Enroll in Virtual UCLA High School Summer Institutes!
| Hello from the UCLA Game Lab! We invite you to enroll in UCLA Design Media Arts department’s three distinct Summer Institutes geared specifically for high school students: the UCLA Game Lab Summer Institute, UCLA Social Software Summer Institute, and UCLA Design Media Arts Summer Institute.
Each two-week program gives students the opportunity to expand their creative skills while earning 4 units of college credit! Delve into exciting interactive and multimedia projects in fast paced virtual classrooms taught by professionally trained and well-experienced instructors using the most current software and technology. Students create a portfolio-ready body of work that stand out in their college applications in related fields. There are still openings available for each program, but they’re filling up rapidly! Here’s a glimpse into what each program offers: |
| UCLA Game Lab Summer Institute Session A Virtual: July 7, 2025 – July 18, 2025 Session B Residential/Commuter: July 21, 2025 – August 1, 2025 |
| The UCLA Game Lab Summer Institute introduces students to game-making as an artistic practice, teaching them techniques and tools to develop analog and digital games that reflect their own creative vision. No previous game-making skills are required. Students in our programs develop an aesthetic and technical foundation in various aspects of game design, and begin learning how to express their own personal ideas through game-making. Classes focus on learning the fundamentals of game design, creating compelling game characters, building game worlds, programming/coding games. For questions about the program, please contact summer.institute@games.ucla.edu
For more information please visit: https://summer.ucla.edu/program/game-lab-summer-institute/ |
| UCLA Social Software Summer Institute Session A Commuter: July 7, 2025 – July 18, 2025 Session B Commuter: July 21, 2025 – August 1, 2025 |
| The AI, Code, & Art Summer Institute is a two-week commuter program at UCLA designed for high school students eager to explore the creative possibilities and social impacts of making art with software. Through hands-on workshops and tutorials, students will develop their own critical perspectives while learning how to make art with code and AI.For questions about the program, please contact aurora.mit@ucla.edu
For more information please visit: https://summer.ucla.edu/program/social-software-summer-institute/
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| UCLA Design Media Arts Summer Institute Session A Residential/Commuter: July 7, 2025 – July 18, 2025 Session B Virtual: July 21, 2025 – August 1, 2025 |
| The UCLA Design Media Arts Summer Institute offers a comprehensive exploration of design practices in the contexts of 2D Image, Net, immersive 3D Worldbuilding, and Motion Design. Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard software and technology. For questions about the program, please contact dmasummer@arts.ucla.edu.
For more information please visit: https://summer.ucla.edu/program/design-media-arts-summer-institute/
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