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From Noob to Game Developer

Are you passionate about games? So are we!

We have decided to share our experience and knowledge to young and
bright minds in our Game Academy.

Game Development with Unity

The course is designed for beginners (age 16 and above) with some programming experience who want to start their game development journey.

The curriculum features 28 lectures, additional practical workshops and a final team project assignment.

The course is 100% FREE.

To apply you will need to demonstrate your knowledge in English, gaming culture and programming.

You will learn the basics of game development, how game engines work and most importantly you will build your first Unity game with the help of our mentors @ Zariba Academy and our guest lecturer – Stefan Doychev.

The authors of best team projects will have the chance to kickstart their game development career in Zariba Games.

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FINISHED

Roblox Course 26.01.2022 – 30.04.2022

Our first Roblox course is now history. Congratulations to Siyana and Maksim for the “Best Team Project” award!

Game Development with Unity

The course is designed for beginners (age 16 and above) with some programming experience who want to start their game development journey.

The curriculum features 28 lectures, additional practical workshops and a final team project assignment.

The course is 100% FREE.

To apply you will need to demonstrate your knowledge in English, gaming culture and programming.

You will learn the basics of game development, how game engines work and most importantly you will build your first Unity game with the help of our mentors @ Zariba Academy and our guest lecturer – Stefan Doychev.

Sign up

FINISHED

Roblox Course

26.01.2022 – 30.04.2022

Our first Roblox course is now history. Congratulations to Siyana and Maksim for the “Best Team Project” award!

Who are we

Stefan Doychev

Software Developer
Guest teacher & mentor

Stefan is developing applications and games since 2010. His academic background is based on modern technologies (M.A. in Artificial Intelligence in 2015). As well as developing a variety of solutions using cutting-edge technologies, Stefan is also growing the local IT community by organizing game jams and hackathon events.
Some of his biggest clients are Stanford University and Lucid Motors. In 2018 Stefan was awarded the Best in Play award at the world’s biggest Game Developers Conference for the SunWalker VR title.

Eng. Radoslav Petkov

Casualino AD
Teacher / Mentor

Radoslav has graduated from the technical university in Varna with a degree in Computer Systems and Technologies. He started his professional career as a .NET developer at the international company CSC in 2015. There he worked for clients like Honda, Generix Group, and others. At the beginning of 2018, he joined the Zariba Group team, where he continues his development as a game developer.

Eng. Valeri Marinov

Casualino AD
Teacher / Mentor

Valeri graduated from the Technical University in Varna with a degree in Design Engineering. He started his professional career as a web designer and illustrator at Pixel Depot in 2006. As a result, he worked with Dtail Studio, 2Create, Intersoft, and First Online Solutions. In the middle of 2021, he joined the Zariba Group team where he continued to develop his career as a designer and animator.

Eng. Dimitar Nedelchev

Zariba Group / Casualino AD
Mentor

Dimitar Nedelchev is one of the technical directors of Casualino. He started working for the company in 2015. Dimitar is responsible for the development and implementation of the company’s technological strategy that guarantees that technologies are used efficiently and securely. His education is in the field of Microprocessors and Information Technology. He joined the company as a Senior Backend Developer during the launch of the Casualino pilot project and since 2018 has been managing the company’s software development team.

Lucky-Martin Matev

LuckyPlay Studio
Assistant

At only 15 years old, Lucky-Martin is a programmer with many years of experience and has gone through many projects in different fields. He discovered his love for programming at 10 years of age when he started learning Web Development. A year after he completed his second course on the subject, he started developing his own projects. In 2019 he started developing and building mobile games and platforms using the knowledge he gained in the IT industry.
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Free for those who are accepted into the program

The course is completely free for everyone who passes the entry test. The test includes basic game-industry knowledge, English language, and critical thinking.
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Free for those who are accepted into the program

The course is completely free for everyone who passes the entry test. The test includes basic game-industry knowledge, English language, and critical thinking.
Sign up

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