Technical Programs & Events Blog

Posted by Aaron Kemp, Software Engineer

Eight months after its inception in the Google Waterloo Office, Ships Wars has reached the Silicon Valley.  On Thursday, September 13th, Google San Francisco and the Wallet team welcomed 25 local programmers to show off their skills as they coded their own spacecraft to do battle in a virtual universe.

After a brief explanation of the rules, participants, nourished by a bevy of snacks and beverages, coded for 1-1/2 hours, using test runs and their on-the-fly problem-solving skills to control the direction and speed of their ships before unleashing them for head-to-head battle in final competitions.  The evening ended with a tour of the Google office as thousands of battles ensued.

Posted by Kabita Komal and Amy Yeung, University Programs Team

This past July, our Engineering University Programs team had the pleasure of hosting a unique new organization known as Girls Who Code (GWC) in the Google New York office. GWC is an organization working to educate, inspire and equip 13- to 17-year old girls with the skills and resources to pursue opportunities in technology and engineering.