Games for Change, a non-profit organization that celebrates and promotes social impact games, announced the nominees for this year’s Games for Change Awards. There are eight nominees for three different categories: Best Gameplay, Most Significant Impact, and Most Innovative.
The finalists are:
- Never Alone for Best Gameplay and Most Significant Impact
- This War of Mine for Best Gameplay
- That’s Your Right for Best Gameplay
- Mindlight for Most Significant Impact
- Zoo U for Most Significant Impact
- Bounden for Most Innovative
- Skip a Beat for Most Innovative
- Parable of the Polygons for Most Innovative
The organization will also honor Tracy Fullerton with the Game Changer Award, which recognizes “the significant global contributions of individuals who inspire and mentor new generations of game creators and researchers.” Fullerton is a Director of the USC games program and author of Game Design Workshop, a seminal book on game design.
Winners will be announced at the Games for Change Festival Awards Ceremony on April 22. Nominees are selected by a committee of game designers, academics, writers, and executives from across the industry.