stemchallenge16

Meet the Winners: Caleb Koo

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

“I’ve always been interested in crafting stories,” says Caleb Koo, a 15-year-old from Galena, Ohio. “And telling stories through a video game is very easy.” Caleb designed Conquering the Underworld,

Meet the Winners: Elisha Azaria

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

Aspiring programmer Elisha Azaria, 13, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania learned about the National STEM Video Game Challenge from his father — whose work with artificial intelligence helped to inspire Elisha’s winning game

Meet the Winners: Kimberly Do

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

Kimberly Do, 16, has a deep fascination with outer space. An avid member of her school’s NASA Student Astronaut Challenge team, the Plant City, Florida native used cosmological interest to

Meet the Winners: Zane Godil

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

Zane Godil, age 12, learned about the National STEM Video Game Challenge from friends in his community of Beaverton, Oregon who had entered in previous years. “It was interesting and

Meet the Winners: Puja Chopade

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

For 10-year-old Puja Chopade of Madison, Alabama, major world problems like global warming served as inspiration for her video game design. Puja’s original game, Save the World!, won the Middle

Meet the Winners: Calvin Khiddee-Wu and Jagdeep Bhatia

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

Teammates Calvin Khiddee-Wu, 14, and Jagdeep Bhatia, 14, of Green Brook, New Jersey knew from the start that they wanted to design a video game with an apocalyptic setting, and

Meet the Winners: Brent VanZant

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

When 17-year-old Brent VanZant looked up at the night sky while on vacation in New Mexico this summer, he didn’t just see hundreds of stars—he also saw the inspiration for

Meet the Winners: Connor Shugg

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

As a dedicated long-time member of his school’s marching band, 17-year-old Connor Shugg of Apex, North Carolina didn’t need to look far in order to find the inspiration for

Meet the Winners: Chi Cheng Hsu, Anthony Ma, and Mingze Shi

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

With a shared passion for 2D art, Mingze “Jimmy” Shi, 16, of West Windsor, New Jersey, Chi Cheng “Jerry” Hsu, 17, of Cupertino, California, and Anthony Ma, 16, of Sunnyvale,

Meet the Winners: Sanja Kirova

by Katy Svehaug
November 14, 2016

Are you ready to travel the globe—digitally? In 15-year-old Sanja Kirova’s game Around the World, players have a chance to visit historical landmarks, discover different cultures, collect souvenirs, and even

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