
“We designed our game because we didn’t want anybody else to think we had the wrong idea of what genocide was.
We know what it is; we know how it impacts the world.
So we wanted to show it both through our art and through our game.”
- Youth Participant (more testimonials)
Do you have what it takes to level up?Don't just play games - design them, in Global Kids' new serious game design boot camp: Level Up! (in New York City)Designed for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, this week-long summer intensive will train you in basic game design, global literacy, and how to combine the two into a serious game design addressing a critical social issue. Throughout the process you will create smaller games both on and offline, on your own and with your peers, while meeting professional game designers in the field and in universities. So sign-up now and find out if you've got what it takes... to level up! learn more... | Got Game?
According to the Pew Research Center, 97% of American youth play digital
games. That should come as no surprise. Youth also want to learn how they can
make a difference, in their community and around the world.
Increasingly, youth are combining the two, playing, analyzing and now
even building their own games designed to raise awareness and inspire
action around issues as broad as the genocide in Darfur... |
Announcements
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Level Up! Summer 2010 Bootcamp - Sign-up Closed
We are no longer taking applications for the LEVEL UP! Summer 2010
Bootcamp. Please sign up
to be notified of future offerings (and
automatically receive a 5% discount).
Posted Jun 30, 2010 6:35 PM by Barry Joseph -
Open House Date Posted
If spots remain at the time, there will be an open house on Tuesday,
June 1st, from 6-7 p.m. for prospective participants and their families
to view the ...
Posted May 4, 2010 8:16 AM by Amira F -
Registration Begins
Global Kids is excited to announce that registration has begun for its first Level Up! a summer serious game design boot camp for high school youth.
Posted Apr 20, 2010 10:07 PM by Barry Joseph
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