Games for Health Competition

Posted by on November 24, 2006

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Games for Health Competition
Deadline: March 30, 2007

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (<a href="http://www.rwjf.org/">http://www.rwjf.org/</a>) has announced a nationwide contest to promote the development of computer and video games that improve people’s health and help them get the care they need.

The Games for Health Competition will award prizes totaling $30,000 to entrants who develop game concepts or prototypes aimed at improving aspects of health and healthcare.

Three prizes will be awarded — one for a working prototype and two for storyboard/design treatments.

Entrants in the storyboard/treatment competition will design a game that identifies a specific problem faced by healthcare providers (such as training staff to counsel family members or raising awareness about bone marrow donations) or address a significant health issue and offer potential strategies for addressing the problem. (Two prizes of $5,000 each.)

Participants in the prototype competition will develop working prototypes of a health-related game in a playable form. The games may be about any health or healthcare topic and could help with training, health education, disease management, prevention, or building general awareness and understanding. (One prize of $20,000.)

The competition is open to U.S. residents over the age of 18, including independent and collegiate developers, casual gamers, and organizations that are not commercial game publishers. Health and healthcare organizations, including schools of public health, healthcare nonprofits, and hospitals, are invited to enter. Entrants are encouraged to involve representatives from a healthcare organization, patient population, or other health-related audiences that would benefit from the game it designs in the concept development and execution.

Details on contest categories and application procedures may be found on the Games for Health Competition Web site.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10005097/gamesforhealth">http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10005097/gamesforhealth</a>

For additional RFPs in Health, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml</a>