Try game development for three days in Falun and be inspired
Hey!
We've thought a lot about how uncool it is that the gaming industry is so male-dominated. We know that it's not just guys who like games. The statistics show that only 26.5% of those who apply to our game development education here at PSQ define themselves as something other than male, and apparently, that's a good number if you look worldwide?! The representation of educational institutions and gaming companies around the world looks much worse.
We want to try to break that trend!
That's why we're happy to be able to offer a summer camp for you who may have missed the fact that YOU can work within the gaming industry. Maybe you haven't ventured here before or haven't been told that you can actually create the games that you love to play. Regardless of the reason, you, as a girl, transgender, or non-binary, are welcome to our Game Dev Camp, filled with game development, talk, hanging out, inspiration, and, of course, GAMES!
Who can apply?
The camp is for you who define yourself as a girl, non-binary, or transgender and are 13 up to 17 years old.
What is included?
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Meet people from the game industry, get inspired, and meet PlaygroundSquad students who are currently studying game development!
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Workshops
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Mini-courses and labs
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Talks and lectures
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Lunch & fika for all days
What does it cost?
Nothing! It's completely free.
Where is it?
In Falun at Trotzgatan 29. In the same premises that PlaygroundSquad uses.
"Something like this is really needed. Right now, it's very much the same people who make similar games, so it's good that you can bring in and inspire more people who can make new games."
Participant from PSQ's Game Dev Camp 2023
In order to change the gender distribution in the games industry, we need to work long-term, which means inspiring girls, trans and non-binary people to become game developers already at an early age.
PSQ's SPELKOLLO is a good example of an initiative that does just this by offering these young people a safe space to test game development and meet positive role models.
JENNY BRUSK
Innovation manager and founder of DONNA
PSQ's Game Dev Camp Partners 2024
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