Nonprofits Live! GAMES

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Participate & Ask Questions!Use the chat window to talk with other guests andparticipants, share linksTry the Social Networks (Twitter/Facebook) tab toinvite friends on other sites with a link to this event –do it now and tell us who you are!To ask a question click to the Questions tab and we’lltake on some of the best in our Q&A together

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GamesforChange.org

WHY GAMES? Games are expanding: - $60B Global business - 97% of teenagers in America* - 60% of casual gamers are women* - 27 is the average age of social gamers Pew Report, Nielsen

21st CENTURY SKILL BUILDING Playing and making games foster critical skills necessary for success in a rapidly changing 21st Century world. + Systems thinking + Digital media literacy + Iterative process + Creativity + Problem solving + Team building + Planning & execution + Collaboration

(1) Audience Who is it designed for? Region, age, demographic, psychographic, media and gaming accessibility and ability (2) Context When & how is it played?Moderated vs. un-moderated, home, school, after-school, library, community center

(3) Impact What is the goal?Job skills, 21st century skills, motivation, awareness, fundraising, behavior change, real-world action (4) Platform What is the right technology? Console, console download, handheld, PC, Facebook, mobile

ENGAGING QUALIFIED TEAMS Game Production Design Business & Art & Project Team Fundraising Design Content Technology WritingMany fail: team does not have necessary skills to execute

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Impact Domain Partners Experts Platform Project Researchers Experts Leadership Assessment Game Partners Development

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The Event: • Twice per yearCicLAvia • 10 miles ==> open space • 100,000 participants (pedestrians, strollers, bikers) • ...but not in South LA (yet)

ResourcesGames for ChangeJune 18-20 in NYC (Festival/conf.)http://GamesForChange.orgCivic Tripod for Real-World Games & Mobile:http://CivicTripod.com (Wednesday!)Grow a Game cardshttp://valuesatplay.org/game-tools

S o c ia l A c t io n sGames that create:Voting & Civic DutyParticipation in Improving SystemsHelp in Research & EducationRapidly Growing Knowledge BasesMovements & Mass ChangeUnderstanding, Empathy, CompassionSimulation for Disaster & Crisis Preparation

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Working group forming for nonprofits interested in game development, gamers & designers who like helping causes and allies in collaborative fields who are growing interactive challenges with the public sector.N o n p r o f it G a m e s org

PARTICIPATION COMPLEX CHOICESSOCIAL INTERACTIVITY COLLABORATION

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Z yn g a .o r gFarmvilles 80 million players = for HAITI = Over $1millionOperating Strategy:Every game should have a cause that it benefits throughvirtual goods - an easy opt-in donation - created in a day

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