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 |