VirtX Game Lab · Afterschool & Weekends Incubator

Make your child a global tech creator, today

An elite, live online game tech incubator for ages 8 to 17. Taught directly by industry masters, every Wednesday and Saturday.

Plans from £60 / week. Cancel any time.

Now enrolling

Loved by every child in our first cohort

A cinematic still from a VirtX studio production: a young character in a lantern-lit hall

From the creators of Stay Dry© and Mali© VirtX Studio

ICO registered NSPCC-certified tutors Payments secured by Stripe By the creators of StayDry

Why Game Lab is a vital investment

Raise creators, future-proof against the AI revolution

AI will replace passive consumers and basic task-executors; but it cannot replace the digital architects who design, map, and deploy complex interactive environments.

By teaching your child to orchestrate multi-dimensional worlds in game engines, you place them at the absolute frontier of the digital revolution. They learn to command the technology, rather than compete with it.

8-17the ages we teach
2live sessions a week, Wed & Sat
3mentors, so nobody gets lost
1real published game of their own

From consumer, to global asset owners

The global gaming, animation, and interactive media market is a massive $200 Billion+ ecosystem, dwarfing global film and music industries combined.

Game Lab teaches your child step-by-step how to build the very digital infrastructure that the rest of the world pays to enjoy.

Beat the after-school scroll

Most after-school hours drain away into mindless scrolling and passive screen time, hours your child never gets back.

Game Lab turns that screen time into a superpower, harnessing their innovativeness, and giving them a global competitive edge for a lifetime.

What they leave with

More than a certificate

Ongoing mentorship

Every month brings new live sessions and group mentorship calls, to keep building on their game or start a new project.

Creative confidence

From blank page to working world. They learn that big projects are just small steps in a row, and that their ideas are worth building.

A maker's mindset

Problem solving, iteration and resilience. The habits that shape job creators rather than job seekers.

In parents' words

Success Stories

Loved by every child in our first cohort.

We want to sincerely appreciate every one of the Mentors and coaches. The program took our boys to a whole new world and they enjoyed every bit of it. It has broadened their minds, expanded their capacity to think, and scope of exploration, they are being productive with their time on their systems and not playing away.

AloboGame Lab parent

Thank you so much for this initiative, for your time, patience and the energy you bring to the class, it was worth it👌.

We look forward to the final game product and the next phase this experience will launch them into.

And it was nice meeting other children /colleagues. We wish them well✌️

QueenethGame Lab parent

Thanks to the team for sharing their knowledge, time and skills. Chibuikem enjoyed the class and it kept him busy after school and weekends. In his own words "I trying to solve a challenge, I'm not ready to eat"🤣

JamesGame Lab parent

I've never seen Jeremy this excited on a project before, he goes out of his way to practice even before the classes.

SimonGame Lab parent

Join GameLab afterschool & Weekends

Our online incubator. Every Wednesday and Saturday. Save 20% on the full 8-week term.

Most popular The full incubator

Builder

Live mentorship two times a week.

£60 / week

Billed weekly. Cancel any time.

£384 / term

£480 · Save 20% · 8-week term

  • Full access to the course library and every lesson recording
  • Live mentorship every Wednesday and Saturday
  • Build real projects alongside a coach and a crew of makers
Join Builder
Only 2 spots Premium 1-1

Creator

A mentor entirely in their corner.

£100 / week

Billed weekly. Cancel any time.

£640 / term

£800 · Save 20% · 8-week term

  • Everything in Builder, plus:
  • A dedicated 2-hour one-to-one every Friday, built around their own game
  • The fastest, most personal path to a published creator
Claim a Creator spot

Prices in GBP. Questions? Email hello@virtx.uk.

See it for yourself

A minute inside Game Lab

Games development changed my life, it can change your child's future too.

Your mentors

Taught by people who ship games

Nnanna Kama teaching on stage for Unity at the Game Developers Conference

Nnanna Kama

Head Game Master · VirtX GameLab

From a physics lesson to the BAFTA red carpet. Nnanna's journey began the moment he realised the same rules that explain our world can be used to build entirely new ones. That spark carried him through almost two decades at studios like Sony, Sumo Digital and Unity, earned his work a BAFTA nomination, and put him on stage at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, teaching developers from around the world on behalf of Unity.

Now, through VirtX, he's giving back to the craft that shaped him: empowering the next generation of creators.

Fejiro Itimi-Imonikhe

Fejiro Itimi-Imonikhe

World Builder · Art & Animation Mentor

The mentor your child will want to impress. An animator with experience across every stage of the production pipeline, Fejiro brings stylised characters, rich environments and cinematography to life, and shows students how artistic vision and technical precision work hand in hand.

Unity · Reallusion · Blender · ZBrush

Uchenna Okiya

Uchenna Okiya

Engine Master · Certified Unreal Instructor

With over a decade in animation and titles of his own published on the app stores, Uchenna is a certified Unreal instructor and Unity pro developer who blends traditional craft with cutting-edge tools. He's the one who makes sure no young builder ever stays stuck.

Unity · Unreal · Blender · Published developer

The future belongs to the creators.

Expert-led, deliberately small

Plans from £60 / week

Cancel any time

Members work in small groups by age band: 8 to 10, 11 to 13 and 14 to 17, so every child is challenged at the right level. Everyone joins the same live sessions, then splits into small age-band groups with a mentor for hands-on guidance.

Module 1

Foundations

How games work. Build a character you can control.

Module 2

Design & levels

What makes play fun. Design and build your own level.

Module 3

Gameplay

Scoring, rules and simple code. Build your gameplay.

Module 4

Polish & ship

Art, sound and playtesting. Finish and showcase.

See the brochure for full details on what each module covers.

The schedule

Wed & Satlive sessions every week
16:00UK time, each session 2 hours
Any dayself-paced, video-guided development between live sessions
3mentors, in small age-band groups

All sessions recorded, so a missed session is never lost. Replays are emailed privately to registered parents.

Want it all in one document? Get the free brochure.

Our promise

If Game Lab is not right for your child after the first session, tell us and we refund you in full. No forms, no fuss.

How enrollment works

Three simple steps

1

Choose your plan

Pick a plan in the section above and pay securely with Stripe. Your membership starts right away.

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2

Tell us about your child

Right after checkout we email you to collect your child's first name, age band and anything we should know. Two minutes, done.

3

Join the first session

Before their first live session we send everything you need: the schedule, a software setup guide and your child's login.

Not ready yet? Get the brochure and ask us anything.

Register your interest

Start with the brochure

No commitment. The brochure has the full schedule, session times and everything else you need to decide.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What does my child need?

A laptop or desktop computer (Windows or Mac), less than 7 years old, with a mouse and a stable internet connection. No dedicated graphics card is needed for these projects. We send a simple setup guide before the first session, and you are welcome to email hello@virtx.uk if you are unsure your device is suitable.

When are the sessions?

Live sessions run every Wednesday and Saturday at 16:00 UK time, and each one lasts 2 hours. Between sessions your child builds at their own pace with guided video lessons, ready to bring their progress back to the next live session. Creator members also get a dedicated one-to-one every Friday.

What if we miss a session?

Every session is recorded, and the private replay is emailed to registered parents. Mentors also help members catch up at the start of the next session.

My child is 8, will they keep up? My teen is 16, is it too basic?

Members work in age bands (8 to 10, 11 to 13, 14 to 17) with projects pitched to their level. The tools are the same ones professionals use, the pace is not.

How big are the groups?

We keep our live groups deliberately small, with 3 mentors across the age bands, so nobody gets lost at the back.

Is it safe?

Our tutors are NSPCC certified and DBS checked. Sessions are supervised live, and we are ICO registered for data protection.

How much does it cost?

Plans start at £60 a week for Builder, with live mentorship every Wednesday and Saturday, and £100 a week for Creator, which adds a dedicated one-to-one every Friday. Pay weekly, or save 20% on the full 8-week term. Cancel any time.

Do you offer payment plans?

Yes, payment plans are available. Email hello@virtx.uk and we will set one up.

Can we pay by bank transfer or another payment method?

Yes. Card payments through Stripe are the fastest way to secure a place, but we also accept bank transfer and other arrangements. Email hello@virtx.uk and we will send our bank details and sort it out directly.

What is your refund policy?

Full refund if it is not right for your child after the first session. After that, fees are non-refundable, though we will always consider genuine extenuating circumstances. Email hello@virtx.uk and we will talk it through.

We are not in the UK, can we still join?

Yes, GameLab is fully online. Sessions run on UK time, so check the schedule works for your time zone.

What if a plan is fully booked?

To keep groups small, places are limited, and the one-to-one Creator plan has only 2 spots at any time. If a plan is full, email hello@virtx.uk and we will let you know as soon as a place opens up.

Will students be awarded a participation certificate?

Yes, every member receives a certificate of participation when they complete the programme.

See the plans from £60/week