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Xbox Game Camp Ukraine
Xbox Game Camp Ukraine is a one-day virtual conference presented in collaboration with 11 bit studios to celebrate and show support for Ukrainian game developers, whether they are inside or outside the country’s borders. We welcome both aspiring and established Ukrainian creators of legal age, and Ukrainian companies from the videogame industry. We will livestream the event, through Microsoft Teams, across Europe and the US. The presentations will feature leaders from Xbox Game Studios, ID@Xbox, Mojang, Xbox Social Impact, MachineGames, Simplygon and many more. Register below.
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Explore videos and photos from past Game Camp events to learn how aspiring game developers have shared their aspirations and realized their potential with the help of industry experts.
Game Camp Africa 2024
From July 16-17, 2024, Xbox Game Camp Africa returned for its second event, attracting twice as many participants as the previous year. A total of 1,300 campers from 27 countries participated, with in-person participation in Nairobi, Morocco, and Johannesburg. Surrounding this event, the Microsoft Africa Transformation Office (ATO) incorporated gaming into its business pillars, leading to various collaborations with African governments, academia, and the private sector.
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Game Camp Asia 2024
Xbox Game Camp Asia took place from March 4 – May 16, 2024, across 5 countries in South & Southeast Asia – India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. In collaboration with ID@Xbox, Bethesda/Zenimax, 343i, Xbox Studios Quality, Xbox Publishing, Mojang, and the Xbox Global Expansion Team (GXT), we saw 84 campers across 16 teams, including one entirely female led team, bring their game concepts to life. By the end of Game Camp Asia 2024, 14 games or prototypes, along with game trailers were completed.
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Xbox Game Studios Game Camp South Korea 2022
In October 2022, Xbox Game Studios Game Camp kicked off for a 2nd year with a 4-month immersive learning experience in Seoul, South Korea. With the support of Gyeonggi Contents Agency (GCA), the 11 teams had access to spaces to collaborate and exposure to guest speakers. The curriculum was localized in Korean – with real-time translators for office hours and mentoring sessions for a seamless experience.
Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Atlanta 2022
On September 7, 2022, Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Atlanta concluded with 174 aspiring game developers who created 21 games for their portfolios. Immense gratitude to the mentors and local partners from Microsoft Atlanta, Georgia Creative Communities Project, Academic Partners Network and Subsume for their work and collaboration.
Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Arcade 2022
Game Camp Arcade is an initiative by Make Code and the Xbox Game Studios Game Camp team. The camp is specifically designed to ignite curiosity and empower underrepresented youth to learn about tech and games for future studies. The first Game Camp Arcade was a one-day activation, hosted by The Garage in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, September 9, 2022. Fifty-five 4th graders from two Title 1 schools, Woodson Park Academy and Slater Elementary School, participated.
Xbox Game Studios Game Camp New Orleans 2022
In March of 2022, Xbox Game Studios Game Camp returned to New Orleans. Local partners Greater New Orleans, Inc. and New Orleans Business Alliance are working with Xbox Game Studios to deliver unique learning experiences and ongoing regional resources for 140 new budding game creators in the greater New Orleans, Louisiana area.
Xbox Game Studios Game Camp South Korea 2021
In October of 2021, Xbox Game Studios Game Camp hosted its first international camp in Seoul, South Korea. We worked with local partner Gyeonggi Contents Agency (GCA) to deliver the program’s unique immersive learning experience for over 50 participants.
Xbox Game Studios Game Camp New Orleans 2020-2021
In September of 2020, Xbox Game Studios worked with our local partners, New Orleans Business Alliance and Greater New Orleans, Inc. to deliver a unique learning experience for budding game creators in the greater New Orleans, Louisiana region. Over 170 participants worked together for 6 months to create 11 beautiful video games.
