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		Objects: Cars in different colors, wheatgrass, carrot, sugar cane, corn, gas station, biofuel station Backgrounds: cities and rural areas (all along a highway)
AlyssaW		Backgrounds: natural sceneries, including trees, ponds, etc.
AveryB and MeganS		Objects: cadaver (preferably both male and female images), individual organ images: heart, lungs, brain, liver, kidney
CarolineS		Objects: different types of whales in different positions for moving, boat Background: Ocean
CeciliaP		Character: boy in school clothes, boy in graduation robe, security guard Objects: spray paint bottle Background: plain concrete wall (for the back of a school)
DevanG		Character: boys and girls in various clothing Objects: paper, aluminum, plastic bottle, soda bottle, recycling bin, florescent light bulbs, regular light bulbs. Backgrounds: landfill, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living room, backyard
ElizabethA and MariselaR		Character: baseball player Objects: scoreboard Background: Baseball field
FrancesD		Character: “bad guy” Background: Hospital building
GiselleF		Objects: sad puppy, happy puppy, apple, cloud Background: Outdoors in a park with one large tree
GretchenP		Characters: teacher, grocery store cashier, clothing store cashier Objects: Loaf of Bread, Gallon of Milk, vegetables, Carton of Juice, Apple, Orange, Banana, Meat, Book, Desk, Blackboard, Pencil, Pen, Backpack, Notebook, Shirt, Pants, Shoes, Jacket, Couch, Table, Bed, Chair Backgrounds: A house, a school, a clothing store, and a grocery store on a road. Inside of the house, inside of the clothing store, inside of the school, inside of the grocery store
HannahL		Objects: sink, cavities, soap, shampoo, coke bottle, symbol for strong bones (after drinking milk)
JessicaD		Objects: frowns, smiles, rainbows, stormy clouds
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