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Junior Girls in Games Dev. Day
Junior Girls in Games is an immersive full-day event that covers the basics of Game Art and Game Programming for aspirational game developers in Years 9 & 10 that identify as female.
Girls in Games includes hands-on and inspirational game design, game art, and game programming workshops. Over the course of the day, you’ll be introduced to creating art assets and programming in a game engine, while gaining valuable insights from Media Design School’s Game Development staff.
This schedule is an example from last year and could be subject to change
17th September 2024 l 8:30am – 4:30pm
Schedule:
8:30AM: Registration (Level 1)
8.50AM: Introductions/Housekeeping (Innovation Hub, Level 4)
9:00AM: Keynote
10.00AM: Morning session: Game Art
Game Art 2D
10:30AM: Morning tea (Innovation Hub)
11.00AM: Game Art sessions continue…
1:00PM: Lunchtime (Innovation Hub, Level 4)
1:30PM: Afternoon session: Game Programming
Game Maker Basics
3.00PM: Session Break for Afternoon tea (Innovation Hub, Level 4)
3:15PM: Game programming sessions continue…
4:00PM: Wrap-Up and Awards