Ever wanted to learn how to make games? Those with a hankering to develop their own titles may be in luck, assuming they live in the right place.

As reported by GameSpot, this week the Microsoft Store in Sydney, Australia is hosting a series of game development classes for Xbox and PC in collaboration with the Academy of Interactive Entertainment.

The course series is called ‘Xbox Academy’, and is targeted at Australian students.

Microsoft’s partner in the endeavour, the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, is a not-for-profit organisation which offers training in game development, VFX and animation. Each Xbox Academy course, of which there are three, will be led by an AIE tutor.

The courses on offer are Games Design, Game Programming and Developing Games for Xbox One. Each one lasts three hours and after students are finished, they can then pursue the lessons learned further through other official courses offered by AIE.

Xbox Academy, unlike these other courses, is entirely free, with the Microsoft Store footing the bill. The courses have been timed to coincide with the Easter holidays in Australia to encourage as many young people as possible to sign up.

In each class, students are provided with a Microsoft Surface tablet for note-taking and an Xbox One S.

The Microsoft Store expects 120 prospective students, and classes will run from April 10 until April 22.

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