It’s only early September, but political season is already in full swing. On November 6, Americans will be casting their ballots to choose their next President of The United States. To get as many people to the voting booths this year, some of our favorite game developers and organizations are creating new games or improving… Read more »

This is part two of our series covering the recipients of the Tribeca Film Institute’s “Games for Change Fellowship“. This unique program affords select documentary filmmakers the opportunity to create a game project to compliment the impact of their films. In this post, we explore our brand new relationship with the film, “Wonder Women! The Untold… Read more »

Right on the heels of our latest Half the Sky games update, comes another straight from Kenya. Through the financial support of CBA WorldView, our team (together with a game designer and a film crew) had the opportunity to travel to East Africa, and test the Half the Sky mobile games.  This is part of CBA… Read more »

This is the first in a two part series detailing our work with recipients of the Tribeca Film Institute’s “Games for Change Fellowship”. —  Last year, Games for Change partnered with the Tribeca Film Institute and their All Access Alumni program for filmmakers. Joining a host of other grant and mentorship opportunities for filmmakers was… Read more »

Exciting new Social Action Game based on the book by Pulitzer-Prize Winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Production has begun on a Facebook social action game based on Half the Sky, the bestselling book by Pulitzer Prize-winner writers Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.  Social games leader Zynga announced that it will contribute “significant staff time”… Read more »

(Above: Caryn Effron, Jane McGonigal, Ava Zydor, and Brooks Tanner) Games for Change (G4C), the leading global advocate for supporting and making games for social good, has welcomed four new members to its board of directors – Caryn Effron, Jane McGonigal, Brooks Tanner and Ava Zydor – it was announced June 19, 2012 by Asi… Read more »

(Above: Games for Change Award jury members Edwin Schlossberg and Lucy Bradshaw joined by Greg Trefry on the far right, and 2x Games for Change Award winners Chris Bell and Jim Monroe.) The winners of the Games for Change Awards were announced during a ceremony held at NYU Skirball Center on June 20, 2012.  The event culminated the… Read more »

by Silvia Lovato When it comes to kids, the answer is similar to what television programs should public media air: games that engage, educate and delight children, broadening their horizons and helping them discover unlimited possibilities. In today’s digital world, kids are engaging with media content anytime and anywhere, expecting consistent experiences with their favorite characters whether they are watching… Read more »

We’ve got one more award nominee to shine our spotlight on! Richard Tate is the VP of Communications and Marketing at HopeLab and Zamzee. Zamzee (www.zamzee.com), nominated for Most Innovative Game, is an online rewards platform powered by physical activity. Zamzee is developed by Zamzee and funded by HopeLab and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

We are right on the eve of the biggest and most ambitious Games for Change Festival yet, and even still, we are adding great new content to the event. Just announced: Funder Roundtables Here’s more info about this exciting event: