Welcome To The G.A.M.E.S. Initiative

Dedicated to the girls of the future

G.A.M.E.S. National Launch Event Sponsors Starting Our Network

Today is launch of national coalition to build a G.A.M.E.S. network committed to success of G.A.M.E.S. Mission and its STEM objectives.

Our G.A.M.E.S. mission destination – to work with

many other STEM and girls’ advocacy groups and a

national G.A.M.E.S. Network to develop a process and

game products that help steer more girls toward STEM

careers.

G.A.M.E.S. National Network

Boston

Charlotte

Seattle

Many great schools and organizations across the nation have been in a number of ways to promote STEM, and focus on encouraging girls to pursue STEM careers. Real progress has been made, but a lot more is needed.

Gaming is a very powerful tool and one used every day by many girls. Efforts to develop games that have the goal of encouraging girls to pursue STEM have had limited success to date.

Our Mission:

Develop one or more really fun and engrossing games that will, along with other

STEM strategies underway, make a real impact in

helping influence girls to pursue STEM careers.

TODAY’s Mission: Our G.A.M.E.S. Level 1

Objectives

WHY

HOW

HOW EACH OF YOU HAS A KEY ROLE

NEXT STEPS

WHY G.A.M.E.S.?The Problem and Opportunity With Girls

and STEM – Karen Peterson, CEO, National Girls Collaborative Project

The Power of Games to Influence Girls’ Lives and Career Choices – Megan Gaiser, Creative Director and former CEO, Her Interactive

Building a Powerful National Community Effort – Sally Bagshaw, Seattle City Councilmember

WHY G.A.M.E.S.?The Problem and Opportunity With Girls

and STEM – Karen Peterson, CEO, National Girls Collaborative Project

The Power of Games to Influence Girls’ Lives and Career Choices – Megan Gaiser, Creative Director and former CEO, Her Interactive

Building a Powerful National Community Effort – Sally Bagshaw, Seattle City Councilmember

The G.A.M.E.S. Action Plan

G.A.M.E.S. Mission Plan

How YOU Can Help G.A.M.E.S. Get LaunchedVolunteer to Help in One of Our 4 Work Area

Researchers

Research on Girls’ STEM Learning

Research on STEM Career Pathways

Research on Games and Learning

Individuals and organizations are knowledgeable of the research that can advance G.A.M.E.S., please join us, and please share your ideas!

Gamers

Music and 3D art,  animation and textures specialists

Skills in production and design to programming and scripting to management and business development

Crowd source and Game Jam designers

Funding/ Resources

Experience in foundation and grant proposals

Helpers in securing in kind contributions of all types

Those willing to provide in kind services of all types

Networkers

Those who know how to build networks  and coalitions

Marketing, Communication, Media and PR skills

Those with existing networks we should connect with in many areas

Connectors

The Network Comes to Life: your TURN TO SHARE your views on G.A.M.E.S.

We have a successful G.A.M.E.S. launch: Next Steps

Thank You For Coming!

Don’t forget to leave your BIG IDEAS on the board

Thanks again to all who made this happen!

City Catering, National Girls Collaborative Project, Nyhus

Communications, Institute for Systems Biology and many others