77% of game developers are men, causing the hypersexualization of female video game characters.
To combat this, we created Girls Who Code Girls, a web and mobile experience designed to teach girls how to code by coding their very own video game character.
Using HUDs as the main point of inspiration for creating the GWCG visual universe, I wanted to take a traditionally masculine aesthetic and put it in the hands of girls to make them feel like they were hacking the mainframe.
And can code 27 variations of realistic body types using python.
And a range of skin tones and skin specifications like acne, vitilgo, freckles, and dark circles with CSS.
Representative hair styles are especially important for the Girls Who Code audience. So we gave them 16 different ones to code with javascript.
After coding their armour from 15 different textures and identity using inclusive and nonconforming language, girls generated their share card to add to the gallery.