2023 GEE! Learning Game Awards
The GEE! award recognizes excellence in educational game design. The award is judged by international leaders in the field.
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Award Categories:
Formal Learning (Elementary)
Learning games for use in formal school contexts up to grade 5 (~10 years old)
Judges
Chris Baker (Competition Lead, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
Valentin Briukhanov (CodeCombat)
Adeeb Syed (Springboard, Harvard)
Informal Learning
For home, family, museums, libraries, etc.
Judges
Barry Joseph (Competition Lead, Co-Founder of Games for Change)
Monica Fan (Pipeworks Studios)
Paolo Gambardella (Sentendo)
Analog Games
Board games, card games,
or other non-digital games
Judges
Peter McDonald (Competition Lead, UW-Madison)
Felipe Martinez (UW-Madison)
Max Shafer-Landau (UW-Madison)
Formal Learning
(Middle+)
Learning games for use in formal school contexts for grades 6+ (~11+ years old)
Judges
Matheus Cezarotto (Competition Lead, New Mexico State University)
Ray Kimball (42EdGames)
Amanda Siebert-Evenstone (Age of Learning)
Small & Indie Studios
Studios with <$100k in funding for the game
Judges
Amy Patterson (Competition Lead, Urban Arts)
Michael Douma (IDEA)
Jenny Saucerman (Credit Union National Association)
The long and short of it
In the spirit of James Paul Gee’s scholarship, we’ve created an award to recognize best educational video games in the world. Finalists will showcase their games during the Play Make Learn conference. Send us your best!
Game Application Deadline:
June 1, 2023 at Midnight Latest Time Zone (UTC+14)
Judging Criteria
Does it Empower Learners?
Does it create Problems Worth Solving?
Does it create Deep Understanding?
Does it work smoothly?
Is it visually interesting?
Is it original?
What Do We Get?
For the Winners:
A GEE! Award Winner badge to use on your website and promotional materials
Your game featured on the GEE! Award website
The opportunity to talk about your game during a dedicated hybrid session at PLAY MAKE LEARN 2023
For the Finalists:
A GEE! Award Finalist badge to use on your website and promotional materials.
Your game featured on the GEE! Award website
Free registration to PLAY MAKE LEARN 2023 for 2 members of your team to demo your game in the Arcade (not required)