About the Summer Sessions
We are excited to announce the return of our popular Access NFTS Summer Sessions for 2026!
These FREE hands on sessions are open to young people aged 11–16 and will run throughout August at our Beaconsfield campus. Each week, participants can choose from at least four different 2 hour workshops, each exploring a unique career pathway in the Film, TV and Games industries.
Unplugged: Game Design Hackathon
Forget code. Forget screens.
The world’s best video games start with a pencil, a piece of paper, and an idea. In this high-energy workshop, you will step into the shoes of a game designer to build, hack, and completely break games from scratch.
Break the Rules
Take a game as simple as Tic-Tac-Toe, rewrite the rules, and test your new mechanics in real-time. You will fail fast, fix bugs on the fly, and discover what makes a game addictive.
Control the Player
In movies, directors control the camera. In games, players have absolute free will. You will map out the ultimate "Why" behind your choices and use physical blocks to subtly guide players through your environment.
The Lego Corruption Test
Build a mini-world with exactly 20 Lego bricks and fuse it with the group's creations. Then, brace yourself. The instructor will corrupt a section of the game. If you can rip out the bugged piece without collapsing the entire structure, your team wins.
No software. No programming. Just pure tactical strategy.
