Health Games Challenge: May 21-23, 2010!
A Game Jam to mobilize game developers in support of USDA’s Apps for Healthy Kids Challenge
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Create!
The game jams will draw game developers, graphic artists, and local youth together to brainstorm ideas and produce video game prototypes from scratch in just 48 hours. Games must incorporate USDA nutrition data, aim to motivate kids to eat better and be more physically active, and otherwise comply with the full contest rules, available at www.appsforhealthykids.com.
Compete!
The prototypes will be displayed at the sixth annual Games for Health Conference, to be held May 26-27, 2010 in Boston, further refined, and submitted to the Apps for Healthy Kids competition before the June 30th deadline.
Official Announcements!
Official news of the Health Games Challenge and its supporting partnerships were announced on Tuesday, May 11, 2010:
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A Unique Partnership...
The game jams, hosted by the IGDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are a joint initiative of the Games for Health Project and Health Games Research.
Both Games for Health and Health Games Research are supported the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pioneer Portfolio, which seeks out innovative ideas that may lead to significant breakthroughs in the future of health and health care.
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