2024 Demo Day

 

Demo Day is an international pitch competition where the top game creators from GMG’s summer camps present their games to industry expert judges.

Grand Prize Winners receive exciting prizes sponsored by GMG’s partners. 🎉

Demo Day DETAILS

📅 Saturday, October 5th, 2024

🕓 Time: 1p PST / 4p EST

📺 Where to Watch: Demo Day will be streamed on Girls Make Games YouTube channel 

Now, let’s meet the amazing judges panels!

✨ Teen Category Judges Panel ✨

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Meagan Marie
Meagan Marie

Director of Community & Social Media, Crystal Dynamics

Iman Fayek
Iman Fayek

Founder & CEO, Sunbloom Media Arts Center

Steve Isaacs
Steve Isaacs

Senior Manager of Programs and Partnerships, Epic Games

Meghan Morgan Juinio
Meghan Morgan Juinio

Director of Product Development at Sony Santa Monica Studio

✨ Jr. Category Judges Panel ✨

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Alison Sluiter
Alison Sluiter

Senior Business Manager, Global 2nd/3rd Party Business Development & Strategic Initiatives at Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Greg Off
Greg Off

CEO, Off Base Productions

Anne Edgar
Anne Edgar

Co-founder, Artifact Studios

Kirk Musngi
Kirk Musngi

Senior Community Manager at Unity Technologies

Now Let’s Meet the 2024 Demo Day Finalists!

✨ 2024 GMG Teen Finalists ✨

🎉 Congratulations to the Top 4 GMG Teen Finalists! These creators designed and developed their games at the 2024 Girls Make Games 3-week summer camp.

This year was an exceptionally competitive cohort in the Teen category, so we have not 3, but 4 finalists!

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Drawn Together by Team Sketchy Artists (Brianna B, Ashani G.)
Drawn Together by Team Sketchy Artists (Brianna B, Ashani G.)

Drawn Together is a platformer where you control a pencil and a pen who are drawing! Control both with the same keyboard, and avoid the evil eraser Spencer.

Click to Play on itchio https://girlsmakegames.itch.io/drawntogether

Dragon & Valyx by Team The Plastics (Rio K., Jillian N., Dhyuthi D., Nicole L., Megan K.)
Dragon & Valyx by Team The Plastics (Rio K., Jillian N., Dhyuthi D., Nicole L., Megan K.)

Dragon & Valyx is a game about a little girl named Valyx who meets a dragon on her adventure while trying to stop evil Mikarious from destroying her world.

It's a 2.5D local co-op puzzle game!

Click to Play on itchio https://girlsmakegames.itch.io/dragon-valyx

Infected by Team Pot O' Toes (Zoe S., Lev R-S., Mady R. , April A.)
Infected by Team Pot O' Toes (Zoe S., Lev R-S., Mady R. , April A.)

Infected is a top-down strategical RPG where you play as a stem cell inside an infected patient's body. Through turn-based combat and shooting, this fun but educational game can provide valuable entertainment. The game takes place inside a fantasy world inspired by the human body.

Click to Play on itchio https://girlsmakegames.itch.io/infected

Kraken The Case by Team Kraken Kanvas (Preeyanne J., Swarnika N., McKenzie A., Kayliann Sin, Dulce F., Desiree B.)
Kraken The Case by Team Kraken Kanvas (Preeyanne J., Swarnika N., McKenzie A., Kayliann Sin, Dulce F., Desiree B.)

Kraken the Case is a point and click mystery game about a fledgling detective named Alex who can talk to animals. They investigate a shipwreck on a mysterious island in an attempt to find their sibling who went missing at sea.

Click to Play on Itchio https://girlsmakegames.itch.io/krakenthecase

✨ 2024 GMG Jr. Finalists ✨

🎉 Congratulations to the Top 3 GMG Jr. Finalists! These creators designed and developed their games at the 2023 Girls Make Games 3-week summer camp.

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Every Hour Counts by Team The Midnight Minions (Maryam S. , Abigail K. , Kenna S. , Nina V. )
Every Hour Counts by Team The Midnight Minions (Maryam S. , Abigail K. , Kenna S. , Nina V. )

Every Hour Counts is a game that follows Harper, a 12 year old girl who gets kidnapped by a notorious kidnapper named Phil.
Phil sends Harper on a quest to find and save her friend Avery, who was also kidnapped. Harper must battle enemies and find clues in order to find Phil, but she only has 3 hours to do so. Every hour counts, and time is running out...

Click to Play on Itchio: https://girlsmakegames.itch.io/every-hour-counts

Boba Dash by Team Happy Boba Hour (Penny L., Jolie H., Sanjana O., and Rania B.)
Boba Dash by Team Happy Boba Hour (Penny L., Jolie H., Sanjana O., and Rania B.)

In this game, you receive a call from your grandma saying she needs you to take over her boba shop as soon as possible! Once you accept, you're sent to the shop to make and deliver all the orders for that day. Avoid wrong ingredients and obstacles on the road to ensure a successful delivery. Collect coins on the road and from deliveries to upgrade your boba bus!

Click to Play on Itchio https://girlsmakegames.itch.io/bobadash

Mr.Alligator: Private Investigator by Team Clue Masters (Edie P., Bea T. , Naomi P., Sofia R., Madison H., Rene U.
Mr.Alligator: Private Investigator by Team Clue Masters (Edie P., Bea T. , Naomi P., Sofia R., Madison H., Rene U.

Mr.Alligator: Private Investigator is a detective mystery game. You play as Mr. Alligator, where you go through escape rooms, talk to different personalities and unravel clues to solve the mystery in the game.

Click to Play on Itchio https://girlsmakegames.itch.io/mr-alligator-private-investigator

 

Congratulations to this year’s Demo Day Finalists!

⚡ 2023 GMG Demo Day Video⚡

In case you missed last year’s Demo Day Livestream or simply curious how the show is run, watch the 2023 GMG Demo Day video below!