Games 4 Girls (G4G) National Contest

We are proud to announce that Cornell's team won first place! The Games 4 Girls 2005-2006 national conference had all-female US teams submit games aimed at middle-to-high school girls. From December 2005 through April 2006, our team worked diligently on creating the winning entry.

You can learn more about their work and play the game:

• Game website and documents: http://g4g.sallyhuang.com.
• Original version of the game: Green Eggs And Pan.
• Download the team presentation. (You may need to update to the latest Divx code.)

The Cornell team was comprised of the following GDIAC students:

• Lisa Marie Allen (Junior, Biological Engineering)
• Sally Huang (Senior, Film)
• Dora Helen Fraeman (Junior, Independent Major with a concentration in CS)
• Brenda Chen (Junior, Biological Engineering)
• Pamela Chuang (Senior, Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Press:

• Press Release from contest
• http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/outreach/games4girls.php
• Cornell Chronicle

Some quotes supplied by the contest organizer, Sam Kamin: "The game was a big hit both with the girls - it was ranked number one by them - and with the judges - all of whom ranked it either first or second. Here are some comments from the high school girls:"

• "Very fun and exciting; graphics are awesome."
• "Extremely addictive."
• "Snaps for this game! I love you it is sort of set up like the original Mario for Nintendo."
• "Greeney is so cute."
• "The girl who I was playing with I barely even knew, but we bonded through the game and got to work together to win."
• "Best game ever. So much fun."