Gameheads

Expand access to careers in the tech workforce.

http://gameheadsoakland.org/

Overview

Gameheads is an innovative program that gives low income youth and youth of color hands on training in video game design and development to prepare them for careers in the entertainment and technology industries. They train students to conceive of and design games building skills across fields necessary to thrive in tech from coding to visual art creative writing design thinking project management team collaboration animation and theory. Their vision is to diversify the video game and technology industries while elevating the voices of youth and communities of color by empowering them to create interactive content that can enrich us all.