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  • 2007 Serious Games Summit GDC: Jane McGonigal On ilovebees, ARGs This latest Serious Games Source feature covers a keynote by alternate reality game creator Jane McGonigal presented during the recent 2007 Serious Games Summit, during which she stated “I design games from the future,” and offered insight into the creation of Halo 2 ARG ilovebees.
  • Serious Game Engine Shootout In the march up to the Serious Games Shootout panel to take place in March during the Serious Games Summit in San Francisco, writer Richard Carey presents a comparative analysis of several prominent engines currently used for developing serious games, as well as quotes from the companies behind the technologies.
  • Playing with Fire: Enemy Dolls In this latest Playing with Fire feature, Powerful Robot Games' Gonzalo Frasca offers his unique insight into the perception of conflict in games, as well as in other media, and notes how looking at events through the eyes of the opposition could lead to better understanding.
2010 Life. Love. Game Design Contest Now Accepting Entries[02.03.10]

Jennifer Ann's Group has opened submissions for the third annual Life. Love. Game Design Contest, a yearly competition held to raise awareness of teen dating violence.

Entries must address the topic of relationship violence among teenagers, but must refrain from including any violent content. Submissions must be playable in a web browser using the Adobe Flash multimedia platform.

A panel of judges will evaluate each entry based on playability, innovation, ease of learning, and look and feel. A large portion of judging criteria focuses on educational quality and the effectiveness of each game's intended message.

This year's winning entry will receive a top prize of $2,500. Two runner-up contestants will receive $100 each. One randomly-chosen entry will be given a $100 door prize.

The deadline for submission is May 15, 2010. Prize winners will be announced on May 27, 2010. Last year's winning entries are playable for free at The Jennifer Ann Crecente Memorial Group's website.

By Danny Cowan
February 3, 2010 04:47:00 PM PT