One-Week Workshop, Dates Offered:
Session 5A (8/17/26 – 8/21/26)
Tuition: $999 $799 with code EARLYBIRD_26
Developing for Nintendo Switch means creating games for the same platform as Mario, Zelda, and Splatoon, using actual professional development hardware. Building for a real console teaches how to optimize performance and design for unique controllers, giving creators hands-on experience with the same tools and challenges that professional studios face when bringing games to Switch.
Innovators will build games using official Nintendo Switch development kits, learning to program and optimize for real console hardware. Students create game systems and levels while discovering how to make their games run smoothly on the platform and feel natural with Joy-Con controls. Their ProjectFUN game runs on an actual Switch development kit, proving they can create experiences designed for the same platform as their favorite Nintendo games.
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- Technical and system design
- Level design and techniques
- Optimization and performance techniques
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- Unity game engine
- Visual Studio Community
- Nintendo Switch Development kit
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- This workshop’s curriculum has been reviewed by a panel of college-level faculty from DigiPen Institute of Technology to ensure its relevance and appropriateness for students aged 14–18.
- As with every Open World workshop, a special visit by an industry guest has been arranged to help students see the connection between their workshop and real-world careers.
Good for teaching kids industry engine and tools.
Parent of an Innovator
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