Our approach is different and it looks nothing like school

Our Approach

With fun, engaging, caring, paitent and experienced mentors we support neurodivergent young people with 1:1 virtual training & support. We do this consistently, every week, with the same mentor. We work together using the same real-time 3D game development engines and movie making engines used by professionals to create immersive experiences across industries. Our young adult mentors are proud to be a diverse collective of passionate computer technical artist, 3D sculpters, painters, coders, gamers, innovators, and therapists.

All the work we do with young people is child/student led based on their interests. We promote an approach that is non-hierarchical, low arousal, low demand, non-competitive, not time based, allowing time for breaks, and conducting communications with a soft and paitent tonality using simple short instructions. This is supported by highly visual learning environment. For young poeple that may feel anxious to participate, we are happy to operate with device cameras off and in some cases work with young people using messaging only. Also, there is reduced anxiety as young poeple get to work from the comfort of their own home (please do get in touch for more information on our policies).

Whilst we teach digital design and technical skills, our coaching method is based on the principles of positive psychology, coupled with a new way of viewing autistic traits as a positive aspect to the work we do, such as 'persistence of thought', ‘attention to details’, hyper-focus, meaning we talk to the autistic mind's strengths. This in turn, increases the young persons motivation to continue to learn with belief in their design or technical abilities.

The Engines We Use

The design and development engines we work with power 80% of the world's video games and recently many movies! We help our young people publish their games on multiple platforms, such as desktop, mobile, and console devices in 2D, 3D also using Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality.

Working with our chosen game development engines provides a fun and engaging way to introduce young poeple to
various concepts. The engine's user-friendly interface and comprehensive documentation make it accessible for young people with no prior design or programming experience, allowing them to learn at their own pace wioth support and develop their creativity and problem-solving skills. Moreover, they can share their creations with others, allowing them to collaborate, receive feedback, and improve their skills.

Through using multiple engines over time a young persons skills are not blinded to only one platform such as Roblox or Minecraft. With our engines games can be and created once and developers can distribute their creations across over 25 compatible platforms to reach the largest possible audience.

Making the most demanding media requires the most performant machines. We have invested in remote computers with the most powerful graphics, processor and memory to power the industry level engines our young people learn on. Whether we are creating art, writing code, implementing audio, rendering 3D models, or testing game builds, Game Changers will gives your young person near zero latency and picture perfect access to their work from their bedroom.

We have invested in a virtual game development PC farm so your young person will typically have access to a powerful machine with the following configuration
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Powerful Machines Provided

  • AMD EPYC™ 7543P, 4GHz 8 vCores

  • 28 GB

  • NVIDIA® RTX™ A4500

  • 1 TB