The YDACS provides courses for students from 3rd
grade through high school. Each of our courses is $60 and we offer exclusive discounts
on the software and hardware our students use to design and
create their video games, animations, and digital paintings as detailed below.
No previous experience is required for our courses!
We have also just announced fantastic pricing for our
students to create their own t-shirts $12.50, posters, canvases, and Giclee for an exclusive 10% off Bigposters.com
pricing. These make great holiday gifts!
Video Game Design Series
Video Game Design Basics VGD101 this
course teaches students the basics of video game design as they follow the
teacher step by step in creating their first video game. Multimedia
Fusion - $80 plus $10 for shipping and handling this is an exclusively 33%
off of standard retail!
Platform Video Game Design VGD102 this
course teaches students how to design and create their first Platform video
game. Mario is an example of a well known platform game. VGD101
required as a prerequisite. Multimedia Fusion
Video Game Character Design and Animation VGD103 - this
course teaches students the basics of animation as they use character templates
to create video game characters that are then imported into their video games
from VGD101 or VGD102. VGD101 or VGD102 required as a prerequisite.
Toon Boom Studio this is the software used
in the Simpsons movie and we sell it for $69 which is an exclusive 83%
discount! This software is downloaded so there is no shipping and
handling.
Video Game Design CyberStudio VGDCS this is
the place to learn about the Video Game Design Industry and becoming an
Independent Game Developer. You will receive the Kinesis professional
video game, example Multimedia Fusion source code used to create the game, and
two months in the Video Game Design CyberStudio where
you can learn from and work with our student mentors and other budding video
game developers!
Digital Painting
Digital Painting Onto Artist's Canvas
DP101 this course teaches students the basics of digital painting
using a digital camera to shoot photos that are then transformed into paintings
using Photoshop Elements. Students can then choose to have their images
printed onto posters, t-shirts, or artist's canvas. No painting skill required! A Wacom Bamboo 4 * 5 Drawing Tablet includes:
Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Corel Painter 3.0. $89 plus $10 for shipping and handling.
Please note that Photoshop Elements 5.0 retails for $99 and Corel Painter 3.0
for $80 if purchased separately!
Digital Music
Handheld Digital Music Studio LTMT101 This
course teaches students how to immediately compose and record their own
original musical compositions that they own, are royalty free, and can be used
to score their video games, animations, and films. A MadPlayer Hand Held Digital Music Studio. $499. MadPlayers
are no longer produced and we have a limited supply.