G.I.R.L. Scholarship To Promote Women As Game Designers
Sony Online Entertainment and The Art Institutes chose The Public in San Francisco as the venue to announce their new scholarship for aspiring girl game designers. G.I.R.L. (Gamers In Real Life) offers one lucky and talented female student at one of 39 Art Institute campuses $10,000 in tuition and the promise of a paid SOE internship of up to ten weeks.
Fittingly, the women currently working on The Agency, an upcoming MMO for PS3 and Windows, were on-hand to show off a trailer and tell the story of how they each broke into the game biz. Girls think it’s tough to get in because guys are generally the ones in charge.
The G.I.R.L. website has more stats , but for example: the percentage of women who think girls are deterred, according to the online survey by Insight Express (for SOE), is 61%.
Don’t be intimidated by the boys! Kick’em! Or rather, write a couple of essays, create some concept art and an in-game chunk of design to show off your mad skillz!
Make sure to hit up the website for more details, but they’re taking applications throughout April and May. The best way to change the “My Little Pony” stereotype of girl gamers is to get out there and make kickass games.
