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.