Jam:Life. Love. Game Design Challenge
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This holds the data for the jam series called Life. Love. Game Design Challenge. It is part of the visual novel jam statistics system. |
Provided Parameters
- Has title: Life. Love. Game Design Challenge
- Has theme: violence prevention
- Has timing: (not specified)
- Year Started: (not specified)
- Year Ended: (not specified)
- Has creator: Jennifer Ann's Group
- Has host: Gaming Against Violence
- Has status: Ongoing
- Has short name: Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Description: A violence prevention game design challenge. Games cannot include any on-screen depictions of violence.
- Has logo: (not specified)
- Is DevTalk affiliated: Unaffiliated
Calculated Parameters
- Has most Participants: 0.0e+0
- Has most Entries: 0.0e+0
- Has cumul participants: 0.0e+0
- Has cumul entries: 0.0e+0
- Has month category: February
- Has versions: true
- Record(s) Held: None recorded
Links
- Detailed Stats: More Stats
- Most Recent Jam Page: https://toxify.org
- Has latest occurrence: Jam:Life. Love. Game Design Challenge#_7652eac53172fdb0d0da5ebb61711642
Occurrences
2026 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Is version: toxicity
- Has start date: 2026-02-28
- Has end date: 2026-07-28
- Has participants: Not specified
- Has entries: Not specified
- Is visual novels only: no
- Has URL: https://toxify.org
- Is competitive: yes
- Has top prize: 3,000 USD
- Has prize pool: 10,000 USD
- Is number in series (calculated): 1
2025 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Is version: communication
- Has start date: 2025-02-28
- Has end date: 2025-06-29
- Has participants: Not specified
- Has entries: Not specified
- Is visual novels only: no
- Has URL: https://communicating.games
- Is competitive: yes
- Has top prize: 3,000 USD
- Has prize pool: 10,000 USD
- Is number in series (calculated): 1
2024 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Is version: social connectedness
- Has start date: 2024-02-29
- Has end date: 2024-06-30
- Has participants: Not specified
- Has entries: Not specified
- Is visual novels only: no
- Has URL: https://connecting.games
- Is competitive: yes
- Has top prize: 3,000 USD
- Has prize pool: 11,000 USD
- Is number in series (calculated): 1
2023 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Is version: critical thinking
- Has start date: 2023-02-28
- Has end date: 2023-06-30
- Has participants: Not specified
- Has entries: Not specified
- Is visual novels only: no
- Has URL: https://criticalthinker.games
- Is competitive: yes
- Has top prize: 3,000 USD
- Has prize pool: 10,000 USD
- Is number in series (calculated): 1
2022 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Is version: resilience
- Has start date: 2022-02-28
- Has end date: 2022-07-05
- Has participants: Not specified
- Has entries: Not specified
- Is visual novels only: no
- Has URL: https://resilient.games
- Is competitive: yes
- Has top prize: 3,000 USD
- Has prize pool: 10,000 USD
- Is number in series (calculated): 1
2020 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Is version: culture
- Has start date: 2020-02-29
- Has end date: 2020-08-01
- Has participants: Not specified
- Has entries: Not specified
- Is visual novels only: no
- Has URL: https://jagga.me/culture/
- Is competitive: yes
- Has top prize: 10,000 USD
- Has prize pool: 12,600 USD
- Is number in series (calculated): 1
2019 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Is version: gaslighting
- Has start date: 2019-02-28
- Has end date: 2019-08-01
- Has participants: Not specified
- Has entries: Not specified
- Is visual novels only: no
- Has URL: https://gaslight.games
- Is competitive: yes
- Has top prize: 10,000 USD
- Has prize pool: 12,600 USD
- Is number in series (calculated): 1
2017 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Is version: consent
- Has start date: 2017-02-15
- Has end date: 2017-06-30
- Has participants: Not specified
- Has entries: Not specified
- Is visual novels only: no
- Has URL: https://consent.games
- Is competitive: yes
- Has top prize: 10,000 USD
- Has prize pool: 13,000 USD
- Is number in series (calculated): 1
2009 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Is version: teen dating violence prevention
- Has start date: 2009-02-15
- Has end date: 2009-05-17
- Has participants: Not specified
- Has entries: Not specified
- Is visual novels only: no
- Has URL: https://jenniferann.org/2009_game_contest_winners.htm
- Is competitive: yes
- Has top prize: 1,000 USD
- Has prize pool: 1,800 USD
- Is number in series (calculated): 2
2008 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- Is version: teen dating violence prevention
- Has start date: 2008-02-15
- Has end date: 2008-05-15
- Has participants: Not specified
- Has entries: Not specified
- Is visual novels only: no
- Has URL: https://jenniferann.org/2008_game_contest.htm
- Is competitive: yes
- Has top prize: 1,000 USD
- Has prize pool: 1,300 USD
- Is number in series (calculated): 1
The Life.Love. Game Design Challenge is an annual competition which began in 2008. Presented by the non-profit program Gaming Against Violence®, the contest produces intentionally designed pro-social trauma-informed digital games.
Can you create a compelling violence prevention video game without using any violence in the game itself?
A challenge to (human) artists, designers, and visionaries of all ages to create non-violent video games that will be played by young people ages 11 - 22 at school and home.
Started in 2008, the game design challenge topics have included bystander awareness, communication, consent, critical thinking, gaslighting, healthy relationships, resilience, social connectedness, and teen dating violence prevention.
Entrants submit a game pitch about their game idea. Finalists which are selected from the game pitches then have three to four months to create their game. A panel of experts score and critique the completed games. All Finalists receive critiques of their games.
All qualifying Finalist teams receive a minimum of $100 USD. At least one $3,000 USD prize will be given to a qualifying team. The games remain the property of the teams.
Make a game and make a difference.