GCON - Women Game Developers and Gamers Community
Riyadh, Arabia SauditaRiyadh, Arabia Saudita
Year Founded:
Project Stage:
2012
Organization type:
for profit
Start-Up
Budget:
$1,000 - $10,000
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In April 2013 GCON hosted and launched a unique game development competition for women only, where 20 all female game development teams applied
Impact: What is the impact of the work to date? Also describe the projected future impact for the coming years.
- 6 teams made it to final stage of the competition, submitting 6 unique prototypes
- 3 teams were able to win an incubation contract value at SAR50,000 to further develop and publish their games
Financial Sustainability Plan: What is this solution’s plan to ensure financial sustainability?
Main resources of financial support are the annual convention event and various crowd funding activities
Marketplace: Who else is addressing the problem outlined here? How does the proposed project differ from these approaches?
There are a few active communities helping developer in the region, however, GCON is mainly focused on women as developers and students in the college level.
Founding Story
We first met at university, joined by our shared love for games. As CIS students we wondered about career opportunities for women in technology and why very few ever enter the gaming industry.
The idea for a girls only gaming convention came after hearing about a local gaming convention we were sadly unable to attend, as the event was males only and no women were allowed, additionally, the organizers never considered dedicating a female day, as it was believed that girls and women have no interest in gaming. So, we decided to take a stand, stop waiting to be recognized and host a large scale convention of our own.
Organization:
GCOM - The Women Game Developers and Gamers Community
First Name
Tasneem
Last Name
salim
Twitter URL
twitter.com/tasneem_s_a
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LinkedIn URL
Organization Name
GCOM - The Women Game Developers and Gamers Community
Organization Country
, Riyadh
Country where this project is creating social impact
, RD, Riyadh
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Partnerships: Tell us about your partnerships.
Local incubators, Gaming gaints, local artist communities and independed developers
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English, Arabic.
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