Sapporo Game Camp 2026 Opens Recruitment With New High School Session
The addition of a High School Student Session and CG School/Company Booth signals the event's push to broaden its audience beyond working professionals toward students considering careers in game development.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Sapporo Game Camp 2026 will run October 9-11 in Sapporo, adding a High School Student Session and a CG School/Company Booth to its lineup. Recruitment for programs requiring advance application opened August 6 on the official website. The event, now in its fifth year, has drawn 4,400 cumulative participants.
The fifth Sapporo Game Camp will take over Sapporo Factory from October 9 to 11, 2026, with recruitment for advance-application programs opening August 6. Organizers added two new programs this year: a one-day High School Student Session and a CG School/Company Booth, alongside returning events like the Game Jam, Puyo Puyo programming workshop, and corporate talk sessions.
The High School Student Session pairs schools that train game creators with companies that develop and operate games, letting students ask about job roles and career paths. Corporate talk sessions, capped at 80 attendees, include pitches from each company. The Game Jam remains the centerpiece, with 120 participants forming teams to build an original game in two days.
- Game Jam: 20 teams, 120 people, create one original game in two days
- Puyo Puyo Programming Workshop: Learn programming using Puyo Puyo source code, instructed by Piponia
- High School Student Session: NEW, one-day event for high school students to learn about game industry careers
- University & Vocational School Booths: Directly ask participating schools about class content
- Corporate Talk Sessions: Three sessions including industry appeal talk and round-table discussion
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- 4Gamer.net 「Sapporo Game Camp 2026」，参加者募集を開始