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Games for Change
Founded in 2004, Games for Change facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts.See More
"Hey everyone my name is Colby. I am new to Gameful. I am working on an idea geared toward teens with ADHD which is a game that would allow them to earn rewards as they level up. Linking it to brain performance. Looking for someone to come on board!"
Games for Change
Founded in 2004, Games for Change facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts.See More
Health and Games, or Health in Games
By using game mechanics in therapy for heart patients, teaching young diabetics to estimate carbs, help ritualize the keeping of journals for chronically ill patients, shortening feedback loops, increasing collaboration and putting a smile on the face of poor sods (I am one, I may say so ) – this group will change the world.First one to release, gets a beer at the next meetup!See More
Games for Change
Founded in 2004, Games for Change facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts.See More
The Game Collaboration Exchange
Please post your Project ideas or Portfolio in the Forum. Post a good description of your Project idea or your Super Powers in addition to any outside links, so people can see the basic information right away.See More
Augmenteers of Reality
A launchpad for taking digital games out into physical space! Here designers, architects, hackers and anyone else interested in Augmented Reality can meet, trade ideas, find technical solutions and figure out what we’re going to lay over the world to make it more playful.See More
The Game Collaboration Exchange
Please post your Project ideas or Portfolio in the Forum. Post a good description of your Project idea or your Super Powers in addition to any outside links, so people can see the basic information right away.See More
Health and Games, or Health in Games
By using game mechanics in therapy for heart patients, teaching young diabetics to estimate carbs, help ritualize the keeping of journals for chronically ill patients, shortening feedback loops, increasing collaboration and putting a smile on the face of poor sods (I am one, I may say so ) – this group will change the world.First one to release, gets a beer at the next meetup!See More
Games for Change
Founded in 2004, Games for Change facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts.See More
Games for Change
Founded in 2004, Games for Change facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts.See More
Health and Games, or Health in Games
By using game mechanics in therapy for heart patients, teaching young diabetics to estimate carbs, help ritualize the keeping of journals for chronically ill patients, shortening feedback loops, increasing collaboration and putting a smile on the face of poor sods (I am one, I may say so ) – this group will change the world.First one to release, gets a beer at the next meetup!See More
The Self Helf Games Division
Addressing the issue of motivation in life through games. Discuss creating environments that allow people to motivate themselves for action, apply the methods developed by psychology of happiness and increase their belief in their own abilities.See More
Profile Information
- Your Pet Monster
- Sparkle Monster
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Personal URL
- http://www.sarahbest.net
- Affiliation (company, school, group, e.g.)
- Mightybytes
- Affiliation URL
- http://www.mightybytes.com
- If my life story were a game, it would be a cross between ...
- If my life story were a game, it would be a cross between Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego and Foursquare.
- Most people know me as a (check all that apply) ...
- Artist, Writer, Marketing Genius, The Best Project Manager Ever
- When it comes to my game-making career, I'm ...
- pretty awesome (3-5 games)
- Kinds of games I’m best known for making or want to be known for making someday (check all that apply) ...
- Social games, MMOs, Alternate reality games, iPhone / iPad games, Mobile games, Art and Experimental games, Street games, Educational games, Health games, Marketing and promotional games, You should add another category!
- Will collaborate for
- Creative fulfillment and fun, Free food, Experience and mentorship, Money
- Anything else you want to say about the kinds of projects or people or organizations you’d like to work with?
- I’m the Content and Social Media Director of Chicago-based Mightybytes, a digital marketing and web development agency. I enjoy working with DMOs (destination marketing organizations), arts organizations, educational organizations, and in health and wellness. I’ve worked in a lot of these sectors myself and I’ve made a career prioritizing fun over ROI (the ROI followed). While to date I’ve primarily focused my efforts on Foursquare and SCVNGR badges, lists and challenges, I’m looking forward to branching out and working with other types of collaborators and clients on new platforms.
- Games you’ve worked on ...
- I was one of Foursquare’s inaugural business partners, and I’ve written and produced four Foursquare badges including the world’s first “city” badge, and eight SCVNGR treks. I’ve helped visitors to Chicago use Foursquare to recreate Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, follow in the steps of Superman and the Dark Knight, eat six Chicago style hot dogs in one day, discover the roots of the Blues, and explore great neighborhood gems. To date, over 45, 000 have traveled to neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago to visit historic blues landmarks off the well-beaten tourist path. Through SCVNGR, I’ve sent people on hunts to bike Chicago’s boulevard system, find clues at specific call numbers in neighborhood libraries, write their own Pitchfork reviews, and find hidden objects that tell the stories of local businesses.
- What abilities would you bring to a collaboration?
- creativity, marketing prowess, content development, social media strategy, Foursquare, SCVNGR, editorial, writing
- Three games you’ve played that have changed your life:
- Foursquare, SCVNGR, Superbetter
- http://twitter.com/arunninglist
- Linked In Profile
- http://linkedin.com/in/sarahbest
Sarah Best's Blog
What insights did you take away from Games for Change or Games for Health?
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:30am 2 Comments 2 Likes
I thought that I would write a blog post with some of the key ideas that I took away from watching Games for Change Festival conference sessions. If, like me, you weren't able to attend Games for Change in person, you can watch the sessions online here. I separately enjoyed this wrap up of Games for Health, which I wasn't able to attend or view online.
Some takeaways that I…
ContinueCreating Games to Help Patients Adhere to Medication Regemins
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:30am 2 Comments 4 Likes
I'm watching Jane McGonigal's keynote from the Games For Change conference (which you can watch over here). The screenshot taken above is from a point in her talk in which she talks about how a game designed for…
ContinueComment Wall (3 comments)
- At 3:47am on October 19, 2019,
mrs abiola bawuah said…
Good Day,
How is everything with you, I picked interest on you after going through your short profile and deemed it necessary to write you immediately.I have something very vital to disclose to you, but I found it difficult to express myself here, since it's a public site.Could you please get back to me on this email( ubabawauh@gmail.com ) for the full details,
Have a nice dayThanks God bless.
Mrs Abiola.
- At 1:03am on April 19, 2013,
Daniel Tyrkiel said…
Yes, possibly that was the case. I on the other hand was one of the initial backers on Kickstarter, and member number 13 of gro.lufem.ag which was their beta website (gameful.org spelled backwards...). Then I friended over 1000 gamefullers as there was a mechanic in the site itself which listed how many friends you had (me and a guy called Luis had a bit of a competition going on about who gets more friends... I know, we're such achievers...). It became quite useful when Scott Laidlaw was promoting his maths game. He reached out to me and maybe a dozen other people. I created the Ko's Journey Flash Mob Group which led to him winning a contest and now he's running a successful business :)
regards
Dan
- At 9:02pm on April 18, 2013,
Hi Sarah. Thank you for picking them up! I'm sure they are safe with you. The last time I came to the site was when it had lots of spam attack. Buddypress plugin that was used in the beginning wasn't very strong as I experienced personally on my own sites as well. It's horrible stuff done by empty but persistent people.
I'm busy with my spine candles at the moment but am wanting to get back into redesigning my self help game. when I do I will be more active here again.
All the best
Daniel
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Welcome Gameful Monster!
Welcome to Gameful, which we are happy to report is officially a partner with Games for Change!
After you signup, here's what you can do to get started:
- Explore the groups. Find one that interests you? Join it! Want to invite friends and find new allies? Create your own group.
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- Check the webinars and learn more about what we love the most
- Invite friends and group members from Gameful 1.0 to join this shiny new one
- Make a blog post
- Friend and talk to the Mayor, or chat with anyone online (lower right)
- Stay tuned for Gameful challenges, where you can design your own social impact game!
- Take off your shoes and enjoy :)
Thanks everyone!
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