and paradigms used in Carnegie Mellon's Masters of Entertainment Technology (M.E.T.) graduate program, the NHSGA focuses on an innovative blend of hands-on team projects combined with in-depth traditional classwork, lecture and discussion. As a verification of competence, homework is assigned and evaluated as the student progresses through the curriculum. Designed to elevate a student’s rigor, working process, and discipline, the NHSGA prepares students for their college education. As a culmination of the six weeks, student teams create an original game prototype from pitch to final playable demo.