K-12 Outreach from the Center for STEM Education: National STEM Video Game Challenge

Monday, December 5, 2011

National STEM Video Game Challenge

The 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge is launched in partnership with Digital Promise, a new initiative created by the President and Congress, supported through the Department of Education. The initiative is designed to unlock the promise of breakthrough technologies to transform teaching and learning.
College and Graduate students can enter as individual designers or in teams of up to four.
Entrants will compete for

Funds: a pool of $30k in seed money for the refinement, research, marketing and distribution of your game
Research: The Joan Ganz Cooney Center research team will work with the winners to identify potential scalable outcomes of the submission
Expertise: Additional advice will be offered from industry experts
Publicity: Recognition in press, online channels and select publications

What are the different Challenge Entry Streams?
Individuals or teams of up to 4

PBS KIDS Prize: design math based learning video games for children in grades pre K – 4, taking inspiration from the success of the PBS KIDS Go website (Learn More, Microsite, PBS KIDS Prize Rules).
Middle School Prize: design STEM based learning video games designed for grades 5-8 (Learn More, Middle School Prize Rules).
Sesame Street Prize: design STEM based learning video games inspired by Sesame Street’s very own curriculum (Learn More, Sesame Street Prize Rules).

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