{"id":9448,"date":"2023-10-25T07:35:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/?post_type=workshop&#038;p=9448"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:44:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:44:59","slug":"creating-worlds-for-games","status":"publish","type":"workshop","link":"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/workshops\/creating-worlds-for-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Worlds for Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-9448\" data-postid=\"9448\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-9448 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_e68d210 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_8jm9211 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_l3do211   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>Two-Week Workshop, Dates Offered:<\/strong><br \/><em>Session 2 (7\/6\/26 \u2013 7\/17\/26)<\/em><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Tuition:<\/strong> <del datetime=\"2025-11-06T22:52:03+00:00\">$1999<\/del> <strong>$1599 with code EARLYBIRD_26<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>RPG (role-playing game) worlds immerse players in epic adventures in which every town, character, and quest tells part of a larger story. Building game worlds teaches creative storytelling and design thinking, revealing how maps, characters, and narrative combine to create lands players want to explore and stories they want to experience.<\/p><p>Adventurers will design and build their own playable RPG worlds with original characters, engaging quests, and explorable locations. Students develop worldbuilding and game design skills while discovering how to craft towns, dungeons, and storylines that draw players in. Their ProjectFUN world becomes a complete game adventure they design and build, proving they can create the immersive worlds and compelling stories they love to play.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module post -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post tb_f88z446 \">\n<h3 class=\"module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/about\/our-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Partner:<\/a><\/h3>    <div  class=\"builder-posts-wrap loops-wrapper list-post tf_clear tf_clearfix\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <article id=\"post-11058\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11058 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tech-partners no-post-title no-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix is_video\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Partner_FEATURE_005_RPG.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-11033\" title=\"Partner_FEATURE_005_RPG\" alt=\"Partner_FEATURE_005_RPG\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Partner_FEATURE_005_RPG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Partner_FEATURE_005_RPG-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Partner_FEATURE_005_RPG-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Partner_FEATURE_005_RPG-360x205.jpg 360w, https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Partner_FEATURE_005_RPG-260x150.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                                                            <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n                                        <!--themify_builder_content-->\n    <div  class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-11058 themify_builder not_editable_builder in_the_loop\" data-postid=\"11058\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_jbzi873 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_l2xs873 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_628s873   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpgmakerweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RPG MAKER MZ<\/a> released in 2020, was created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotchagotcha.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gotcha Gotcha Games<\/a> as part of the long-running Maker series of easy-to-use game development toolkits. With more than 25 years of history, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpgmakerweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RPG Maker MZ<\/a> provides accessibility for new game creators with lots of extensibility for advanced development.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotchagotcha.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gotcha Gotcha Games<\/a> is proud to work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipen.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DigiPen<\/a> to help foster new generations of digital entertainment creators!<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n    <\/div><!-- .builder-posts-wrap -->\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module post -->\n    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fx46393   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Creating Worlds for Games<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Role-playing games (RPGs) are the \u201cnovels\u201d of video games, with players assuming control of a central character immersed in a story. As any fiction writer will attest, worldbuilding is an immensely powerful tool for bringing a story to life. While there are large teams of professionals who develop RPGs, many developers start out creating RPGs on their own, using any tools available to craft their games.<\/p>\n<p>In this Adventurers workshop, students will learn the importance of worldbuilding in games, from creating regions and characters to writing fun and interesting quests and storylines. Instructors will show students how to build engaging spaces in their worlds so players can immerse themselves in the game\u2019s setting. Students interested in developing their narrative and design skills can eventually find themselves in an exciting career in games, TV, film, and more!<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the week, each Adventurer will be able to design, write, and create their own interesting worlds, questlines, and engaging stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Projects in this workshop may include: Designing and implementing a town or dungeon and creating custom characters and character classes.<br><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_wxol212 last\">\n                    <!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_f12k212 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion separate rounded tb_default_color\">\n            <li class=\"builder-accordion-active\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-title 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My daughter loved all the camps! <\/em><\/p>\n<pre>Parent of an Adventurer <\/pre>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n    <\/div><!-- .builder-posts-wrap -->\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module post -->\n            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_a96662 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_cxj862 first\">\n                    <!-- module template_part -->\n<div  class=\"module module-layout-part tb_jvgt62 \">\n    <div class=\"tb_layout_part_wrap tf_w\"><!--themify_builder_content-->\n    <div  class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-10224 themify_builder not_editable_builder in_the_loop\" data-postid=\"10224\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_rqhy305 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_xj73305 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_kwon305   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Register Now!<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tb_35pv305\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_q0o4305 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ybi3305   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Using the CampInTouch Registration Portal<\/h5><p>To register, head to Open World&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/openworld.campintouch.com\/ui\/forms\/application\/camper\/App\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CampInTouch registration portal<\/a> and create an account. After signing up, choose your desired event\/workshop and session.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">If you&#8217;ve signed up for an Open World event or workshop before, you may be prompted to reset\/create a password first, as we already have some of your required information on file.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">If you&#8217;re a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">returning<\/span> CampInTouch user, head directly to the <a href=\"https:\/\/openworld.campintouch.com\/v2\/login\/login.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CampInTouch log-in page<\/a> to make changes to registrations, complete forms, or register for additional workshops.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_3y5f305 buttons-horizontal solid   rounded\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/openworld.campintouch.com\/ui\/forms\/application\/camper\/App\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                                REGISTER                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_9cv2305 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1go0305 image-right   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/openworld.campintouch.com\/ui\/forms\/application\/camper\/App\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/yourplanbproductions.com\/openworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8Bit-Arrow-002orange.gif\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-9254\" title=\"8Bit-Arrow-002orange\" alt=\"8Bit-Arrow-002orange\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ybg0305   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openworld.campintouch.com\/ui\/forms\/application\/camper\/App\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REGISTER TODAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module template_part -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-Week Workshop, Dates Offered:Session 2 (7\/6\/26 \u2013 7\/17\/26) Tuition: $1999 $1599 with code EARLYBIRD_26 RPG (role-playing game) worlds immerse players in epic adventures in which every town, character, and quest tells part of a larger story. 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