Careers in Game Development: Myths vs. Reality! SSL Opportunity! Drop-Ins Welcome! - In-person

at Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library

Teens & adults discover career paths in mobile, console & desktop game development! Presented by Michael Douma, award-winning game developer, Founder & Creative Director of IDEA. Ask your questions!

SSL opportunity & enjoy snacks in our large 3rd Floor Meeting Room!

Drop-ins welcome! No registration needed to attend!

Teens & adults discover career paths in mobile, console & desktop game development, including an eye-opening range of careers in game engineering, art, marketing, and data science! Ask questions! Presented by Michael Douma, award-winning game developer, Founder & Creative Director of IDEA.

Join us Wednesday, May 14th from 4:00-6:00 PM at Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library in downtown Silver Spring. Help design future teen programs & help with cleanup after the event as your SSL opportunities!

As the Founder and Creative Director of IDEA, Michael Douma combines two of his passions: fulfilling the educational promise of technology and increasing linguistic, scientific, and cultural literacy. Michael leads IDEA in researching, developing, and refining mobile apps and technological tools to promote both informal and formal learning.

Michael's journey began with a background in neuroscience and an early role at NIST, where he conceived and launched time.gov, the first single-purpose .gov site. This experience sparked his commitment to creating digital solutions with broad social impact.

Michael has led numerous groundbreaking initiatives, including SpicyNodes, a visualization platform that attracted over 40 million users, and Otherworldly, an award-winning mobile game that combines word puzzles with cultural exploration.

Since 1999, IDEA has worked at the intersection of technology and education. This nonprofit organization’s goal is to boost linguistic, scientific, and cultural literacy. IDEA develops free and affordable mobile apps and games that promote vocabulary expansion, critical engagement, and adaptive thinking for all players, regardless of age, lived experience, or ability.

Questions about this program? Contact Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library at 240-773-9420.

Looking for more fun things to do at MCPL? Ditch the fairytales and stereotypes - figure out love & relationship styles that work for you at Writing Your Script for a Healthy Relationship, SMYAL's workshop for Mental Health Awareness Month! Teens ages 14-19 are invited to join us for this SSL opportunity & enjoy snacks in the 3rd Floor Meeting Room on Wednesday, May 21st from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. This is NOT someone talking at you. Just like a healthy relationship, we want you to get what you want and need from this workshop! You can submit anonymous questions here about love & relationships.

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Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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