LoginThe Metro: Teen coders make Detroit-inspired video games in partnership with U-M
Detroit at Play is a workshop series led by the Taubman Visualization Lab at the University of Michigan.
Last month, in collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan, high school students developed software engineering skills and designed video games.
Devaughn Washington is a 9th grade student who participated in the program. His team developed the game “Junkyard Mayhem,” where players find supplies in a junkyard and use it to fix up homes in a virtual Detroit-inspired world.
Washington joined The Metro to discuss the collaborative process of creating a game with a team of peers and what he learned. Director of the Taubman Visualization Lab Ishan Pal-Signh also joined the show.
Use the media player above to hear the full conversation.
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