{"id":35680,"date":"2021-04-29T10:18:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T09:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=35680"},"modified":"2021-04-29T10:18:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T09:18:08","slug":"watch-sheffield-video-games-developer-hosts-workshops-to-get-more-women-into-the-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/04\/29\/watch-sheffield-video-games-developer-hosts-workshops-to-get-more-women-into-the-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Sheffield video games developer hosts workshops to get more women into the industry."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Sheffield-based video games developer has been hosting workshops for underrepresented groups after a report showed that the number of female workers in the industry is \u201csignificantly under the national average\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sumo Digital, developers of the Little Big Planet series of games, have been working alongside Sheffield Women in Computer Science (SWiCS) to teach women and non-binary students how to code for gaming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kassandra Yuen, President of SWiCS, said: \u201cThe UK needs to unlock untapped potential in women and other under-represented groups from all walks of life. Workshops like these are integral to achieving the goal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sumo Digital have said they hope to work with SWiCS in the future to continue providing opportunities for underrepresented groups in the gaming industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are There Enough Women in the Gaming Industry?\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-n_DO_4KPiM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video games developer based in Sheffield has been hosting coding workshops for underrepresented groups. 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