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title: "My daughter published a real video game through “Girls Make Games” camp"
date: 2015-06-17
description: "Where to Register Best Game Becomes a Real Game Game launch day for “The Hole Story”  Girls Make Games is..."
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# My daughter published a real video game through “Girls Make Games” camp
Instead of taking games away from kids, the camp tries to channel the girls’ interest and energy into creating games themselves. The girls learn programming, game design, game mechanics, and other aspects of creating a real game.

## Where to Register

Girls Make Games has camps all over the globe this year. You can see a [list of possible camps and register here](http://girlsmakegames.com/registration.html).

## Best Game Becomes a Real Game

My daughter Avery (who is 14) participated in Girls Make Games last year. Her team’s game was voted the best game of the camp. You can preview the game on the [Girls Make Games](http://girlsmakegames.com/) homepage (it’s the second video down).

The girls use [Stencyl](http://stencyl.com) to create the games. Programming is only one element of game design, though. Avery focused a lot on story and character development.

The games they create through Stencyl are fully functional 2D games. However, the camp leaders take the best team’s game and involve professional developers and designers to transform the these games into real games that people can download from game sites.

The funding for the project was boosted by [Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2020158234/girls-make-games-grand-prize-winner), where “1,617 backers pledged $31,136 to help bring this project to life.” The girls each get a share of the revenue for the games.

[![Kickstarter](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/hole_story.png)](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2020158234/girls-make-games-grand-prize-winner).

## Game launch day for “The Hole Story”

Avery’s game – called “The Hole Story” – launched last week. You can [download it from itch.io here](http://girlsmakegames.itch.io/the-hole-story):

[![The Hole Story, Girls Make Games](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/theholestory.png)](http://girlsmakegames.itch.io/the-hole-story)