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Minecraft
Game Design

Age guide: 11 to 16

Location Camps

5 days (Full Day) £475 £575
Residential £1295 £1595

Master the skill of level and multiplayer game design!

Using Minecraft as a progressive learning platform, your child will create advanced level and multiplayer game environments using the most up-to-date back end features. Your child will nest a game inside a game by learning how to use the very  latest features such as new commands, functions and data packs. They will also learn game design theory and how to work with best practice. The end result: a fully functional multilevel, multiplayer Minecraft game.

What your child will learn

Intermediate to Advanced Skills

  • Minecraft Introduction (Survival Mode, Mining, Smelting, Fighting)
  • MakeCode Introduction
  • Co-ordintates (World, Relative)
  • Block Management (Placing Blocks, Filling Areas, Clearing Areas, Cloning Areas)
  • Iteration (Repeat)
  • Events (On Step, On Died, On Item Used, On Shoot)
  • Actions (Spawn, Teleportation)
  • Commands (Custom, Execute)
  • Variables (Co-ordinates, Numbers)
  • Branching (If, Else, If Else, Nesting)
  • Relational Operators (Equals, Greater Than, Less Than)
  • Logical Operators (AND, OR, NOT)
  • Iteration (Forever, For Loop, While Loop, Nesting, Pause)
  • Agent (Moving, Destroying, Collecting Blocks, Placing Blocks, Place On Move, Detecting Blocks)

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Bring your own laptop

    Chromebooks and iPads are not supported

Important - Software Installation

  • Software required for the course must be installed prior to arriving at the camp and your child will require admin access.
  • Please note: school/work laptops may have restrictions.
  • Installation instructions will be available on your FunTech Parent portal upon receipt of full payment from 1st July.
  • Free technical support is available.
  • If course software is not installed upon arrival at the camp, FunTech will complete the installation for your child at an additional charge of £55, however, please note that your child will miss some of the course.

Minimum system requirements

Find your computers’ tech specs:  Windows  |  Mac

 

Rent a FunTech laptop

    Laptops cannot be rented upon arrival at the camp.

If you prefer, you can rent a laptop from FunTech with all the software pre-installed for £60 per week. This will be an optional extra during the booking process.

About this camp

Focusing on the latest and more complex features of Minecraft together with the newly reworked command system, your child will learn fundamental programming constructs required to design and build a ‘game world’ in which their game will take place. This game will have multiple states using the principles of the FSM (finite state machine). Using Minecraft Java edition, your child’s game will be playable on a LAN (local area network) with family and friends.

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FAQs

Can I use childcare vouchers to pay for camps?

Absolutely. We accept a number of childcare voucher schemes. Please see our childcare voucher page for more details.

How long are your summer camps?

Our summer camps last for 5 days, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm (we do not offer single or 3 day camps). There is an option for early drop off (8:30am) and/or late pick up (5:30pm) each day.

Our residential camps vary slightly as we welcome students to check-in on Sunday at 5:00pm, Show & Tell is 4pm on Friday for Residential with children leaving from 4:40pm.

Please note: some locations’ start/end times may be vary: please check your welcome pack for specific details.

How academic are the courses?

We take pride in delivering courses that are both academic and most importantly, fun. No matter which class, your child will come away having learnt a lot, but not through ‘rote.’. We have top quality tutors who are great at engaging children and inspiring them. This is not about ‘playing games’ all day.

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