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Students build video games at Electronic Arts’ programming camp in Orlando
On Friday, girls and non-binary students completed Get in the Game coding camp here in Orlando. A role-playing game, first-person shooter, platformer, and mobile game have been reimagined from scratch at Electronic Arts this week. The thought leaders weren’t the people behind Madden NFL or EA’s PGA teams. These were all made by high school teens and non-binary students as part of the camp. “We’re almost done.” We released it last night and Sarah got her friends to play with it,” said contestant Madalyn Propst. This area is important for many reasons as it reminds these students that they too are in technology. “Yes “It’s very special to be able to go to school and be in a situation where you feel like you have no problem speaking up or asking a question,” said Jocel Thornhill, Director of Operations & Strategic Operations at EA Sports. “The teenagers are well represented.” The games were challenging and addictive. They were rewarding too. The camp ended with each participant, all from local schools, being guaranteed an interview as an EA intern. “It’s been super exciting because there are people there that you don’t normally see,” said Rachel Dauns, a participant in the 2019 camp. Dauns is preparing to graduate from college next May. She is now one of two people from this program to receive a job offer. “I didn’t expect that,” she said. “I was really excited. A recruiter got back to me and said he wanted to make an offer. I said, ‘Yes!'” During the program’s graduation ceremony, the students’ parents and coaches watched with pride and rejoicing Students “got in on the game” and diversified the technology to a very high level Top Headlines: Listen to news and weather headlines with the WESH 2 Podcast Thousands of Citizens policyholders may need to switch home insurance coverage The National Hurricane Center increases the development chances for Invest 95-L
On Friday, girls and non-binary students completed Get in the Game coding camp here in Orlando.
A role-playing game, first-person shooter, platformer, and mobile game have been reimagined from scratch at Electronic Arts this week. The thought leaders weren’t the people behind Madden NFL or EA’s PGA teams. These were all made by high school teenage girls and non-binary students as part of the camp.
“We’re almost done. We released it last night and Sarah got her friends to play with it,” said contestant Madalyn Propst.
This area is important for many reasons as it reminds these students that they too are in technology.
“There is something very special about going to school and being in a situation where you feel like you have no problem speaking up or asking a question,” said Jocel Thornhill, Director of Operations & Strategic Operations at EA Sports
The teenagers represent well. The games were challenging and addictive. They were rewarding too.
The camp ended with each participant, all from local schools, being guaranteed an interview as an EA intern.
“It was super exciting because there are people you don’t normally see,” said Rachel Dauns, a 2019 camp attendee.
Dauns is preparing to graduate from college next May. She is now one of two people from this program to receive a job offer.
“I didn’t expect that,” she said. “I was really excited. A recruiter got back to me and said he wanted to make an offer. I was like, ‘Yes!'”
During the program’s graduation ceremony, the parents and coaches of the students watched with pride and rejoiced that these students “got into the game” and diversified technology at a very high level.
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