// CREATIVE CODING TUTORING · AGES 8–14 · SOUTH BAY, LA

Build the game you wish existed.

Your kid has an idea. We build it into something real:
playable, shareable, theirs.

Discover what you're capable of.

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▸ 1-on-1 tutoring, every session.
Just your kid and Bruce. You're welcome to stay.
▸ In person at local libraries
or over Zoom.
▸ Parents always welcome
to stay and watch.
// play a sample build

A SAMPLE
BUILD.

Sessions are about experimenting and seeing how far an idea can go. This is one example.

// CONTROLS
SPACE JUMP
↑ DOUBLE JUMP
TAP MOBILE JUMP
SCORE: 0
BEST: 0
// process

THE PROCESS

01 [ IMAGINE ]

START WITH
ANY IDEA.

We start with whatever your kid is excited about, a feeling, something they saw, a game they wish existed. I help them see it clearly, then we figure out how to build it.

02 [ CREATE ]

ROUGH TO
REAL.

This is the part most people never learn, how a rough idea becomes a real, working thing. We think it through together, break it into pieces, and solve it. Your kid holds the vision; I help them build toward it.

03 [ DISCOVER ]

THEY DISCOVER
WHAT THEY CAN DO.

Every kid leaves surprised by themselves. Not just with a game, with proof. The moment they share a link to something they made, their idea of what's possible shifts. That's the real lesson.

Bruce
// Bruce, MFA, NYU Tisch
// why I teach differently

HI.
I'M BRUCE.

I studied architecture at UC Berkeley and film at NYU Tisch. Two fields that look different but share the same DNA, you start with nothing, hold a vision nobody else can see yet, and build it into something real.

That's what I've done for 15 years as a filmmaker, taken rough ideas all the way to finished work, including a film recognized as a New York Times Critics' Pick. It's a specific skill: seeing the whole before the parts exist. I teach that skill to kids through games.

Kids need to learn the thinking: how to shape a rough idea into something real, how to hold a vision and follow it all the way through. Every session is just us. We start with what your kid wants to make, and we make it.

Most adults never learn to take a rough idea
all the way to something real.
We teach that to kids.

// Architecture, UC Berkeley // MFA Film, NYU Tisch // NY Times Critics' Pick
// what we build

IT STARTS WITH
WHAT EXCITES THEM.

Every project is different because every kid is different. Some want to build a Roblox world their friends can explore. Some have a story they've been carrying around and want to finally make it interactive. Some want to recreate a game they love.

We work across whatever format fits the idea, web games, Game Boy-style games, choose-your-own-adventure stories, digital pets, Roblox. The platform follows the vision, not the other way around.

What's consistent is the process: we take something rough and unformed and develop it all the way through to something finished, usually a simple link they can share with friends or show to grandparents. That arc, from first idea to real playable thing, is the whole point.

Roblox Web games Game Boy-style Choose-your-own-adventure Digital pets Whatever they imagine
SPACE
BLASTER

SPACE BLASTER

Asteroids-style shooter. Enemy waves, shields, high score board. Shareable link on day one.

THE
FOREST

THE FOREST

Branching paths, multiple endings, characters she invented. Her friends kept replaying it to find them all.

PIXEL
PET

PIXEL PET

A digital pet that gets hungry, happy, and sleepy. He drew every sprite himself. His mom cried a little.

STAR
RUNNER

STAR RUNNER

Pixel art platformer, chiptune sounds, three handcrafted levels. Looks like something from 1992.

TOWER
GUARD

TOWER GUARD

Full tower defense, enemies, upgrades, wave system. He shared it with his class. 200+ people played it.

ROBLOX
WORLD

ROBLOX WORLD

Custom obstacle course with scripted traps, a leaderboard, and a storyline she wrote herself. Her friends play it daily.

// pricing

TUTORING WITH
A FINISHED RESULT.

// SINGLE SESSION

ONE-OFF

$75
per session · 60 min
  • 1-on-1 with Bruce
  • In person or Zoom
  • They keep everything they build
  • No commitment required
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we talk about your kid's idea, answer your questions,
and figure out if it's a good fit.

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