Kazakhstani schoolgirls will learn to develop video games

UNICEF and KBTU launch a free online course on gamification — UniSat.

The UN Children's Fund, together with the GameLab KBTU Laboratory for Video Game Development and Research at the Kazakh-British Technical University, has launched the online course "LEVEL UP: Introduction to Video Games and Gamification".

The course offers an overview of the multifaceted topic of video games and gamification: from understanding the structure of the video game industry to mastering basic skills in game design and development. More than one hundred girls will be able to take this trial course, which is offered free of charge.

A key feature of the course is the opportunity to receive consultations from women who have achieved career success in the gaming industry. They will be able to talk with girls during individual sessions about finding educational opportunities, advancing their competencies in a highly competitive job market, and more.

Upon completion of the first stream of the online course, 50 girls from across Kazakhstan will gather at KBTU for a gamification hackathon of the UniSat course, where they can apply their acquired knowledge and skills in practice. The best team project will serve as the basis for gamifying the UniSat course, an educational program on nanosatellite development implemented since 2020 by UNICEF and the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

To join the first stream of the course, you can fill out the registration form. To participate in the hackathon at KBTU, you must complete the online course LEVEL UP and the online course UniSat by July 19.

Source: bluescreen.kz