Camp Make-a-Game Returns! July 2018 Registrations Now Open
Registrations are once again open for the Hand Eye Society’s week-long full-day summercamp for kids 8-12 with Ryerson University. It’s the return of Camp Make-a-Game 2018!
Mornings are spent indoors with digital screen instruction, teaching kids to use point-and-click game creation tools. Because these tools don’t require coding, most of the instruction can focus on design principles like game mechanics or game feel and not just be focused on technical hurdles. Afternoons are spent outdoors, discussing and playing physical games like tag and soccer — and then the kids will re-design the rules and play the modified games, learning about game design while getting some exercise. By the end of the week, they’ll be game makers!
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Support Camp Make-a-Game for Communities
Last year, we worked with our partners Toronto Public Library and Ubisoft Toronto to bring two additional weeks of camp to under-served neighbourhoods, with York Woods Library at Jane and Finch and UrbanArts in Weston. We were able to make these camps FREE for participants thanks to incredible support from our local Studio Sponsors, who can be seen at the end of the video above.
This year, we’ll once again be working with TPL and other to-be-announced groups to bring the program to more neighbourhoods across Toronto and the GTA, but we need your help! Send a kid to Camp for just $200/year, and join the ranks of last year’s Camp Make-a-Game supporters including: Capybara Games, Reptoid Games, Torn Banner Studios, Stitch Media, Rocket 5 Studios, DrinkBox Studios, Little Guy Games, Longbow Games, Globacore, Dave Burke, Get Set Games, Phantom Compass, Uken Games and Asteroid Base.
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Interested in partnering or sponsorship opportunities, or know a community that might want a Camp brought to them? Get in touch at info@handeyesociety.com
Camp Make-A-Gamers at UrbanArts, 2017!
The amazing visual identity of Camp Make-a-Game was created by Matt Hammill of Asteroid Base.
