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[Caterina Garwoli]

>>
Thank you for your resources..  Much appreciaited.  I will start there.
Regards caterina

So what sort of quests can you get 13yr old girls to produce?  Are we
>> talking fairies collecting stars on a screen?
> yes, that sort of stuff, all the research indicates that girls are more
> likely to want some sort of narrative about characters with which they can
> relate whereas boys are more likely to want to blow something up
>
>> What is the project or
>> activity you run?
> see http://rupert.id.au/schoolgamemaker/computerclub/index.html
> http://etrain.pbwiki.com/GameMakers
> http://etrain08.wetpaint.com/page/GameMakers
>
>> Great idea for students to work in group, currently
>> doing that with Flash Animations.  Any ideas on producing games in Flash
>> or is this harder than Game Maker?
> Flash is harder though  some teachers get results
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