Richmond School joined the Caine’s Arcade bandwagon this term when 180 students, as part of their technology unit, designed their own arcade games.
In 2011, 9-year-old American Caine Monroy spent his summer holidays building an elaborate DIY cardboard arcade in his father’s store in Los Angeles.
Caine loved arcades and dreamed of the day of having lots of customers and, even after the entire summer with none, he didn’t give up. That all changed one day when a film maker became his first customer and decided to produce a short film which went on to become a global viral phenomenon, receiving more than a million hits in the first 24 hours.
Since then children around the world have created arcade games from cardboard, unleashing their imaginative creativity.
Richmond School’s Grant Irvine says it’s been such a positive experience for the students that they’ll be doing it again.
“It really hooked the kids in at this time of year with high levels of engagement. They’ve gained some great new skills,” says Grant.
The entire school’s students visited the hall to play the arcade games on offer, with many complaining when their time was up, wanting to stay and soak up the electric atmosphere in the hall.