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C A M P A C T I V I T I E S

Campers put their stylistic techniques and creativity to the test by mixing art with
Art - Digital Art
technology and programming.
Using tablets, campers will create 3D characters and incorporate them into their
own computer games using Scratch software.
They will end the week with stop-motion! From creating storyboards to crafting
their own unique sets and characters - campers will take on the role of director
and producer, capturing frame by frame in order to create their own motion
pictures.

Stop Motion Animation is the classic art of animating through the movement of
Art - Stop-Motion
physical objects frame by frame, picture by picture, and strung together to
Xplosion! create a moving masterpiece! Various famous films have been created in such a

way, such as Wallace and Gromit, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Kubo and
The Two Strings, and Coraline! Campers will have the opportunity to explore
LEGO Stop Motion & Clay-mation while learning about the various techniques
that go into making fun animated films!

How do we create our first game? We'll be using the GameMaker Studio 2
Coding - Game Maker
software to work on a basic platformer game in the Metroidvania style. We'll
Studio
learn how to code user interfaces and control mechanisms in order to be able to
create the necessary systems that can make a game work. We'll also work with
graphics manipulation to learn how to edit our graphics to make them suitable
for games, so we will learn some image editing skills as well. By the end of this
project, we'll have a complete platformer game project including movement,
enemies, traps, a health system, and level navigation!

Campers will learn about Java as well as how to use it to create coding
Coding - Java &
modifications for the game Minecraft. We'll learn how to use Eclipse and how to
Modding Minecraft
set up a developer environment as well as more advanced topics in Java
including classes, objects, and how we can use them to create new Minecraft
content such as new items, blocks, or new game functionalities!

YouTube, Google, Instagram, Spotify - What do all of these software programs
Coding - Python
have in common? Python! Venture into the practically infinite relam of computer
programming language that is the foundation of many of the biggest websites.
Campers will learn this popular coding language to complete several projects,
such as creating a basic role playing game.

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