Online Coding Classes • Ages 8-17
WE TEACH KIDS TO CODE IN A WAY THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO LEARN.
Live online classes that teach real coding skills through video game development. Start with a free live trial class, taught by our lead instructor.
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Free • No credit card • Reply within one business day
Neuro-inclusive program • Live online • Since 2020
Mentors Who've Worked On Games At
Why kids quit other coding classes. And why they don't quit ours.
★ Other Coding Classes
★ Game Gen
The skills are the same. The motivation is night and day.
Real skills. Wrapped in something they care about.
Coding classes don't fail because the curriculum is bad. They fail because kids get bored. We solve that by teaching every concept through video game development. Same fundamentals other classes teach. Better delivery.
Coding & Logic
Variables, loops, conditionals, functions. Taught through making characters jump, enemies chase, and scores tick up.
Character & World Design
Designing the heroes, villains, and worlds your kid imagines. Then bringing them to life on screen.
2D & 3D Art
Pixel art for early projects. Industry-standard art tools as they advance. Real skills used by working game artists.
Music & Sound
Composing music and designing sound effects. Because a silent game is a dead game.
✦ The Hidden Curriculum ✦
There's a hidden curriculum baked in. To make a game better, kids end up researching history, art, textures and materials, social dynamics, physics, and more on their own. Game development quietly turns into independent learning across every subject.
▸ The Languages They'll Actually Learn
The two languages that quietly run the modern web.
JavaScript
Powers nearly every website you've ever used. Without it the web would be plain text documents — no animations, no apps, no interactivity. It's the most-used programming language on Earth.
Used at: Google • Meta • Netflix • Shopify • Spotify
C#
The language behind Unity, the engine pro studios use to ship games on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and mobile. Also runs enterprise software, Windows apps, and cloud services at Microsoft.
Used at: Sony • EA • Ubisoft • Microsoft • Riot Games
▸ Why This Matters
These aren't toy block-coding languages. The JavaScript your kid writes to make a character jump is the same JavaScript that runs every modern website. The C# that moves a sprite ships AAA titles. Skills earned here transfer directly into web development, app development, and entry-level software jobs — long after the game is finished.
Three reasons parents choose Game Gen.
A 1-on-1 mentor who's worked on real games.
Every student gets matched with a personal mentor. Not a college kid moonlighting. Real game developers with credits at studios like Sony, Brass Lion Entertainment, and Game Mechanic Studios. Your kid can reach out anytime.
100% online. Year-round.
No camp lottery. No driving across town to a strip-mall dojo. No fighting for a summer camp slot in February. Live online classes happen on a schedule that works for your family, every week of the year.
A community kids actually want to be in.
Game Gen's private Discord server is where students share their games, get feedback, and make friends with shared interests. For a lot of our students, this is the social space they were missing.
See what Game Gen students actually build.
These are real games made by real students. Not class exercises. Real games their friends play.
Space War
Built by Dawson, age 14
Unicorn Castle
Built by Jaelyn, age 11
Castle Mania
Built by Evin, age 16
How to Stop Global Warming
Built by Gabriel, age 15
Every Game Gen student finishes the program with a portfolio of games they built and launched.
A Parent's Story
"My son is on the spectrum. He has a very hard time fitting in and focusing at school. Last year he started being bullied and never wanted to go. However, he can't wait to go to Game Gen every week. He has never been happier and more interested in something ever in his life. He has been at Game Gen for 2 years. His talents in coding are really starting to show. Learning computer science was the best thing for him. Thank you Game Gen and your amazing teachers."
Rachel, Parent
Game Gen specializes in supporting students with autism, ADHD, and other learning differences.
Here's how it works.
From booking your tour to your kid's first finished game. The whole path, no surprises.
You book your tour.
Pick a time that works for you and your kid. The whole tour is free, no card required.
We send you Discord access.
You get instructions to join our private Discord server. This becomes your kid's home base for everything Game Gen.
Tour and free trial class.
Both happen on Discord, back to back. You meet a mentor, get your questions answered, and your kid jumps into a hands-on trial class.
Get matched with a mentor.
Once you sign up, we pair your kid with a dedicated mentor based on their interests and goals. They can reach out anytime.
Start building.
Live classes, mentor support, homework projects, and a Discord community of friends building games right alongside them.
Simple, flat pricing.
Membership
$335/mo
Flat rate. No contracts. Cancel anytime.
- 1-on-1 mentor (matched after enrollment)
- 8 classes per month (less than $50 per class)
- Live private Discord community
Start with a free live trial class first.
Questions parents always ask.
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Get the full program details. Pricing, schedule, mentor matching, all of it. We'll send everything you need to make a decision.
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