The ABC has announced opportunities for filmmakers to collaborate with game developers and web designers.
The Serious Games Initiative is looking for multi-disciplinary teams such as a game studio, game/web developer, working with a documentary/factual filmmaker, or screenwriter.
ABC describes Serious Games as a broad term used to describe games with an educational value, which raises awareness of important issues, by providing an engaging and enlightening gaming experience.
It is seeking game ideas that address issues that may be in the field of society and culture, health, relationships, history, science, politics, or the environment.
Three teams will be selected with development funding on offer. Closing date is April 24, 2009.
For more information go to www.abc.net.au/seriousgames.
I just hope the “issues” dont make a very PC PC experience. I guess they could a do a Sim City style thing to save the world based on the latest scientific climate data and projections. A huge jugling act of a game that would be. How do you tackle issues with games? I know you can make games educational. Thanks to Games like Rogue Speer, Counterstrike and Medal of Honor every second kid knows the specs of all standard issue military firearms!
couldnt agree more Barrett, thats why this show wont rate well
Does anyone know if the ABC are making a documentary to follow the process? Or if there will be regular updates screened on GoodGame?
Looks like a follow on from the successful Good Games (ABC2) interactive competition last year.
Excellent idea.
Commercial stations would only do something like this if it involved SMS / phone calls and being voted out.