Project IT Girl

Project IT Girl

Project IT Girl is a Girlstart after-school program in Austin, Texas. The program consists of 45 high school girls (16 - 17 years old) who are learning how to use technology to make a difference in the world. The focus of the program in the 2007 - 2008 school year is educational games for One Laptop Per Child. During the Fall 2007 semester, IT Girls learn basic programming concepts, Python, and Pygame. Over 90% of the girls have no programming experience before this semester. Throughout the semester, the girls worked on a game based on litter prevention to practice using Python and Pygame (download the sample code). Each girl also designed a unique educational game (see the current game designs).

During the Spring 2008 semester, IT Girls are implementing their game designs using Python, Pygame, and the [Game_templates game templates]. At the end of the semester, the games will be made available to the OLPC community.

Watch their progress!

* Main project page: http://www.girlstart.org/itgirl/year-two.html
* Wiki for game designs and project management: http://itgirl.wikispot.org/
* SVN repository of games, templates, and code recipes: http://itgirl.dreamhosters.com/itgirlgames/

Art Needs

The IT Girls have 30 games in development that are in need of graphic art. They have been frustrated by the lack of attractive, professional art that is released under an open license.

Girl	Artists Involved	Art Needs
AlexC		Characters: girl in workout clothes, boy in workout clothes, various men and women Objects: gym equipment (bench press, weights, pool), variety of foods and drinks, weight scale, plate, table Backgrounds: living room, cafeteria, gym, judges’ room
AlexiR
AlyssaW
AveryB and MeganS
CarolineS
CeciliaP
DevanG
ElizabethA and MariselaR
FrancesD
GiselleF
GretchenP
HannahL
JessicaD
JinAC
JordanA
KatyM
KatieL
KaylaR
KelleyS
KortniL and SaraS
LeanaG
LindseyC
MegumiT
PatriciaH
SanjoliS
SaraDS
SohiniB
TandraH and VanessaW
ValerieC and BrittanyM
ZoeG and VictoriaV