YDACS

An inspirational career in astronomical writing: Orbits in orbit

We are super happy to have Jake as the teacher of our Kerbal Space Program 101 course. Jake is a gifted programmer, video game designer, novelist, musician and the manager of Liberty University’s Observatory, but his passion is writing and helping organizations “bring complex matters down to Earth,” as exemplified by his article analyzing the …

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YDACS Fall courses!

Our online and self-paced courses allow 3rd grade through high school students to explore the digital arts from the basics, with no experience required, to advanced digital art that pushes the boundaries of digital art software. Many of our students have gone on to study the digital arts in college and open their own digital …

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3rd grade through high school students create professional video games without coding!

We are super excited to announce our groundbreaking Unity2D101 course where third grade through high school students design and create an amazing professional level video game in one of the most powerful professional video game development programs: Unity!  Without any coding required! Watch this video to see the video game in action! Be sure to …

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Sneak Preview! 3rd grade through high school students create professional video games without coding!

Watch our sneak preview video, below, of the professional quality 2D video game created by our 3rd grade through high school students without any programming!  Students design and create their video game in one of the most powerful professional video game development programs: Unity. Unity won worldwide acclaim for creating 3D video games and immersive …

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Fall courses and the launch of our new Youth Digital Arts Space Program!

Our online and self-paced courses allow 3rd grade through high school students to explore the digital arts from the basics, with no experience required, to advanced digital art that pushes the boundaries of digital art software. Courses are grouped into four tracks where the skills taught in the first course are built on in the …

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Film School Student Attributes His Animation Interest to YDACS

For some, drawing and sketching comes naturally. Animation, on the other hand, is an acquired skill which involves learning software, crafting consistent images, and exercising great deals of patience. But following in the footsteps of the world’s best teachers, the Youth Digital Art Cyber School realizes that nothing is too difficult to learn if the …

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16-Year-Old Uses Digital Art Software to Transform Her Paper Drawings And Mentor Other Students

From pencil and paper to mouse or drawing tablet, the transition between paper drawing and digital drawing can be daunting. For sixteen-year-old Kiersten Russu, however, the move to the computer screen was seamless—thanks to the Youth Digital Arts Cyber School. Kiersten always loved sketching and drawing her favorite characters from books and television shows on …

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