The STEM Video Game Challenge is open to middle school and high school students in the U.S. in grades five through twelve. Students may enter as individuals or as teams of up to four members. Entries can be created using any game creation platform such as Gamestar Mechanic, Unity, GameMaker, and Scratch or as a written game design document. The deadline to submit entries is May 1, 2017. Each winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000, as well as exposure on the STEM Challenge website, mentoring from game industry professionals, and access to an online community of peers.

Submit original, playable video games and game design documents.

The STEM Challenge is a game design competition, and so our judges evaluate games based on three criteria, which are equally weighted in the judging process:

• engaging game-play: the extent to which the game keeps players fully engaged.
• innovative/creative vision: the uniqueness of the game concept.
• well-balanced game play: clarity of game play goals, balance of challenges and rewards, and feedback to the player.

For the Games for Change Prize, games also will be evaluated on the criteria of game-play, creativity, and content.

Website: http://stemchallenge.org/

Managing Organization: E-Line Media & Joan Ganz Cooney Center

Contact:

christa.avampato@sesame.org

Eligibility:
The STEM Challenge is open to middle school and high school students in the U.S. in grades five through twelve. Students can participate individually or on teams of up to 4.

The STEM Video Game Challenge is open to middle school and high school students in the U.S. in grades five through twelve. Students may enter as individuals or as teams of up to four members. Entries can be created using any game creation platform such as Gamestar Mechanic, Unity, GameMaker, and Scratch or as a written game design document. The deadline to submit entries is May 1, 2017. Each winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000, as well as exposure on the STEM Challenge website, mentoring from game industry professionals, and access to an online community of peers.

Submit original, playable video games and game design documents.

The STEM Challenge is a game design competition, and so our judges evaluate games based on three criteria, which are equally weighted in the judging process:

• engaging game-play: the extent to which the game keeps players fully engaged.
• innovative/creative vision: the uniqueness of the game concept.
• well-balanced game play: clarity of game play goals, balance of challenges and rewards, and feedback to the player.

For the Games for Change Prize, games also will be evaluated on the criteria of game-play, creativity, and content.

Website: http://stemchallenge.org/

Managing Organization: E-Line Media & Joan Ganz Cooney Center

Contact:

christa.avampato@sesame.org

Eligibility:
The STEM Challenge is open to middle school and high school students in the U.S. in grades five through twelve. Students can participate individually or on teams of up to 4.