Week 4: Arcade Engineering (7/6–7/10)

Campers will design and build a custom tabletop arcade cabinet from laser-cut wood, then bring it to life with electronics and code. Students assemble the cabinet, build custom circuits with buttons, joysticks, and displays, and wire everything into a working game system.

Depending on age and experience, campers program their arcade using either an Arduino or micro:bit, learning how inputs, outputs, and game logic work together. Students write, test, and modify their own video game code, adjusting gameplay, graphics, and controls as they go.

By the end of the week, each camper leaves with a fully functional arcade cabinet they built and programmed themselves — complete with a playable game and real hardware controls.