Reviews

3D Game Design

My 10-year old son attended this course each morning of half-term. He was a little apprehensive to begin with but the instructor (Sam) was very friendly and able and put him at ease. My son said that the lessons flew just like when he's actually gaming!

Remote 3D Game Design

My son did the 3D Game Design course (remote). He really enjoyed it. Remote teaching seemed to work best for him but he would consider face to face in the future as he had a great time doing the course. The number of pupils seemed to work well and the tech held up nicely (no real issues throughou

My son did the 3D Game Design course (remote). He really enjoyed it. Remote teaching seemed to work best for him but he would consider face to face in the future as he had a great time doing the course.

The number of pupils seemed to work well and the tech held up nicely (no real issues throughout the course).

Very much recommended and we'll use Funtech again in the future.

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Really fun camp, recommend to anyone interested in designing 3D games :)

The camp was so entertaining for my daughter and she really liked it. She made some really cool games and showed them to me and I played them. It was a lovely camp and I feel like she learned a lot.

Excellent Half-Term Online Course

My son really enjoyed his half-term course with Funtech. The lessons were engaging and the instructor was wonderful. Erik is thrilled with the new skills he has developed and is really proud of the new game that he designed during the course.

Once again an excellent course

My son thoroughly enjoyed it and learned so much! Thank you to the whole FunTech team who make virtual camps possible, enjoyable, educational and fun!

Residential Summer Camp 3D game design

Lots of fun. Tutors friendly and helpful. Fun activities. Learned a lot about Unreal Engine. Would like to do another camp next year

Son's 3D Game Design - Developer

A great experience. Everything was well organised, well explained, and well run. My son enjoyed it thoroughly!

Great experience

My son had a great time learning and meeting new friends. Very positive experience as his first camp going by himself.

FunTech Virtual Course review

Adam thoroughly enjoyed the course and we continue to be extremely impressed by Funtech. Another of Adam's friends took a course this summer and was very pleased!

Totally engaging!

Thank you for a wonderful Game Design course. My 12 year old absolutely loved it. It sparked ideas and it was wonderful to see him experimenting and trying things after the session finished each day. This was our first attempt at an online camp and we will totally do it again. The instructor kept a

Thank you for a wonderful Game Design course. My 12 year old absolutely loved it. It sparked ideas and it was wonderful to see him experimenting and trying things after the session finished each day. This was our first attempt at an online camp and we will totally do it again. The instructor kept a great eye on all his pupils, and while he had videos to play he would stop them to explain and make sure everyone understood and no one was left behind. I was very impressed at how he coached 4-5 youngsters through fairly technical IT stuff. Having the virtual control of the desk top was brilliant.

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Great experience

This was my son's second year at FunTech, and he loved it. As a parent, I have found the process smooth and efficient, and the classrooms were calm, functional and well-equipped. My son liked being asked for his feedback each day, and gained a lot of trust when his minor concerns were addressed a

This was my son's second year at FunTech, and he loved it.
As a parent, I have found the process smooth and efficient, and the classrooms were calm, functional and well-equipped.
My son liked being asked for his feedback each day, and gained a lot of trust when his minor concerns were addressed and resolved.
The staff are all quite young, but seem capable and knowledgable.

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Summer camp in Tondbridge

As always, Funtech did not disappoint. My Daughter attended the residential summer camp and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. This was the second visit, and she will go there next year. I want to thank Funtech staff for organising this camp and giving kids the opportunity to learn and have fun.

My son really enjoyed it

I had to think carefully about this course as it isn't cheap...but my son genuinely enjoyed all of it and is a lot more confident with computing terminology and handling software generally. He had fun and learnt a lot and was enthused at the end of each day about what he'd been doing that day.

Fun and Educational

My son really enjoyed this course, and wants to carry on working with his project in his spare time afterwards.

My 12 year old daughter loved this course.

A great introduction to this subject. My daughter really enjoyed the course and is now doing the next level. The tutor, Kevin, was patient and explained the topics well. As a parent I'm very satisfied with Funtech's courses, both virtual and the face-to-face 1 week Roblox course that my daughter did

A great introduction to this subject. My daughter really enjoyed the course and is now doing the next level. The tutor, Kevin, was patient and explained the topics well. As a parent I'm very satisfied with Funtech's courses, both virtual and the face-to-face 1 week Roblox course that my daughter did in Wimbledon last summer. 10/10. Michael

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3D Game designer part 2

Our son completed part 1 and part 2 of this new course. While there were, as one would expect, few teasing moments, the overall experience was positive, the Funtech team worked very efficiently and any troubleshooting required was smooth and speedy. My son enjoyed it and was educated and entertained

Our son completed part 1 and part 2 of this new course. While there were, as one would expect, few teasing moments, the overall experience was positive, the Funtech team worked very efficiently and any troubleshooting required was smooth and speedy. My son enjoyed it and was educated and entertained for the whole duration of the course. Thank you.

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3D Game course

My son enjoyed your virtual holiday camp.
He loves learning to use software, and he understands it in great detail thanks to the great tutors that Funtech always hire.

Excellent IT camp

My son did 3D Game Design developer course this week.
He enjoyed it and was engaged everyday.
He felt tired after the full day.
Perhaps longer breaks for full day course might be considered.
I will definitely recommend the camp to friends and colleagues.

Phoebe's Camp!

Phoebe absolutely loved the camp...
From a parent's perspective it was very well run, and the teachers were engaged with the kids and responsible.
Thank you!
Philippa

Fantastic experience

Our daughter attended the 3D Game Design camp in London and had a wonderful learning experience. It was great for her to improve her computer skills and to learn to be able to create her own 3D game. All of the FunTech teachers were engaged and responsible, and provided almost daily feedback as to

Our daughter attended the 3D Game Design camp in London and had a wonderful learning experience. It was great for her to improve her computer skills and to learn to be able to create her own 3D game. All of the FunTech teachers were engaged and responsible, and provided almost daily feedback as to her progress. Phoebe was very sorry when the camp came to an end!

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Awesome 3D Game Design

My son thoroughly enjoyed the course and was very happy with the balance between tutor's demonstration of concepts, having a go at developing and playing the games. He was well supported when he got stuck and very excited about knowing the unreal engine concepts and being able to design various leve

My son thoroughly enjoyed the course and was very happy with the balance between tutor's demonstration of concepts, having a go at developing and playing the games. He was well supported when he got stuck and very excited about knowing the unreal engine concepts and being able to design various levels of a given game tutorial. We will definitely be back for the advance stage and my son will surely sing of his epic adventure with funtech..

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3D Game design

My son took part in the 3D Game design virtual week course. He thoroughly enjoyed it, and was engaged throughout and has developed new skills and confidence while completing the course. The course has ignited his imagination and boosted his enthusiasm for game design. The tutor was very supportive,

My son took part in the 3D Game design virtual week course. He thoroughly enjoyed it, and was engaged throughout and has developed new skills and confidence while completing the course. The course has ignited his imagination and boosted his enthusiasm for game design. The tutor was very supportive, knowledgeable and competent and inspirational. On the final day doing their individual projects it would have been nice for the students to have enough time to show each other their game design to see how others had used the course to develop their own game ideas. Overall, the course was a huge success and I would definitely recommend it to those interested in game design.

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3D Gaming

My son really enjoyed the 2 week (half day) virtual course on 3D gamning with Unreal engine. Funtech asked for a bit of pre-course prep from me as a parent (checking Broadband speed and computer spec - it was all reasonable to ask and fairly straightforward) and took 2x20mins. We used childcare v

My son really enjoyed the 2 week (half day) virtual course on 3D gamning with Unreal engine. Funtech asked for a bit of pre-course prep from me as a parent (checking Broadband speed and computer spec - it was all reasonable to ask and fairly straightforward) and took 2x20mins.

We used childcare vouchers to pay (you need to pay upfront by card but then we got the money back quickly from Funtech once the childcare scheme had sent their payment). Without this option I do not think we would have booked the course.

Overall I was impressed with how my son remained engaged over the whole two weeks and he seems to have retained a real interest in the subject and learned other transferable skills. The person running the course seems to have struck a good balance between moments where they are all chatting and others when they are progressing the specific course elements.

Overall very good and certainly a good review from my son.

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Fun and highly recommended

Dylan had fun while learning and the course was well organised.

Very good camp

My son Felix enjoyed the camp. It was a little too much information in one day for an 11 years old boy but I think he learned a lot and next year we have to book the 2 week camp so he can better focus every day. It was very professionally organized.

Thank you!

3D Game Design - Developer

I cannot speak highly enough about FunTech. What an absolutely awesome company that helps children and teens with coding and tech. They have a range of courses (although you have to book early) that I wish I had when I was younger. But my ten year old daughter joined for a two week's session on

I cannot speak highly enough about FunTech. What an absolutely awesome company that helps children and teens with coding and tech.

They have a range of courses (although you have to book early) that I wish I had when I was younger. But my ten year old daughter joined for a two week's session on 3D Game Designing using Unreal Engine over the summer and she loved it.

She has been learning python coding since she was six so it was nice for her to do something different. And even though she had a wobble in the middle of the course, the company was absolutely fantastic and supported her with some one to one private lessons to get her to the end.

My daughter wrote: "To Connor. Thank you for giving me 1 to 1s to help me understand Unreal Engine. I really appreciate it. I am really happy with the end result of my game and I am hoping to add many more levels and upgrade my current ones to make my game way more interesting."

@Sheineez Barber I applaud you for setting up such an awesome company and excellent customer service.

As a result, I have shared with many friends and I will book Georgie onto her next course soon and every year from here on. 10 out of 10...

I couldn't recommend this company highly enough.

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Great Experience with Funtech

Akein has told me that he has enjoyed his 3D Game Design Course very much, although he experienced a few problems, like his laptop crashing because of 'Unreal Engine', but he has said that he loved it and has lots of fun learning about different elements of 3D Game Design, so I think that overall, h

Akein has told me that he has enjoyed his 3D Game Design Course very much, although he experienced a few problems, like his laptop crashing because of 'Unreal Engine', but he has said that he loved it and has lots of fun learning about different elements of 3D Game Design, so I think that overall, he had a brilliant time in the FunTech Course!

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Toby had a great time at the 3D games Design week

Toby had a great time at the 3D games Design week, he enjoyed it a lot and had quite a decent game by the end of the week that he was reasonably pleased with – important to me, to know that he found some friends to play with in the breaks which was really key to making it much more interesting and s

Toby had a great time at the 3D games Design week, he enjoyed it a lot and had quite a decent game by the end of the week that he was reasonably pleased with – important to me, to know that he found some friends to play with in the breaks which was really key to making it much more interesting and stimulating.
We find coming to Barbican super convenient and the venue was great (maybe playground a bit small, but I didn’t actually see it?).
I did think maybe the more round table room layout you used to have at City Girls school was a bit better than the classroom lecture set up of the room, I am not sure Toby cared that much but I think he maybe got to know less people this time (?), he commented to me that all the helper/teachers were so very kind and lovely – this has always been the case and it really makes Funtech so good, so overall we absolutely love FunTech thank you.
I noticed only that we didn’t get a t shirt this time at the end. I wonder if you do ice breaker stuff at the start of the week with the kids in the break, maybe some outdoor games or learning each others names or something could make the group bond a bit more easily, Toby is pretty shy and it would possibly help him – he always gets to know the people sitting right next to him the best otherwise.
For Toby, he really is devoted to Minecraft and Redstone still, even though he is 13 – he would definitely come along if you ran a more grown up Minecraft course because he is now too old and has done them all, it looks like his options are to do something more like a coding course eg. Python as a 13 year old.
Many thanks and long may Funtech continue, we have been coming every year and went to everything we could think of so far, hopefully we can find a good course at Barbican again next summer!

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3D Coding at Barbican Centre 1st Aug to 5th Aug 2022 - Great fun and staff was very responsible

My daughter Bethan had a great experience at the above course. The instructor (Jamie I think it was) was very patient and had a good balance between discipline and fun. The only feedback I could see was that the waiting /lunch room felt a bit stuffy during that particular week. The lady who's in cha

My daughter Bethan had a great experience at the above course. The instructor (Jamie I think it was) was very patient and had a good balance between discipline and fun. The only feedback I could see was that the waiting /lunch room felt a bit stuffy during that particular week. The lady who's in charge of the registration was top notch ensuring the children's safety. Another feedback towards the end was that the laptop or connection might have been better in that it took my daughter a look time to download her game to the USB sticker and it wasn't properly saved and so she couldn't open it again afterwards.
Thanks.

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3Dgame design

Thomas really enjoyed this and learnt a lot. He’s continuing to practise at home over the holidays.
He did find the first day very slow, so maybe the pace needs to move faster or be more practical to improve it.

Excellent

This was my son’s first Funtech course and he thoroughly enjoyed it. He learned a lot about game design and he’s now enrolled on another programming course. Definitely worth it !

Outstanding opportunity

Our 10 year old returned today from the 3D game design residency at Tonbridge School. His experience has been extraordinary. We have never seen him so enthused about the way in which computing can be used. The teachers have managed to combine his innate love of narrative with the complexities of Unr

Our 10 year old returned today from the 3D game design residency at Tonbridge School. His experience has been extraordinary. We have never seen him so enthused about the way in which computing can be used. The teachers have managed to combine his innate love of narrative with the complexities of Unreal Engine. He made a game - a real computer game! Remarkable. We were nervous about him going away and not knowing anyone there, but he has forged some great friendships in just a few days. The opportunity to do scuba diving in the evening and play dodge ball were also highlights. All in all, we haven't heard a negative word. And of course, he wants to go back next summer. Thanks so much to everyone at funtech, I am really grateful our child was able to have this experience and would book it again in a heartbeat.

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3 D game design

My son really enjoyed his week of 3D game design. It went so quickly and he really looked forward to each day. He learnt a lot and ended the week with a brilliant game.

Virtual 3D gaming

My son loved this course, I was worried he might be a bit fed up at the end of the two weeks but he said it went by really quickly and he was completely engaged with every lesson.

We will be back for another course next holidays!

Excellent 3D Game Design Developer Course

My son liked the tutors and their teaching at their level. Thank you, FunTech team!

Game design

My child really enjoyed the course and learnt a lot. Initially, the group was too big with not enough trainers, which made it difficult to progress. One yp had special needs and was sometimes disruptive to the rest of the group. Would have been better to have additional trainers. That being said,

My child really enjoyed the course and learnt a lot.
Initially, the group was too big with not enough trainers, which made it difficult to progress. One yp had special needs and was sometimes disruptive to the rest of the group. Would have been better to have additional trainers. That being said, course was still great. Thank you

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Engaged & Excited

Arranged 3D Game Design - Developer virtual camp for my 12 year old as summer activities. It has been a very exciting 5 days for my kid and they are certainly interested in pursuing more of such training. Now I am looking to book next level training very soon. Very highly recommended to any kid who

Arranged 3D Game Design - Developer virtual camp for my 12 year old as summer activities. It has been a very exciting 5 days for my kid and they are certainly interested in pursuing more of such training. Now I am looking to book next level training very soon. Very highly recommended to any kid who wants to start on 3D game design journey.

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3D Games Design

We had amassed a large amount Childcare Vouchers over the past few years, which we needed to off-load before our children got too old. We were looking for something that might be appropriate for our son, who is 11, loves gaming, and has been looking for a way to level-up from Scratch and Roblox for

We had amassed a large amount Childcare Vouchers over the past few years, which we needed to off-load before our children got too old. We were looking for something that might be appropriate for our son, who is 11, loves gaming, and has been looking for a way to level-up from Scratch and Roblox for a while now - and this seemed to fit the bill. He was a bit dubious at first though - "this feels a bit like school" - he said when I dropped him off on the first day, and he had a point. When I picked him up at the end of the first day, he was very tired - it was a long day for him. He told me it was "good", but the last two hours were a bit boring. I started to get a bit worried about the rest of the week. When I picked him up at the end of the second day he was much happier and told me that he didn't get bored at the end of the day this time. On the third day, he was tired, but absolutely buzzing when I picked him up, and he was surprised at how fast the day had gone. By Thursday he was really into it, and was telling me all about the game he was making which had 5 different endings. At the end of Friday we had a show-and-tell, where the children were able to show their parents what they had made, and transfer their projects onto USB thumb-drives to take home with them.

Overall I think our son was very happy with the experience, and he has learnt a lot - I think I will have to try and get him to teach me some Unreal now. Thank you!

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We’ll be back!

This is our third virtual camp, and there will be a fourth. It is well priced , well organised and well run. Our 11 year old son loves it and it is an educational break from other activity holiday camps. If I had one criticism it would be that sometimes the responses to technical queries can take

This is our third virtual camp, and there will be a fourth.
It is well priced , well organised and well run. Our 11 year old son loves it and it is an educational break from other activity holiday camps.
If I had one criticism it would be that sometimes the responses to technical queries can take a few days, but this has so far not causes any problems.

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Maxwell's Camp Review

My son loves the Funtech sessions. This year he attended 3D game design which he enjoyed. As a parent, I would make the following observations: -The course is quite expensive but worthwhile. However, I do think a USB could have been included - I think the end of course certificate would have

My son loves the Funtech sessions. This year he attended 3D game design which he enjoyed. As a parent, I would make the following observations:

-The course is quite expensive but worthwhile. However, I do think a USB could have been included
- I think the end of course certificate would have more value if they were handed out in class
- A car drop off facility would determine if I book a certain venue. Really don't want to seek and pay for a parking space to drop off a child

What's great;
- The administration of the course is always very thorough and timely
- The course content and topics are very engaging
- This is one of the few clubs that pre-teen/teen boys want to do, so well done in capturing that market
- I like the fact that you employ young people to run the courses. They engage better with teenagers who think they are hanging out with an older friend rather than going to school!

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Dima's Camp Review

Dima was really looking forward to the Python course last week as he had told you himself few weeks ago. But almost right after our conversation he ended up in the hospital for an urgent operation - his recovery had certain complications and it was only yesterday when he had returned home. He was ex

Dima was really looking forward to the Python course last week as he had told you himself few weeks ago. But almost right after our conversation he ended up in the hospital for an urgent operation - his recovery had certain complications and it was only yesterday when he had returned home. He was extremely frustrated by this but the life can be unpredictable…

My wife notified your team about this development just before the start of his course since we were hoping that he would recover faster. She was advised to get in touch with the insurance company you deal with for these matters for the reimbursement.

I hope Dima’s final recovery at home will be way faster now and he will be back to a 100% activity level very soon. He is asking about the online courses already - a very good sign! And we’ve got your update on this very recently.

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My son really enjoyed this one

We've done several courses over the last few years, including term time. My son particularly enjoyed this one. He had fun with the teacher and he enjoyed the software a lot. We have only good things to say about the team in Funtech and their extraordinary care with their students. I would recommend

We've done several courses over the last few years, including term time. My son particularly enjoyed this one. He had fun with the teacher and he enjoyed the software a lot. We have only good things to say about the team in Funtech and their extraordinary care with their students. I would recommend it.

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very nice camp

my son enjoyed his week at fun tech in London. Thanks for the support.

So impressed!

My son Jamie (11years old) has just completed the 3D game design course with Funtech and it has been absolutely brilliant! He has enjoyed every second of it and has learnt so much. I cannot fault Funtech. Everyone I have spoken to has been knowledgeable, professional and so helpful... from booking t

My son Jamie (11years old) has just completed the 3D game design course with Funtech and it has been absolutely brilliant! He has enjoyed every second of it and has learnt so much. I cannot fault Funtech. Everyone I have spoken to has been knowledgeable, professional and so helpful... from booking the course, to the technical pre course advice and help (thank you Liam), to the actual teaching of the course with the amazing Adam. Money very well spent and we can’t wait to do another course! Thank you. Rachel (Jamie’s mum)

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3D gaming review

The boys thoroughly enjoyed the two weeks of game design. So that’s the main thing! Having done the python coding course last holiday, I was expecting slightly more coding to this course (I believe essentially there was none). I think I had hoped that this would have been a great way to engage the b

The boys thoroughly enjoyed the two weeks of game design. So that’s the main thing! Having done the python coding course last holiday, I was expecting slightly more coding to this course (I believe essentially there was none). I think I had hoped that this would have been a great way to engage the boys in coding, as it would be based on gaming. We will definitely come back for more though, so if you have any bright ideas for the perfect fit, let me know!

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Ayo Afilaka

HI, Ayo seemed to really enjoy the camp. It took a while for him to get the hang of it and a few technical glitches, but by the end he was enjoying it. It's quite a big time commitment for him in the holidays, so I was impressed that he kept going back. His tutor was patient and managed well to kee

HI,
Ayo seemed to really enjoy the camp. It took a while for him to get the hang of it and a few technical glitches, but by the end he was enjoying it. It's quite a big time commitment for him in the holidays, so I was impressed that he kept going back. His tutor was patient and managed well to keep them all engaged.
Thanks
Amy

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Much more fun than school

From Max aged 12

Super fun and good for entry level game design. Really engaging and great teachers. It’s learning about tech in an interesting way - much more fun than school. I’d really recommend this to other people.

3D Game developer

My daughter enjoyed the course, it added to her interest for the gaming industry.

Very good

My son really enjoyed this course and found it useful

Another perfect summer camp

Our son really enjoyed the Unreal Engine summer camp this year. It was exciting for him to be able to learn about this very new coding platform an the tutor was very knowledgeable and patient. It was also super-convenient for us that he was able to do the camp from home. Please keep providing the

Our son really enjoyed the Unreal Engine summer camp this year.
It was exciting for him to be able to learn about this very new coding platform an the tutor was very knowledgeable and patient.
It was also super-convenient for us that he was able to do the camp from home.
Please keep providing these great opportunities, as it especially benefits kids who are not into sports or those who, for other reasons, may not be able to access other types of summer camps.

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