4 Day Program Information

Get ready for an action-packed 4-day journey into the world of game development with Unity and Godot! This hands-on course is perfect for students eager to learn how to design, build, and bring their own interactive games to life. Unity is one of the world’s leading game engines, used by professional developers to create stunning 2D and 3D games for consoles, mobile devices, and VR experiences. Alongside Unity, students will also get an introduction to Godot, an open-source, lightweight game engine known for its intuitive interface, powerful scripting, and flexible 2D/3D development tools. Throughout the course, students will gain essential game development skills, from coding gameplay mechanics and designing levels to implementing physics, animation, and AI-driven interactions. Students must bring their own computers capable of running Unity and Godot, as they’ll be working hands-on to develop their own playable game projects by the end of the program. Whether you’re a beginner or have some experience, this course is your gateway to the world of game design and development! 

Date: 14th - 17th April

Time: 9-3pm
Venue Address: 53 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington 6011

Room: Our flags will be out so head to the main reception. 

NB: Check-in starts from 8.30am at the earliest. Please do not drop your child before this as we are not able to provide supervision. Main programme finishes at 3pm, with pick-up expected no later than 3.30pm as charges may apply. .

Program Information

Here's an idea of the content we'll be working through:

Day One — We’ll get to know each other with some icebreakers and get to know our courses and groups. We will put you in your preferred group and show you our courses. You will start your coding journey.

Day Two — Continue on with structured learning of computer science concepts and do presentations to show everybody what we have built and learned so far. 

Day Three — We will start group projects. Get into teams and start brain storming, planning for our imitation client, who wants us to build games. You will learn about Agile project management, Kan Ban boards and Scrum teams.

PM: We have our daily stand-up scrum meeting and get back to work on our projects. More collaboration in teams on projects, we'll go back over what we've learned over the last couple of days.

Day Four — Final Project Day - Code Freeze at 10.30am. We’ll work as a team to build, polish and present/pitch our awesome projects.

At the end of each day at 2:30pm to 3:00pm, students will present what they have achieved so we can all learn new tricks and tips and learn to present properly.

 

More Information

CodeCamp starts at 9am and ends at 3pm.

Remember to bring your lunch. Please help us create a nut-free environment. We want to avoid any possible allergies.

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Remember your sun cream. 

SUPER IMPORTANT: Please make sure to write down your login details if you have existing accounts with Scratch, Tynker, Gmail etc. somewhere safe and bring them with you.

Students must have access to an email account at all times. You will need a Google Account for Gmail. If you are under the age of 13 we suggest setting up a family account, you can allow your children access to this account while on camp and then you may change the password after if you wish.

Please don't forget your Username & Password for Gmail. Students can use their School Gmail accounts but must be able to access the emails.

Important Notice

Please remember to bring your laptop. You don't need anything special or high spec, just something with WiFi. iPads and tablets can be used, but we do suggest a laptop as best.

If you are unsure on some of the details shown below like what device to bring etc, please also see our FAQS here akotech.nz/OurPrograms#faqs 

For other questions, feel free to email us at admin@akotech.nz. Please note we do get overwhelmed with emails and will endeavor to reply to yours, but you will generally be able to find the answer on FAQ section above. 

And lastly...

Don’t forget your imagination and creativity!

Parents are most welcome to drop in 15-20 minutes before the end of each day to see the awesome things we are getting up to!

Discounts

Save 10% Now

Early Bird Is Back! For a limited time we are offering 10% discount on all holiday programs for booking before the 14th March.

4 Day Early Discounts
4 Day Early Single 10%: $346.50 use code EARLYSING4
4 Day Early Siblings 21%: $663.60 use code EARLYSIB4

Siblings Discount

6%: $47.40 use code SIBHOL

When using our Discount codes you will use a field on the Checkout page called Voucher.