Help Send Kids to GameCamp

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GameCamp! Athens is a children's camp being launched this Summer at the University of Georgia (exclamation point is intentional, btw!). GameCamp! is part of a proven program in Texas and Louisiana that teaches participants about video game design, helping them gain 21st century skills in the process. The kids will be designing games based on social issues to help give their work further relevance to the world around them.

GameCamp! Athens is being run through my program at the University of Georgia–Learning, Design, and Technology–in conjunction with the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. We'd like for some children of lower socioeconomic status to attend, but the cost of the camp is a little prohibitive (nearly $400 per participant). We need money for scholarships to help these students attend as well as donations for equipment (video game systems, TVs, computers, etc.). In addition, we are bringing in industry professionals for their expertise. (Read more).