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Games for Change @G4C @MByrdMichelle Byrd
GamesforChange.org
- $60B Global business
- 97% of teenagers in America*
- 60% of casual gamers are women*
- 27 is the average age of social gamers
WHY GAMES?
Pew Report, Nielsen
Games are expanding:
21st CENTURY SKILL BUILDING
Playing and making games foster critical skills necessary for success in a rapidly changing 21st Century world.
+ Systems thinking+ Digital media literacy+ Iterative process+ Creativity+ Problem solving + Team building + Planning & execution+ Collaboration
Audience(1)
Context(2)
Who is it designed for?Region, age, demographic, psychographic, media and gaming accessibility and ability
When & how is it played?Moderated vs. un-moderated, home, school, after-school, library, community center
Impact(3)
Platform(4)
What is the goal?Job skills, 21st century skills, motivation, awareness, fundraising, behavior change,
real-world action
What is the right technology?Console, console download, handheld, PC, Facebook, mobile
Project Team
Technology
Business &Fundraising
Production GameDesign
Art &Design
ContentWriting
Many fail: team does not have necessary skills to execute
ENGAGING QUALIFIED TEAMS
ProjectLeadership
Assessment Partners
ImpactPartners
DomainExperts
Researchers
Game Development
PlatformExperts
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
http://www.gamesforchange.org/toolkitflash/
Game Building Toolkit
Researcher, Strategist, Consultant
@bgstokes
Ben Stokes
Macon Money
Re:Activism
Commons
The Event: CicLAvia
• Twice per year• 10 miles ==> open space• 100,000 participants
(pedestrians, strollers, bikers)• ...but not in South LA (yet)
Games for ChangeJune 18-20 in NYC (Festival/conf.)http://GamesForChange.org
Civic Tripod for Real-World Games & Mobile:http://CivicTripod.com (Wednesday!)
Grow a Game cardshttp://valuesatplay.org/game-tools
Resources
Social ActionsGames that create:Voting & Civic DutyParticipation in Improving SystemsHelp in Research & EducationRapidly Growing Knowledge BasesMovements & Mass ChangeUnderstanding, Empathy, CompassionSimulation for Disaster & Crisis Preparation
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Producer, Strategist, Consultant @FunkSoupJosephine Dorado
This Spartan Life
NonprofitGames.org
Working group forming for nonprofits interested in game development, gamers & designers who like
helping causes and allies in collaborative fields who are growing interactive challenges with the public
sector.
PARTICIPATIONCOMPLEX CHOICES
SOCIAL INTERACTIVITYCOLLABORATION
#NPLive 16 May 2012Josephine Dorado @funksoup
Over 80 million players
Foldit: crowdsourcing health solutionsgamers deciphered the structure of an enzyme of an
AIDS-like virus
Collaboration
Players raised over $1.5 million in just five
days
Transmedia storytellingBreakthrough’s America 2049
encouraging creative problem-solving & social entrepreneurship
NonprofitGames.org
#NPLive 16 May 2012Josephine Dorado @funksoup
Global Kids @GlobalKids @BarryJosephBarry Joseph
CostofLife.org
For more great tools
visitThe TechSoup Catalog
AdobeCreative Suite
Including:PhotoshopIllustratorFlash ProFlash CatalystPremiereAudition& more
TackleCF
PlaySpent.org
Do we play to do more than just have fun?
Entertainment Education
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Zynga.orgFarmville's 80 million players = for HAITI = Over $1million
Operating Strategy:Every game should have a cause that it benefits through virtual goods - an easy opt-in donation - created in a day
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www.nonprofitgames.org
#NPlive #NPgames