Author Archives: Jeff Ramos
Full schedule for Games for Change @ GDC released
There’s one month to go before we bring our inaugural daylong summit to the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, on March 6. Early bird pricing ends on February … Read more
“A Closed World”: Approaching Gender in Games and Real-life
In 2006, the Singapore government began working with The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in a partnership to research digital media. One of their core projects was the Singapore-MIT Game … Read more
9th Annual Games for Change Festival Call for Talks & Presentations – NOW LIVE!
The 9th Annual Games for Change Festival will be taking place on June 18-20, 2012. The call for talks and presentations is now live! The Festival is the largest gaming … Read more
“Passing the Ball” of online safety, part two
In early October 2011, the Game Developer Conference Online (GDC Online) debuted a game called Passing the Ball to tackle the topic of online safety for children. Recently we spoke … Read more
Codecademy turns learning to code into a fresh, game-like experience
The face of education is changing (or so we hope!). While kids still learn from text books and instructors, organizations and individuals are working hard to create a paradigm shift. Initiatives like … Read more
Exploring Korea’s long-lasting conflict through a game allegory
Daesung-dong village entrance For half a century Korea’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) has been a dividing line that affects millions of people on the peninsula. Explaining its importance to new generations … Read more
1st Annual Games for Change Latin America Festival, December 8 – 11
On December 8th through the 11th, Games for Change Latin America (English) will be hosting their first annual Latin America Festival (English)! This premiere event in São Paulo, Brazil will … Read more
“Games for Change Summit” is the latest addition to Game Developers Conference
On Tuesday, March 6th 2012, Games for Change will be holding a new day-long Summit at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. GDC is the longest running and … Read more
Are there “good” and “bad” games for change?
Earlier this week, a message was sent to our Games for Change Google Group that stirred our community. The seemingly harmless post entitled, “Best Practices for Marketing Games” was a simple … Read more
Meet the players and game that helped fight AIDS in 10 days
Over the past two days, we’ve seen our community share a variety of links on our Twitter, Facebook, and Google Group applauding the efforts of Foldit. This remarkable game and the … Read more