2022 Award Winners
Formal Learning
Learning Games for use in School Contexts
Winner
Math Makers (Ululab)
Judges
Jenn Scianna (Competition Lead; Field Day @ University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Matheus Cezarotto (New Mexico State University)
Monica Fan (Schell Games)
Matt Harrison (University of Melbourne)
Tammie Schrader (Whitworth University)
Finalists
Convene the Council (iCivics, Inc.)
Math Makers (Ululab)
Museum of the Lost VR (Ben Fulcher)
Finding Your Path (Acme Nerd Games)
Informal Youth
Age 0-12 for Home, Family, Museums, Libraries, Etc.
Winner
Bop or Pop! / ¡Bop, no pop! (Fred Rogers Productions)
Judges
Julia Moreira (Competition Lead; University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Kellian Adams Pletcher (FableVision Studios)
Spencer Striker (Northwestern University in Qatar)
Finalists
LogicLike: Educational Games Early Learning Web+App for Kids (logiclike.com)
Bop or Pop! / ¡Bop, no pop! (Fred Rogers Productions)
Donkey's Froyo Stand (Fred Rogers Productions)
Hero Elementary Games App (Twin Cities Public Television)
Analog Games
Board games, Card games,
or other non-digital games
Winner
Décorum (Charlie Mackin)
Judges
Peter McDonald (Competition Lead; University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Sarah Larson (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Max Shafer-Landau (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Finalists
Gamestormers (GamestormEDU)
The Hook-Up Game: Consent is complicated but never blurry (Caleb Probst)
Save Yourself (Yang Bai)
Décorum (Charlie Mackin)
Youngwork Quest (Failed Icebreakers)
Foragers by Daylight (Sofia Kirkman)
Fractious (Leah Rosenbaum)
+PlusOut!! Battle Points (Brandon Bell)
Informal
Age 12+ for Home, Family, Museums, Libraries, Etc.
Winner
Lost Recipes (Schell Games)
Judges
Amy Patterson (Competition Lead; Urban Arts)
Jane Lee (iThrive Games)
Valentin Briukhanov (CodeCombat)
Finalists
OtherWordly (Michael Douma)
RoboCo (Filament Games)
Secrets of Soil (Henry Driver)
Lost Recipes (Schell Games)
Amateur Created
Games created by students, educators, or hobbyists
without a studio or significant funding
Winner
Microscopya (Beata Mierzwa)
Judges
Yuchan Gao (Competition Lead; Arizona State University)
Mark Chen (University of Washington Bothell)
Adeeb Syed (Springboard)
Finalists
Persephone (Ailea Merriam-Pigg)
Zellige: The Tilemaker of Granada (Hoopoe Games)
Before Lost (Ruonan Liu)
Microscopya (Beata Mierzwa)
Music Box Plus (WebmasterGM)
Mathic Number: The Card Game of Arithmetic (Clemons Education Inc.)
The Shape of Us (Sam Schneider)