2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge

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The National STEM Video Game Challenge aims to motivate interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning by tapping into students’ natural passion for playing and making video games.

The 2012 Challenge features the following categories:

• Middle School - for students in grades 5-8.
• High School - for students in grades 9-12.
• Collegiate - undergraduate and graduate students design original games for children in pre-K - 8 that teach STEM concepts and/or foster an interest in STEM subject areas.
• Educator - licensed professional educators at the pre-K-12 level and individuals who are currently teaching or engaging children through a youth serving, 501(c)(3)non-profit organization. Educators are invited to design games for youth in grades pre-K - 12 that teach key STEM concepts and/or foster an interest in STEM subject areas.

Entries can be created using any game-making platform including, but not limited to, written concepts, Gamestar Mechanic, Microsoft’s Kodu Game Lab, GameMaker and Scratch.

The Middle School and High School Category winners will each receive AMD-based laptops, game design software packages and other tools to support their skill development. Each winner’s youth sponsoring organization will receive cash prizes and educational software (there will be a total of $80,000 in prizes for youth and youth sponsoring organizations). A prize pool of $30,000 will be awarded to the Collegiate Category.

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