Some of you may remember our coverage of Darfur is Dying, the winning candidate of the serious games challenge spearheaded by the Kaiser Family Foundation and MTV's University network. Spurred on by that game's critical and viral success, this year's competition challenges (real or wanabee) game designers to create an interactive product which deals with the spread of HIV/AIDs. From the press release:
mtvU and the Kaiser Family Foundation are looking for innovative, interactive concepts for video games that will spread rapidly online. Proposed projects should raise awareness about HIV/AIDS among young people in the US, identify ways to stop its spread, and address the silence, stigma and discrimination surrounding the disease. The challenge is open to college students nationwide and the deadline for submissions is March 16th, 2007.
Sadly, the compeition is only open to people in the US, but we look forward to the resulting submissions; last year's crop were superb.
Thanks to my Mum, who pointed me in the direction of this news
