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Senior Girls in Games Dev. Day
Senior 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 11-13 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 for games in 2D or 3D.
You’ll also create your own game using a game engine and gain valuable insights from Media Design School’s Game Development staff.
This schedule is an example from last year and may be subject to change
11th September 2024 l 8:30am – 4:30pm
Schedule:
8:30AM: Registration (Level 1)
8.50AM: Introductions/Housekeeping (Innovation Hub, Level 4)
9:00AM: Keynote Speaker
10.00AM: Morning session: Game Art
Game Art 2D
Game Art 3D
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
Video Game Basics in Unreal
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
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