A summer spent playing video games: a kid’s dream and a parent’s
worst nightmare, right? Not so at Art Reactor, a digital arts school
that’s shaking up the gaming paradigm. The school, located in Mill
Valley, just wrapped up its first-ever summer video game studio for
high school students, a program that affords kids grades 9–12 the
opportunity to conceptualize, design and create their own indie
video game. This year’s game, dubbed Flatline, centers around an
amnesiac protagonist who awakens on an island made entirely of
trash. “I learned about many free, incredible tools to make 3-D art
and video games, tools which I can use later in life, and to get an
edge on my portfolio,” says Philippe Matheus, 17. The student studio,
collectively known as T wo Tables, plans to release the game online
once it’s completed. theartreactor.com C.V. P.
Play to Create
