A few weeks ago, a team member at iD Tech Camps sent me a link to a very cool article about World of Warcraft. We teach Game Modding in our summer camps, and one of the games we mod is Warcraft lll: The Frozen Throne. We all know World of Warcraft is huge. Huge. […]

Exciting news! A former camper, Ian Cinnamon, who formerly attended our Los Angeles Summer Camps and San Francisco Bay Area Summer Camps has written his own book titled Game Programming for the Evil Genius.

I wrote a forward in the book, and we have also featured Ian in our 2008 Summer Computer Camp Catalog. Here […]

This is a press release that is just hitting the wire.  Where do you go if you want to learn curriculum from the world’s best-known professional gamer?  Look no further!
Good Stuff!
-Pete
 
iD Gaming Academy Presents Camp Fatal1ty™
Learn How To Play The Fatal1ty™ Way

(February 8, 2008) iD Tech Camps announces […]

Attached is a press release that hit the wire a few weeks ago. We have gotten some great coverage from it…and I wanted to make sure our readers are kept in the loop.
For Immediate Release
Video Game Camp Uses Award-Winning Unreal Tournament 3
to Teach Valuable Game Development Skills
CAMPBELL, CA – January 3, 2008 – Today’s […]

For Immediate Release:
Media Contact: Karen Thurm Safran, (408) 871-3733

Video Game Sales Continue in the Billions in 2007

Again this year the hottest holiday gifts are video games. In 2006 video game sales were a startling $6.5 billion as tracked by the NPD Group. This month manufacturers are on track to exceed last year’s holiday sales […]

For anyone following the Maverick’s surf competition, this is a cool press release. We don’t just teach kids technology. We teach them some surprising other skills too. Read on! I want to thank Alisa for her contribution on this release! Good stuff, Alisa.

For Immediate Release
California Youth Technology Camp Combines […]

Hello iD Nation,
We’re counting down the days until camp.  We actually start summer computer camp the first week in June at UT Austin, and then rollout our other sites every week from that point.  Camp is the best time of year!  We’ve got some pretty cool announcements that follow below, and a cool story […]

Hello iD Nation! This week, I’ve got a special guest blogger — Boy Wonder. We’ve got so many students inquiring as to how they can break into the gaming industry that we decided to provide some cool, informative information. Thanks, Ken, for your research and enthusiasm. Let’s Roll!
Begin Ken’s Guest […]

I’m currently drinking an iced tea at Starbucks.  It would seem natural for me to work from Peet’s Coffee and Tea, just across the street, but there’s no internet access.  Can we get some Wi-Fi there, folks?  People in the office are trying to hunt me down.  I have told them that like Dick Cheney, I’m working […]

Hello iD Nation!
We’re getting excited about the launch of the new summer camp season.  Just 3 1/2 months until the start of camp!  It might seem far away to you, but we eat, sleep and drink this stuff.  Yesterday at lunch, we had a a group of people here in the main office try their […]