Lead Instructor — Game Development Apprenticeship
Simcoach Games Summer Apprenticeship Program
Led a summer game development apprenticeship program at Simcoach Games, transforming high schoolers into game developers in 6 weeks.
Program Overview
The Simcoach Games Summer Apprenticeship is an intensive 6-week program where high school students are apprenticed to real game developers. As Lead Instructor, I designed the curriculum, led daily sessions, and mentored students through shipping their first commercial-quality game projects.
Curriculum Highlights
- Professional game development workflows (Agile/Scrum adapted for student teams)
- Unity engine deep-dives: rendering, physics, animation, scripting
- Game design theory: loops, feedback, difficulty curves, UX
- Team collaboration and code review practices
- Final showcase with industry guests
Impact
Ran summers 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 — transformed 160+ high schoolers into 80+ game developers across four cohorts.