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thefineyoungcapitalists p1劢2015, 12009 pm , 19 minutes ago Current Developments First of all Afterlife Empires Steam prefered way of distributing the game so if you have a moment feel free to vote http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/id-370251965 Second of all, we offered a scholarship for STEM through a partnership with the P--- Charity. Well we are happy to announce the winner, for the first year Jordan Newton who is studying Computer Science we've included her essay so all of our backers have a better understanding of what we saw in her Growing up, I have always loved video games, and it's been the general consensus that I would always go into the field myself. However, it wasnt unti just recently that my aspirations were more refined to the grand vision of the future that I see now. I want to completely revolutionize the way we think about the union between education and technology using the awesome, enthralling power in traditional classroom settings, my dream is to work in the game industry making educational games that are actually both fun and functional Because my little brother has so many leaming disorders, he developed a severe anxiety towards books and reading. However, his love for video games has made me realize that he loves great stories as much as any avid reader does, and that his voracious appetite for games has actually helped him dramatically improve his reading skills. After this startling revelation, I began to research the link between gamifcation and education, and have shifted my career goals to making games that teach not just for people like my brother, but for gamers of all ages. After studying and experimenting with gamification, there is absolutely no reason that gamers-regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality- cant leam things of merit from games. If Minecraft can teach kids about digital logic and basic circuitry, why cant we teach any other subject? also believe that I deserve this scholarship for my work in promoting diversity within the field I am a National Center for Women &Information Technology Aspirations in Computing winner, an award given to young women who serve as inspirations for both young women and women who have long been in the industry. I am also one of nine young women worldwide chosen to be a She++ Campus Ambassador, a position that gives college-going women the resources needed to elp alleviate some of the specific problems that plague their campuses in regards to being both accessible and hospitable to underrepresented demographics. I also teach weekend computing workshops for middle s-----------, volunteer with GEMS clubs, and mentor several FIRST robotics teams. Ultimately, and hopefully through developing my games, I hope to become a positive inspiration for girls wanting to become computer scientists and game developers themselves. I feel that many of the women in the industry spotlight give an overall negative impression of the field, and are actually pushing aspining encouraging them to pursue their passions. I want to set a positive example for women everywhere that you can be both kind and successful in a field that has for so long been telling them that such a feat is impossible. Financially, these dreams are a long shot. Annually, my FAFSA EFC is the absolute lowest it can be, and I have had to take out private loans and borrow to be able to pay for my education thus far that video games Inspired by my younger brother and his s truggles 23 notes

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Apr 07, 2015 at 01:51PM EDT in reply to Dioxin Jimmy

They had a porn stream where the money went to charity, specifically , to the scholarship they described. You could also donate to the charity without paying for the porn, which I opted to do.

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Apr 07, 2015 at 11:32PM EDT

"I want to set a positive example"

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is all you need to do mentally in order to do good in this world. Criticism has its place, but without actually DOING anything you're nothing but a hypocrite.

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