QuestHer - Level Up for Change

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  Gameplay - Drag & Drop code blocks help girl reach school. Beginner Friendly + Social Good

Inspiration

Girls Who Code showed that only 25% of CS grads are women. We wanted to make coding feel like a game, not a scary class. Inspired by HHS community, we thought - what if coding could solve real social problems like education access, mental health, climate?

What it does

QuestHer is a 2D story game:

• Level 1: Code a bridge to help a village girl reach school (Education for All)
• Level 2: Debug a mental health chatbot for a friend
• Level 3: Use loops to plant trees and fight climate change Player types simple Python-like blocks and sees magic happen instantly. No prior coding needed!

Beginner Friendly: Drag-and-drop code blocks, hints, cute rewards. Gaming: Pixel art, levels, badges. Social Good: Every level teaches one UN Sustainable Goal.

How we built it

• Engine: Pygame + Python - perfect for beginners
• Art: Custom pixel art (Aseprite style)
• Code Blocks: Blockly-style visual programming
• Story: Written with 3 girls from our school
• Deploy: Replit for easy try-it-out link

Challenges we ran into

Making code feel like a game, not homework. We simplified syntax to 5 commands only: move(), build(), repeat, if, help.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Playable demo in 12 hours
• Tested with 5 beginner girls - all finished Level 1 without help!
• 100% aligns with Girls Who Code mission

What we learned

Games can teach empathy + logic together. Simple is powerful.

What's next for QuestHer

• Add 10 more levels on women's health, safety
• Add Hindi language support for Hisar students
• Launch as free tool for Girls Who Code clubs Inspiration

What it does

How we built it

Challenges we ran into

Accomplishments that we're proud of

What we learned

What's next for QuestHer - Level Up for Change

Built With

• art
• beginner
• code
• friendly
• gaming
• girls
• good
• pixel
• pygame
• python
• social
• who