Award Categories:

Formal Learning

Learning Games for use in School Contexts

Leads

Erik Harpstead (Carnegie Mellon University)
Jenn Scianna (Field Day @ University of Wisconsin - Madison)

Judges

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.

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

Judges

Peter McDonald (Competition Lead; University of Wisconsin - Madison)

Sarah Larson (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

Max Shafer-Landau (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

Forwarded for Full Review

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.

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

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)