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Creative STEM Residency- Theme: Design Your Own Escape Room, Mazes, & Puzzles


  • The GIANT Room 550 West 28th Street New York, NY, 10001 United States (map)

DESCRIPTION: For kids who dare to puzzle!
Join us to build epic puzzles and challenge others to solve them! Play all sorts of puzzle games and decide how to use elements for your own. Create your own mazes, logic puzzles, riddles and sequence all sorts into designing your own escape rooms and games for others to solve. Master giving clues to help or hinder people and learn game dynamics and techniques to use in your story to keep people on their toes. This experience is a wonderful mix of game design, math, technology and storytelling.

Recommended for ages 6-10

PROGRAM FORMAT: In Person at GIANT Chelsea Hub

DATES: Week of Aug 1st

FULL DAY PLAN:

  • 9am to 11:00am: first STEM project of the day

  • 11 to 11:30 am: Lunch *Campers must come with lunch and snack*

  • 11:30 to 1:00 pm: Participants work on their projects, brainstorm new ideas, and experiment with different STEM tools

  • 1:00 to 3:00pm: second project of the day

  • + optional early drop in or late pick up (+$25/hour)

MORNING SESSION PLAN:

  • 9am to 11:00am: first project of the day

  • + optional early drop in or late pick up (+$25/hour)

AFTERNOON SESSION PLAN:

  • 1:00 to 3:00pm: second project of the day

  • optional early drop in or late pick up (+$25/hour)

LEARN ABOUT

  • Fundamentals in block-based coding (logic, loop, variables, functions, events, and more)

  • Digital art and animation

  • Game design, prototyping, and fabricating physical arcade games, board games, and more

PRICE: $850/Week (Full Day Option). $300/Week (Morning or Afternoon Session)