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Creating the Future: Technology, Sustainability and Young Talent
Compared to other European countries, Italy faces a significant delay in STEM education. This gap translates into difficulties in finding qualified personnel and poses a challenge to the country’s future. Bridging this gap and inspiring the next generation requires innovative and engaging pathways that combine technology, creativity, and environmental awareness.
Learning by Doing: Accessible Digital Creativity
The Mad Pumpkins team has guided groups of primary school children (ages 8 to 10) in learning how to develop a video game, create tailored narratives, and design 2D/3D assets. These 20-hour extracurricular courses were made possible thanks to our collaboration with Girls Code It Better for the “STEM Your Brain” project.
With the rise of increasingly accessible online software, anyone can learn to program and develop video games and applications. In this course, young participants gained hands-on experience by exploring key phases of video game development, including:
- Concept and Idea: Defining the theme and game dynamics
- Documentation: Creating a game design document
- Graphics: Designing visual assets with Pixlr
- Coding: Implementing the game using Construct3
This experience allowed children to combine creativity and technology, developing new digital skills and enhancing their environmental awareness.
🎯 Educational Benefits of the Project:
- Raising awareness about ocean protection
- Promoting critical thinking and problem-solving
- Learning digital programs from an early age, transitioning from paper-based materials
- Understanding PEGI ratings: learning while having fun with family involvement.
🎮 Game Description: The Ocean Guardian 🎮
The game is a vertical platformer set in the depths of the ocean. Players take on the role of LUK, a friendly explorer who must rise to the surface while taking on a vital environmental mission: cleaning up the sea to save marine life.
Game Mechanics:
- Magic Shoes: Remove debris by jumping on them with eco-friendly anti-plastic shoes.
- Mr. Inquinator: A dangerous enemy that sends dark currents to hinder the player.
- Life Pearls: Collect pearls to restore the coral reef and boost your speed.
- Scoring: Rise as high as possible to achieve the best score.
The vibrant and colorful graphics represent the marine environment, from the lively hues of coral reefs to the dark, mysterious ocean depths.
Experiences like this demonstrate that the future is within everyone’s reach. All it takes is the right tools, the courage to experiment, and a willingness to share knowledge with young learners, companies, and professionals alike.