Summer Tech Camps in Canada

Byte Camp, Vancouver:
If you are searching for a quality computer camp in the Metro Vancouver area, Byte Camp may have the ideal solution for you! We provide a range of video game design, 3D animation, and movie production camps for kids and teens (ages 9-12 and 11-14) in Vancouver, Surrey, Richmond, Coquitlam / New Westminster / Burnaby area. In addition, we offer our summer tech camps on Vancouver Island, and in Calgary AB.

Summer Tech Camps for kids & teens (ages 9-14)

Animation3- Intro to Animation
For Grades 3-7, this course consists of 7 x 1hr sessions
Explore the world of animation this summer! You will learn about Stop-Motion and Claymation to Vector/2D Animation as well as 3D Animation. With an emphasis on hands-on training, students learn how these creative processes are used to make some of the movies and TV shows and movies they love. Using your new skills, you will then create your own short animation clips. Student work is posted on-line and handed out on USB at the end of the program.

Lights! Computer! Action!
Course Duration: 4/5 days, 9am-3pm
Gain an excellent introduction to Video Editing and Movie Special Effects! In this summer camp, you will shoot your own videos and master wild special effects. You will learn the secrets of Hollywood's special effects, including Green Screens, Rear-Projection, and Animated CGI Characters. You will then incorporate these new skills in your own cool and unique music video.

2D Animation on Tablet
Course Duration: 4/5 days, 9am-3pm. For 9-12 year olds.
In this course, we will teach you how to create beautiful animations as wild as your imagination. Turn your drawing skills into awesome animation skills on our tablets. You will learn to storyboard, draw and edit your very own production!

Claymation Movie Production
Course Duration: 4/5 days, 9am-3pm. For 9-12 year olds.
In this summer camp, you can make your own clay characters come to life, just like Wallace and Gromit! You will get to build your own claymation characters, sets and props; you will learn to develop your own script; shoot your movie scenes; and then learn to edit and add special effects and sounds to complete the whole project.

Don't worry parents, there will be plenty of time devoted to outdoor activities and games! Your final projects will be posted on-line and handed out on take-home USB. 

Music and Video Production
Course Duration: 4/5 days, 9am-3pm. For 9-12 year olds. No music or video experience necessary.
In this summer program, you will make your own music and music video! Use amazing software tools to craft your very own song from scratch. Camp time will be split between digital music composition, video filming and editing.

If you play an instrument, you can bring it to camp to record yourself and add a digital backup band. Experiment with video and editing techniques to make the video as cool as your tune, and learn how to add special effects too! 

2D Video Game Design
Course Duration: 4/5 days, 9am-3pm. For 11-14 year olds.
In this summer game design camp, you create your own wacky characters, cool game play and fun levels in your very own online game! You will start the week making short animated films. Each day, you will be taught new programming skills to help you to make the animations interactive. Lots of time during the week is devoted to outdoor activities so that you are fresh for new challenges. The final project is a video game built from scratch that will go online! 

2D Video Game Design - Level 2
Course Duration: 4/5 days, 9am-3pm. For 11-14 year olds. Byte Camp's Flash Video Game Design course is a prerequisite.
If you have already made your first video game in our Flash Video Game Design camp, and would like to improve your Flash skills even more, this camp could be perfect for you! You can choose to work on your old game or start something new. We'll explore cool tricks for intelligent bad guys, high scores, projectile firing and anything else you'd like to try. 

3D Animation
Course Duration: 4/5 days, 9am-3pm. For 11-14 year olds.
Ever wonder how those awesome 3D animated movies like Toy Story, Shrek, and The Incredibles are made? Spend the week learning how by modeling, animating and telling your own stories in 3D. You'll use wonderful (& free!) 3D software to design characters that jump off the screen and then make them come alive by adding soundtracks, voices, and completing your own animated short film. Final projects will be posted online and handed out on take-home USB sticks.

3D Animation - Level 2
Course Duration: 4/5 days, 9am-3pm. For 11-14 year olds. Byte Camp's 3D Animation course is a prerequisite.
Are you comfortable making basic character animations in Blender and ready for new challenges? Learn custom lighting, character rigging, advanced modelling and animation techniques. You can choose to bring something from home or start something new. 

3D Video Game Design
Course Duration: 4/5 days, 9am-3pm. For 11-14 year olds. Byte Camp's 3D Animation course is a prerequisite.
Create your own 3D Video Game! Using a great, free 3D Game Engine, you can invent your own digital worlds levels, adventures and quests. You will learn to program custom gameplay and interactions, customize terrain, and even customize the game models for your own one-of-a-kind game.