$5,000 Game Design Challenge

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2013 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge

Can you create a video game about teen dating violence without including any violence in the game itself?

6th Annual Competition

Since 2008, Jennifer Ann's Group has challenged video game developers to create video games about teen dating violence in order to increase awareness and provide educational information about this serious issue. This year the challenge is to create a game for either the Android 4.x or iOS 6.x platforms -- and we're even giving bonus points for utilizing the built-in features of your phone or tablet (e.g. GPS; camera; motion sensors; voice; etc.).

Not only do you have a chance at winning $5,000, you also will have your entry judged by industry thought leaders including: Leigh Alexander, Simon Carless, Brian Crecente, Jane McGonigal, and Ben Sawyer!

Important Info

• Entries are due by June 1st, 2013 and registration is free - so register today!
• The winning games will be announced at the 9th annual Games for Health Conference in Boston June 26 - 28, 2013.
• You can read the official rules here.
  

Judges

Leigh Alexander, Gamasutra

Dr. Erica Bowen, Coventry University

Simon Carless, UBM Techweb's Game Network

Brian Crecente, Polygon

Drew Crecente, Jennifer Ann's Group

Jane McGonigal, author Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

Dr. Elizabeth Richeson, Psychologist

Ben Sawyer, Games for Health Project

Jo Sharpen, Children and Young People's Project at AVA

Elin Stebbins Waldal, author Tornado Warning; A Memoir of Teen Dating Violence And its Effect on a Woman's Life

Sponsors

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* Made possible by the Dewey Winburne Community Service Award from SxSW Interactive

About Jennifer Ann's Group

Jennifer Ann's Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is preventing teen dating violence through Awareness, Education, and Advocacy. The group is named in memory of Jennifer Ann Crecente, a high school honors student who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2006.

                                                          
Drew Crecente
Executive Director, Jennifer Ann's Group
Jennifer Ann's Group is an Atlanta-based NGO working to prevent teen dating violence.

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