Registration for Summer Camp 2025 will be February 10-14, 2025 Video Games: Design and Play Grades 4 to 5 5 sessions from July 14 to 18, 2025 Upcoming Session: Monday, July 14, 2025 - 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET View all session dates Session Dates 1 July 14, 20259:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET 2 July 15, 20259:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET 3 July 16, 20259:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET 4 July 17, 20259:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET 5 July 18, 20259:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Code: 3A0E48 Select your Registration $425 Member $495 Non-Member Resize text Tired of playing those same, boring video games? Learn to design your own in this high-tech camp. Studying characters and video games in the Smithsonian’s collections and drawing inspiration from museum objects, campers use a video-game engine to create characters, game levels, and animation, and learn the ins and outs of game design and development.