College students in Tokyo will have a chance to learn game development from the masters.
Nintendo is calling for applications for Nintendo Game Seminar 2003 (in
Japan), a 10 month seminar on game development. Thirty people from the
applicant pool will be selected. The classes will be free.
Nintendo’s development staff will discuss about game design, programming,
sound, and the necessary knowledge and skills related to game development.
The selected applicants will also have an opportunity to develop an actual
game for GBA with Nintendo providing all the development tools for free.
The seminar will be held from June to August weekly followed with a special
camp for the students and the staff. From September to March, seminars will
be held biweekly.
To be eligible, you must be a college student or equivalent and living in
Tokyo. Applicants who pass the first round selection will go on to
interviews and take a paper test.
Although the teaching staff is yet undetermined, Miyamoto-san in his message
regarding the seminar ended with, “Let’s meet at the seminar!”
Whether the Nintendo Game Seminar will be held next year as well is not yet
determined.
