The McMaster Game Development Association in collaboration with the Golden Horseshoe Green Tech (GHGT) are starting a campaign titled "Workstations For Workshops & Accessible To Low-income Families" to help purchase computer workstations that will be used by low-income families at workshops and will also be openly available for use to further develop game development skills.
There's a HUGE GAP between opportunities available to University students and those living on low-income or welfare due to a lack of education.
I along with our
MacGDA members &
GHGT wish to decrease this gap, and provide opportunities to this sector of the community. One way is by providing Workshops but in order to do so we need some funding to be able to provide workstations that can be used by these individuals. Please help us in achieving our goal by donating any amount and sharing our campaign with your network.
Who:
This initiative is being run by
McMaster Game Development Association (MacGDA) in collaboration with
Golden Horseshoe Green Tech (GHGT).
McMaster Game Development Association (MacGDA) began in September 2013 in response to the outgoing number of students at McMaster University & Hamilton interested in game project development. We have greatly expanded in our short time frame, hosting various workshops, lectures and have been invited to a Hive Toronto & GHGT pop-up event.
What:
Through this campaign we are currently aiming to purchase 5 workstations (priced $550 each for a total of $2750) to be used for our workshops. The workstations will be used by low-income families at the workshops and will also be openly available for use to further develop game development skills.
Why:
MacGDA is a club dedicated to teaching, encouraging and facilitating the growth of game development skills of all people. In order to ensure that all Hamiltonians have access to learning and developing these career related skills, we hope to hold workshops targeted towards low-income families in Hamilton. This campaign is part of fulfilling MacGDA’s goal to fill the gap that currently exists with the lack of resources provided to Low Income Families in Hamilton in learning Game development skills. We hope to reduce and eliminate this digital divide that exists in our community by hosting bi-weekly workshops in East Hamilton, to teach essential game development skills through the use of Unity 3D.
How:
Everything donated will go directly to purchase laptops with the following specifications:
CPU: Intel i5 or AMD equivalent
RAM: 4gb+
SCREEN: 15.6″ +
Simple Mouse for easy navigation
If you would like to donate a laptop or any accessories (mouse, monitor, headphones etc.) please contact us at
[email protected].
Where:
The Workstations will be provided to participants at our East-Hamilton bi-weekly workshops, in which they will also be able to book time slots to further develop their game development skills.
These laptotps will then be made available & stored at the GHGT office at Rothwell Resource Centre at Robert Land.
Please help us help Hamiltonians develop to their potential!
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