Women in Games International (WIGI) is working with the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (GSGLA) on a videogame patch. The longterm goal is to get a nationally recognized Girls Scouts badge for videogames, under the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) umbrella. Here’s a clip from the press release:
WIGI’s patch will use Gamestar Mechanic, E-line’s development tool used for the National STEM Video Game Challenge. Their platform and curriculum for game design has already helped more than 350,000 youth. E-line will help WIGI provide a tailored STEM-aligned program to meet all of the Girl Scout patch requirements.
WIGI and GSGLA are working together to accommodate patch workshop requests and to train interactive entertainment industry professionals in the Los Angeles area to guide girls through the patch program.
Similar to the numerous videogame summer camps posted by The ESA, I love this initiative by WIGI and GSGLA. It’s a fantastic way to get young people thinking and dreaming about careers in gaming. In an industry dominated by white males, it’s especially important to get young women interested in careers in gaming. Hopefully a full-on badge will come about in the near future.
That’s cool but the shape reminds me of the horrible chat heads for iOS in the FB app. Can you disable that garbage?
Ha! I’m surprised that’s the first thing it reminded you of. For me, it was Zelda heart all the way.
Yeah the Zelda hearts I can see. Guess I just had stupid chat heads on the brain since I updated the App before I read this.
You just want an influx of youthful women to hit on ray. :p
They should’ve used the fire flower or raccoon leaf