Design a game in Scratch and bring it to life with sound! Learn sound design basics, then record your own custom sound effects.

What is it?

Digital Skills 4 Girls is a monthly workshop for girls and non-binary young people aged 10 - 17 who want to learn new digital skills or develop existing skills. From coding and gaming to digital design and video, DS4G is a friendly and supportive environment to learn new skills and meet new friends.

What will I learn?

In this hands-on workshop, you'll build your very own game in Scratch, and then bring it to life with sound! We'll explore the basics of sound design: what makes a "good" sound effect, how sound shapes the feel of a game, and how tiny audio choices (a ding, a thud, a whoosh) can make gameplay way more fun.

You'll get hands-on experience recording your own original sound effects using everyday objects and your voice, then import and trigger those sounds inside a Scratch project. By the end of the session, you'll walk away with a playable game featuring sound effects you designed and recorded yourself.

No coding or audio experience needed! This workshop builds confidence in both technical skills (block-based coding, basic audio editing) and creative problem-solving, in a supportive environment.

What you will learn:

• Scratch basics: sprites, events, loops and sound blocks

• Sound design fundamentals: pitch, timing and how sound affects mood/gameplay

• How to record and edit simple sound effects

• How to import and sync custom audio into a Scratch project

Takeaway: A finished, playable Scratch game with original sound effects you made yourself.

Host: Cat Burton

This session will be led by Cat Burton, a games industry expert with over 17 years of experience.

Cat has worked on games played by millions of people across mobile, console and PC. She now runs her own company, Goth Boss Studios, where she helps creative teams bring their game ideas to life. Cat is passionate about inspiring girls to get involved in games and tech.

This session runs at the same time as Prewired, a coding club for under 19s.

Where and when is this taking place?

Digital Skills 4 Girls will be on the Wednesday 19th August from 5.30-7pm. The event will take place at CodeBase Edinburgh, 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2EL. The venue is step-free, with an accessible toilet available.

Who will be there?

These monthly sessions are facilitated by Claire Wheelan, Education Programme Manager here at CodeBase.

Registration

We ask everyone to sign up individually, so we can have an estimate of how many people want to attend, this will allow us to prevent food waste by avoiding over-catering. Please cancel your ticket if you are no longer able to attend. We will also check-in each person on Eventbrite as they join the event so make sure you've signed up to the event in order to attend! We also encourage everyone to sign up individually so we know of any accessibility requirements in advance. Tickets are very limited so be sure to register!

Any questions? Contact Claire via claire@thisiscodebase.com

Interested in these sessions but not able to make this one? Sign up and we'll keep you up to date!

What is CodeBase?

CodeBase is a tech incubator, making startups accessible to everyone. Through building culture, community and education, we promote and support tech innovation.We offer flexible and affordable hotdesking and office space, education programmes delivered by expert industry operators, and an offline and digital community where startup founders and staff can connect and help each other.We are CodeBase. We believe in startups for everyone and the power of community.We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our culture - from our spaces and events, to our education programmes and community. In whatever way you interact with the CodeBase community, we require you to treat everyone with respect, regardless of background or personal beliefs.

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