Digital Story-Telling & Game Design (Ages 6-8)

Uses Scratch or similar block programming platforms.

Through story-telling and game design, we will be helping the young coders express their creativity while learning the fundamentals of coding and computational thinking. Each day, your child will be either creating their own interactive story or learning new coding techniques as they create multimedia games. On the last day, they will combine everything they learned into an original project.

Classic Game Design (Ages 9-12)

Uses Scratch, GDevelop or similar platforms.

In this program, kids will learn to code while re-creating their own version of classics video games. New coders will be guided through the basics, while even the most experienced coder will find new techniques to add to their repertoire. Through creating their own artwork, level designs, and adding their own unique "spin" to the classics, kids will get to learn coding fundamentals while they experience what's it's like to design a video game.

We have ample equipment for everyone, so please do not send your child to camp with a computer or tablet.

TESTIMONIALS

"Aiden has always been a tech kid so this was the best camp for him, it made his holiday special and he picked up so many new skills.”

Camp Asia Elite Sports coach
Yoni Garbourg: Head of Coding & Electronics

Yoni has 20 years of software engineering experience in the financial services industry working in New York, London and Singapore. Yoni's history in Physical Computing education began when he founded the Robotics Club at Tufts University in 1995. He is an engaging, fun-loving instructor and has inspired students to win awards in national competitions such as Innovation, Design and Engineering (IDE) and Robocup.

24
Years Software
Engineering Experience
Coaching over
200
Students Every Year
Age Days Timing Price Per Week 
6 through 8 Monday to Friday 9 am to 3 pm
$725 (5-day Camp)
9 through 12 Monday to Friday 9 am to 3 pm $725 (5-day Camp)

*Price includes healthy lunch (cooked fresh daily), morning and afternoon snacks and a Camp Asia T-shirt

Sample Timetables**

6-8 Years Old

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
08:30 - 09:00 Arrival
09:00 - 10:00

Welcome​
​Ice breakers and sharing of rules and essential agreements​

Directing​
​Animate multiple characters​

Story Lines​
​Animated shorts and games both need compelling stories​

Make Your Game​
​Creating the Darkest Dungeon​

Make Your Game​
​Learn about different video game mechanics​

10:00 - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 - 11:00

Creative Coding​
​Building blocks of digital storytelling and game design

Directions & Loops​
​Angles of Movement, and Repeat patterns​

Dog, Cat, and Mouse​
​Start a new chase and be chased style game​

Make Your Game​
​AI Monsters​

Make Your Game​
​Self-Directed Game Creation and Creative Coding​

11:00 - 11:30

Catch the Fruit​
​First basic, casual game​

Keyboard and Mouse​
​Use various inputs to control the game​

11:30 - 12:00

Scenes & Actors​
​Learn to create backgrounds and sprites​

Make Your Game​
​Multiple Levels

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 13:30

Moving Around​
​Basics of the Cartesian coordinate system and movement blocks​

Keeping Score​
​Learn how to create and use variables in the game​

Asteroids​
​Another casual game design​

Make Your Game​
​Start Scenes and End Scenes​

Make Your Game​
​Self-Directed Game Creation and Creative Coding​

13:30 - 14:00

Digital Story Time​
​Share about themselves in a code-powered Show & Tell​

Game Demo​
​Show and playtest customized game designs​

Game Demo​
​Show and playtest customized game designs​

14:00 - 14:45

 Conclusions & Certificates​

Final game showcase and certificate presentation for program completion​
14:45 - 15:00 PM Break / Pack up / Home

9-12 Years Old

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
08:30 - 09:00

Arrival 

09:00 - 10:00

Welcome​
​Ice breakers and sharing of rules and essential agreements​

Back to Classics II​
​Make a Frogger style game​. Animate multiple sprites​

Back to Classics III​
​Make an Asteroids style game​

Back to Classics IV​
​Make a Battle City style game​

Back to Classics V​
​Make a Twin Bee style game​

10:00 - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 - 11:00

Actions & Sequencing​
​Basic coding paradigms for animation & game design​

Drawing Your Own​
​Make a custom background or other digital asset​

Rotation & Movement​
​Angles and Pointing in the correct direction​

Map Generation​
​Loops Inside Loops​

Enemies Multiply​
​Various techniques to make different style Enemies, each with its own AI​
11:00 - 11:30

Movement Patterns​
​Use loops to repeat motions – basics of character animation​

Cloning​
​Creating copies of sprites​

11:30 - 12:30

Scenes, Actors, Movement​
​Basic movement blocks, XY​

Rogue-Like​
​Procedural Maps​

12:30 - 13:00      Lunch 
13:00 - 14:00

Back to Classics​
​Make a Pong style game​

Movement Patterns​
​Use loops to repeat motions – basics of character animation

Power Ups​
​Interacting with other Sprites using Sensing Blocks​

Terrains​
​Learning to destroy sprites​

Helpers & Bosses​
​Self-Directed Game Creation and Creative Coding​

14:00 - 14:45

Events & User Controls​
​Learn how to use time, events and messaging to control scenes and actors​

End Game​
​Stamping Images​

Keeping Score​
​Learn how to create and use variables in the game​

Know Thine Enemy​
​Artificial Intelligence and the art of making smart NPCs and Enemy Sprites​

Conclusions & Certificates
​
Final game showcase and certificate presentation for program completion​

14:45 - 15:00  PM Break / Pack up / Home

**It is subject to change; the final timetable will be shared 5 days before the first day of camp.


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Important Information Before Booking

Dropping Off

Kids will register at the registration table, receive their name tags indicating the camp they're attending, and be brought to class at 9 am.

Medical

A full-time nurse is available on-site every camp week for medication collection, first aid, and medical support. All Camp Asia staff are first-aid trained.

Food

Freshly cooked healthy lunches and snacks are provided daily. Inform us in advance of any dietary restrictions. Please note we follow a nut-minimisation policy. 

Bus Service

We offer a safe, convenient, and social bus service with stops near your home. Click here for more details.


For additional questions, you may contact us at +65 6289 5888 or email us at info@campasia.asia