Arcade Day promotes fun and future careers
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Students play test games they created using computer code during 'Arcade Day' on October 21. 

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At first glance, it may seem odd that Alexander City Middle School (ACMS) recently hosted an Arcade Day, but participating students engaged with much more than mindless entertainment.  

Jacob Davis, a teacher at ACMS, started the event as a means of showcasing video games students recently designed during his computer science and society (CSS) class. Last month, 40 of the school’s eighth graders invited their peers and school faculty to test their custom software, dubbing the experience “Arcade Day.”

William Marlow is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To reach William, email william.marlow@alexcityoutlook.com.