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JVDesignStudio

Free Courses, Games
& Children's Books

100+ interactive coding workshops, 20+ browser games, and picture books about the real stuff. Everything is free. Everything works in your browser.

🆕 Just added
Every workshop now counts
A new Builders & Blueprints series, quizzes and XP added to 8 build-and-play workshops, and full progress tracking across 119 workshops. Everything free.
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45+ Free Courses with XP, Quizzes & Certificates

Every course is interactive with quiz gates, fill-in-the-blank challenges, XP tracking, streaks, level-ups, and printable certificates. Pick an engine and start building.

🐱 Scratch
6 Courses · Ages 7+ · Visual Block Coding
My First Scratch Game
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🎮 Roblox
7 Courses · Ages 8+ · Lua Scripting
My First Roblox Game
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🕹️ Godot
8 Courses · Ages 5+ · GDScript
My First Video Game
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⚙️ Unity
3 Courses · C# Programming
Unity Game Dev
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🔺 Unreal
7 Courses · Blueprints & C++
Unreal Engine
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⛏️ Minecraft
6 Courses · Java & Fabric
Minecraft Modding
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🧪 Learning Lab
11 Subjects · Ages 6-12
Learning Lab
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📊 Dashboard
XP · Badges · Certificates
Track Your Progress
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Every engine, every level, all free

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Free Browser Games

Every game works instantly in your browser. No downloads, no accounts.

Arcane Citadel tower defence game 🏰⚡
Tower Defence

Arcane Citadel

Place towers, cast spells, and survive endless enemy waves. Chain lightning, a roguelite shop, and a minimap.

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Gem Match puzzle game 💎🔥
Match-3

Gem Match

Two-minute match-3 with bombs, wilds, fever mode, cascading combos, and a global leaderboard.

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Arcade

Critter Whack

Whack critters as they pop up. Fast reflexes, combo multipliers, and a full progression system.

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Puzzle

Lumo's Firefly Shooter

Shoot coloured fireflies to make matches and clear the board. Special bubbles, power-ups, and satisfying chain drops.

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Stories That Don't Look Away

Picture books that talk about the real stuff. Hover any cover to find out more.

Lumo & the Grumble-Grit
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Lumo & the Grumble-Grit
Anxiety · Resilience
Ages 4-8
Pip & The Great Dark
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Pip & The Great Dark
Fear of the Dark
Ages 3-7
Echo & the Mountain
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Echo & the Mountain
Courage · Choices
Ages 5-8
Elara & the Wire-Web Key
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Elara & the Wire-Web Key
Online Safety
Ages 4-8
Stardust's Cosmic Adventure
Stardust's Cosmic Adventure
Belonging · Space
Ages 2-6
😰 Anxiety 🌙 Fear of the dark 💪 Resilience 🔐 Online safety 🌌 Belonging 🦁 Courage
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Latest Studio Updates

July 2026
📱 The Studio Goes Mobile

Six of the studio's games and tools are becoming real installable apps, Biscuit Tin, Cozy Cafe, the JVDS Arcade, Sky High Squirt, Pocket Crew and the Game Maker. All free, all playable offline, and heading into testing on Google Play.

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July 2026
🔥 Daily Challenge + Streaks

A fresh Daily Challenge and a streak flame now live on the Games, Arcade and Learn hubs. One hand-picked thing to try each day, and a counter that grows the more days in a row you show up. Gentle, never a punishment.

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July 2026
🕹️ Arcade Engine Overhaul

The shared engine behind the arcade games was rebuilt: scores now save reliably on phones, streaks and play-time count correctly, and beating your best offers a one-tap share of your new high score.

Open the Arcade →
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