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Mars City Animation Winter Camp

$525.00

Design. Animate. Build the Future of Life on Mars.

Offered two weeks at the end of the year.

Location: NASA Ames Research Center, Building 3,

Address: 500 Severyns Ave, MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035

Time: 9AM - 3PM

In Mars City Animation Camp, students use Blender 3D to imagine and animate what life on the Red Planet could look like. From underground cave homes and hydroponic farms to nuclear plants, EV charging hubs, and rover expeditions, campers will design the habitats, industries, and societies that make a Martian city thrive. Along the way, they’ll learn essential 3D modeling and animation skills while exploring science, engineering, and governance ideas that shape humanity’s future beyond Earth.

week:

Design. Animate. Build the Future of Life on Mars.

Offered two weeks at the end of the year.

Location: NASA Ames Research Center, Building 3,

Address: 500 Severyns Ave, MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035

Time: 9AM - 3PM

In Mars City Animation Camp, students use Blender 3D to imagine and animate what life on the Red Planet could look like. From underground cave homes and hydroponic farms to nuclear plants, EV charging hubs, and rover expeditions, campers will design the habitats, industries, and societies that make a Martian city thrive. Along the way, they’ll learn essential 3D modeling and animation skills while exploring science, engineering, and governance ideas that shape humanity’s future beyond Earth.

Throughout the camp, students explore key themes of Martian settlement:

  • Habitat & City Design – shaping safe, energy-efficient structures with radiation shielding and sustainable architecture.

  • Subsurface Homes – using caves, ice, and insulation for protection against Mars’ harsh environment.

  • Martian Agriculture – creating hydroponic farms, protein sources, and smart irrigation systems to feed settlers.

  • Industrial Facilities – modeling nuclear plants, resource processors, and 3D printing hubs for construction and manufacturing.

  • Governance & Economy – imagining how laws, currency, and social structures could function on another planet.

  • Surface Mobility & Exploration – animating rovers, mobile labs, and daily travel across Mars.

  • Mining Operations – extracting regolith, ice, and minerals to fuel construction and innovation.

Students will learn the fundamentals of 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, and animation while applying science and engineering concepts to their designs. At the end of camp, groups will present their animated city components, which come together as one collaborative vision of humanity’s future on Mars.

This camp blends STEM, creativity, and storytelling, giving students the skills to not only use Blender but also to think like pioneers designing the next frontier.