Calling all LittleBigPlanet CREATORS! Now’s your chance to create fun levels, better the community and be awarded some money – all at the same time.
A few weeks ago, we teamed up with the MacArthur Foundation, HASTAC, and The Entertainment Software Association with support from our nation’s capital, to host a unique competition to help the youth of America learn more about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Now we’re back with more details and looking for members of the LittleBigPlanet community to step up and be a “Game Changer.” If you’re interested, read on and you can earn up to $50,000 and help teach LittleBigPlanet gamers a thing or two about STEM while they play your level(s).
You can head on over to the updated Game Changers Competition details page to get the full download, but in a nutshell:
- The MacArthur foundation will be accepting submissions for levels / proposals combining an engaging gaming experience with principals of STEM learning.
- There are 10 different categories, where winning submissions can earn up to $50,000 in production / development grants.
- Judging will be based on the different categories combined with the potential of level design, with consideration to quality, integration of learning content, playability, fun, aesthetics and more.
The competition registration site will open for submissions on January 15, so make sure to start the thinking about your level designs and ways to integrate the fun of LittleBigPlanet with science, technology, engineering, and math.
For more reference info on HASTAC, The MacArthur Foundation and the Digital Media and Learning Competition, check out the links below:
- HASTAC Press Release: $2 Million Competition Opens for Ideas to Transform Learning
- Visit the Digital Media and Learning Competition Blog and the MacArthur Foundation Spotlight Blog
- Read press releases from the MacArthur Foundation and the White House
- Follow dmlComp on Twitter and join the Digital Media and Learning Competition News listserv
- Track the Digital Media and Learning Competition coverage on delicious at delicious.com/dmlComp2010
I haven’t tried making a level yet, but this may entice me to do so =)
I also haven’t tried making a level, but I have been playing LBP lately. I’ll make some levels soon
i have made lvls but have not published them but now that prize money entices me (=
do you guys relize how hard it is to make 1 i’v tried and failed ok its hard you got to be really creative ok and make new cars and stuff its hard and it hurts ur head if you want to see my lvls you can just add me
america only right?
Nope. The MacArthur Foundation will accept submissions from anywhere