Women wanted as games programmers

I think this is so important. I feel that the initiative to encourage women to play an active role in creating games that will one day find their way into the hands of young women could be of true value to those developing minds. Good for the University of Derby.

A UK university is trying to get women to apply for a computer games programming degree.

The University of Derby is launching a programming course and has had 106 applicants - all men.

So it is making a special effort to persuade women that solitary hours in front of a computer screen can be good for their career prospects.

An initial step will be to hold some all-female summer schools, while scholarships are also being explored.

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Acting programme leader, lecturer John Sear, said: “Girls do want to play games but no-one is making games for them.” [Read the rest]