 Hey, this is Gabriel with the Long Beach Public Library. Every summer we hold a month-long series of Steam Summer Workshops we call May Create Design. This year, we'll be offering a six-week virtual workshop series on video game development. Our series is catered to 7 through 12th graders and is free to all participants. Our six-week game development course will consist of the following sessions. A welcome week, game design and narrative, game programming, visual art for games, game audio and music, and a wrap-up week to tie everything up. In our welcome week, we will present an overview of the upcoming sessions and get warmed up by talking about video games. In week two, we will dive deep into the creative process of game design. In this stage, students will learn how to put their ideas to paper and create their own game design document. Week three will have students breaking down their games into programmable parts through the process of decomposition. In construct three, students will also learn fundamental programming concepts like global variables and conditional statements to make their game playable. Students will then learn how to turn their ideas into visual graphics by learning tools and techniques that will help their vision take form. And to add more dimension and set the mood to their games, students will learn about music theory and how to incorporate sound and music to their projects. And last in the wrap-up week, students will have a chance to focus on their specific projects and share their work. In addition to the weekly workshop, an open lab session will be available each Thursday where students can ask questions, work alongside instructors, and have a chance to listen to industry professionals. We are really excited about our Make Create Design video games edition and if you'd like to learn more, go to lbpl.org for more information.