Over 80 students have taken my on-line video game course on Udemy and it has a 4.85 average review, which is really good for Udemy. I wanted to offer a 60% discount (only $20) for the Black Friday holiday (Friday through Wednesday) to allow everyone to grab a copy for their kids or grandkids. Read more
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Social Media doesn’t give a F**K about you
Social Media has become useless again
Little changes over time. Businesses try to sell. Consumers try to ignore them. Platforms are created to bridge the gap. Marketing firms get creative. Platforms constantly change the rules. We all loose.
Social Media Platforms, Organized from Least Useful to Complete Waste of Time Read more
Future of Tech Start Up Sioux Falls Panel
Code Bootcamp’s co-founder has coordinated a “Future of Tech Start Up” panel this week in partnership with The Bakery as a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
This event is open to the public, so please join us on Wednesday, November 16 from 5:30 to 7:00pm at The Bakery. Read more
Kids Learn to Build Video Games On-line
Gaming Bootcamp Video Course
Kids love video games, just ask them. But, what if they could build their own video games? Could you help them success with at that goal? Probably not, but that’s fine because I have a complete video course developed just for this purpose.
During the summer of 2016, our Gaming Bootcamp taught 133 kids how to build video games. Their ages ranged from 7 to 17 and most of them had no prior experience building games. Read more
Properly Preparing Our Girls for the Future
On October 15, 2016 Embe co-hosted the first ever Girl’s Maker Day geared towards building confidence in making and getting girls excited about fields where women are traditionally under-represented. The fair included all hands-on activities including video game programming, chemistry, design thinking, 3D printing, and more.
This summer we hosted nine Gaming Bootcamps around our region that included 133 kids. Out of all of those kids, most of them were boys, which just breaks my heart. We struggled to get six girls to attend our camp that we co-hosted with the Girl Scouts. Read more
Gaming Bootcamp – Great Success
Code Bootcamp of South Dakota switched gears in early August. Instead of spending 12-weeks teaching adults how to kick start a career in coding we are hosted a summer camp!
That’s right! It is a summer camp with computers. Our first five-day Gaming Camp for kids is taking place the Code Bootcamp of South Dakota headquarters. Read more