Adventurers & Innovators: Ages 8-14

Winter Game Design Jam ❄️💻

Join us for an exciting day of creativity and coding! In our Winter Game Design Jam, participants will dive into game development using GDevelop, creating their very own festive games from scratch in just one day. Whether it’s snowy challenges or holiday quests, your imagination is the limit. Get ready to share your holiday spirit through game design and make memories that last a lifetime!
Age 8 to 14
Difficulty Level
Suitable for beginners and experienced students alike
Date & Times 20th December / Notting Hill Prep
Price £100.00
Location Notting Hill Prep
£100.00
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You can drop your child off anytime between 9am and 10am. Pick up at 4pm.

Interested in multiple workshops? Book for 16-20 December and save £75!

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Join us for an exciting day of creativity and innovation as we challenge young minds to create their own winter-themed video games. Using platforms like Scratch or GameMaker, participants will work from concept to playable game within the day, with prizes for creativity and execution.

Learning outcomes

Participants will engage in rapid game development, honing their creative and coding skills as they turn their ideas into functional games. Through this process, they will learn about game design fundamentals, including character design, level building, and programming logic. By the end of the session, kids will have developed a better understanding of game loops, player interaction, and debugging, while also fostering their teamwork and presentation skills as they showcase their games.

Information for parents

It is beneficial to bring a laptop if you can to enable your child to save their work to continue developing their skills. We also advise that you download the relevant software prior to the workshop. Setting this software up is easy and we will provide you with comprehensive set-up instructions before your lessons begin, so do check your email!

Camp structure

This is a sample schedule for a typical day at camp. In between each lesson there will be a 15-minute snack break, or a 1-hour lunch and play break.
10.00 - 11.00
Lesson 1
First off we'll get to know our teacher and classmates through some great mini games. Once we're all friends, we'll be introduced to our activity for the day. Let's jump in to coding!
11.15 - 12.30
Lesson 2
Now that we've had a healthy snack, we're ready to get right back into our activity. We'll carry on flexing our creative muscles by designing, coding and building our project.
13.30 - 14.45
Lesson 3
Let's refocus after lunch and playtime by diving into building our robots!
15.00 - 16.00
Lesson 4
It's time to finish off our project for the day and show it off to the rest of the class. Time has flown by - let's tidy up our work stations, pack up our things and get ready to go home!

My favourite part was all the coding

Student, aged 9

Policies

Illness policy

Campers should not be brought to camp if they are displaying signs of illness. In the case of a camper who has become ill during camp hours, parents will be notified immediately to pick their child up. If a child misses a day or multiple days of camp because of an illness, credit towards another camp can be arranged for when they're feeling better.

Refund policy

You can cancel your camp booking up to 14 days prior to the start date. If you want to cancel your camp booking less than 14 days before, you can receive 50% refund or full credit towards future courses when cancelling between 13-7 days before, or full credit when cancelling less than 7 days before. If we are unable to run our camps, you will receive credit or a full refund.

FAQs:

  • What are you doing at camps with respect to COVID-19?
  • What does my child need to bring to camp?
  • What laptop or computer is suitable for this class?
  • Do I need to install anything prior to the camp?
  • Can I switch camp dates incase holiday plans change?

  • "Thank you BlueShift for doing such a great job. My son is so excited about coding and learning made fun."

    Natalia, parent

  • "These courses are an amazing way to get kids interested in coding and robotics. Fun and educational"

    Isabel, parent

  • "My son was very keen to advance in programming. Not only has this been achieved, but his self-esteem has been greatly raised through your work. Thank you!"

    Marcos, parent

  • "The teachers have been excellent, full of enthusiasm and patience making the whole experience really fun"

    Angela, parent