Project Go Game Creation Contest

Submissions due via email to aalvarez -at- medrespond.com
Deadline: 11:59 pm on March 15, 2008
Email or call 412 488 7000 for questions.

WANTED: exercise and nutrition themed mini-games to supplement our Project Go coaching system for middle school students

REWARD: $250 for each game chosen to be included in the project (up to 20), with additional $250, $150 and $100 prizes for the most popular games as selected by a panel of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students

Rules:

• Each game should have a health theme.
• The game shouldn’t require more than a mouse or keyboard for game play.
• Games must be short, lasting on average under two minutes.
• Games will total less than 1 MB.
• Flash/Shockwave formats are preferred, but we will accept anything written using widespread, web-deliverable technology. vEach game will have an opening “loading…” screen that can be replaced.
• Each game should be age appropriate and appropriate for school, so keep the blood and guts in check.
• Games should use only code and images created and owned by their designers.
• Multiple Submissions are encouraged

Deliverables:

• A compiled demo, either a URL pointer or a executable desktop version
• Source code
• Submissions must include name, email, and a contact number
• Games designed by more than one person are allowed, but each name and contact number must be included
• Submissions due via email to aalvarez@medrespond.com by 11:59 pm on 03-15-2008

Nutrition and Exercise Theme Examples:

• Getting & Staying Active
• Limiting Screen Time
• Adding Activity To Everyday Life
• Benefits of Stretching
• Warming up & Cooling Down
• Safety Equipment
• Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
• Milk, Juice & Water, Lo Cal Beverages
• Why Water?
• Reading Nutrition Labels
• Knowing When You’ve Had Enough to Eat
• When to Eat (Spacing of meals, Snacks, Breakfast)
• Veggies & Fruits
• Proteins
• Carbohydrates
• Fats & Sugars & Healthy Fats
• Calcium Sources
• Dining Out
• Diets vs. Life Style Changes
• The Benefits of Sleep