It’s been kind of a geeky day for me so I thought it appropriate that I close it out with this one…
You really can design serious games for positive social change. And there’s a non-profit that’s all about helping folks do that. It’s Games for Change.
Cory Doctorow quotes Eleanor on G4C:
Games for Change, the non-profit devoted to promoting, well, games for change, will hold their fifth annual festival in New York City from June 2-4. Keynote speakers are Henry Jenkins and Jim Gee and the closing keynote is the Honorable Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
The first day of the festival will be a free, one-day workshop. The recipient of a MacArthur grant, the workshop is a soup-to-nuts tutorial for non-profits, covering everything from why you’d make a game for change, to design, and through funding and press strategies. While the workshop is free, seating is limited and those who wish to attend must fill out a simple online application. [link]
Thanks, Alex!