Teens love to play video games – now they can create video games to win a major prize.
Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors are invited to compete in the National STEM Video Game Challenge as individuals or a team. The challenge aims to motivate interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through video game fun.
Almost $200,000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs. The entry period closes March 12, 2012. Finalists will be selected by a distinguished panel of judges, and winners will be announced in the spring of 2012.
Individual competitors can use the following streams for entries:
- Written game design documents
- Games made with Gamestar Mechanic
- Games made with Gamemaker
- Games made with Kodu
- Games made with Scratch
- Games made with any tool (Open Platform)
- Educational games made with any tool (PBS KIDS Stream) (Learn More,PBS KIDS Stream Rules)
Team Entries should make a game about any topic using any game creation tool. Limit of four youth per team.
Find complete entry information at www.STEMChallenge.org
Challenges like this support Girl Scouts’ already strong commitment to STEM activities that are relevant to everyday life. The challenge also compliments the new Entertainment Technology Badge, where girls can dig into video game development. If you have girls earning this badge, encourage them to enter the STEM Video Challenge as well!
This is a Girl Scouts of the USA outreach partnership with the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and E-Line Media.
