Susanna Pollack calls in as Games For Change kicks off its 18th annual festival exploring the impact of games on education, healthcare, research, civics, and social issues.
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Festival highlights
- Nsé Ufot (New Georgia Project) – The Grassroots Game: New Media for Voter Engagement
- Josh Shen (State Dept) – Can Governments Help Grow the Gaming Community?
- Jenny Wu (Understood – festival’s support of accessibility and usability) – Raising Good Gamers: Youth, Safety, and Diversity
- John Hanke (Niantic) – Keynote – Building Real World Communities with Niantic
- Katie Salen (RGG) – Well-Played / Raising Good Gamers: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at 3 Families’ Experience in Minecraft
Show links
- GamesForChange.org
- G4C on Twitter
- G4C on Facebook
- The Games For Change Newsletter
Todd Mitchell is a US Midwest-based comedy writer and game developer with bylines at Weekly Humorist, Fanbyte, Slackjaw, End of the Bench Sports, and more. He’s the author of Inside Video Game Creation, the founder of CodeWritePlay, and host of the GameDev Breakdown podcast. Follow him on Twitter @Mechatodzilla.