Girls Make Games wants teach every kid to game dev
Girls Make Games is an annual summer camp that teaches middle and high-school girls how to create games. This year, due to Covid-19, they took the camp online and in doing so are reaching girls all across the world. I sat down with GMG’s communications director, Isra Shabir (she/her), to learn how the camp began, what the process was like shifting to online, and what they have planned moving forward with more online events.
You can learn more about Girls Make Games at girlsmakegames.com, follow them @GirlsMakeGames, and get in touch by emailing info@girlsmakegames.com. Their fall virtual camp sessions begin today with more planned throughout October into November.
Things Discussed
The history of GMG
2020’s virtual camp
The Portal - a home for GMG’s talks and educational resources
Demo Day - an end of camp competition for the games created during it
Isra’s Inspiring Thing to Share
Political engagement among camp participants - many of the games created during the virtual camp deal with climate change and social issues, using the games to help understand and explore possible solutions to world problems
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