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Cinereach, the producer and media incubator behind Marcel the Shell With Shoes On and Beasts of the Southern Wild, has launched a climate-themed video game design competition.
“Just Play: A Game Jam for Climate Futures,” which begins Monday, will feature a $10,000 grand prize and will “challenge game makers, artists, and developers to explore a wide range of climate futures that inspire new perspectives. “The purpose is that. Contest description.
Submissions will be accepted starting Monday at JustPlayJam.com and will continue until May 17th. Participants will be provided with a Cinereach toolkit containing the results of a recent climate visibility workshop with Good Energy.
The final prototypes and winners will be unveiled at the closing night party of the Hollywood Climate Summit on June 28th.
The competition is the second edition of Cinereach's “Just Play” video game development competition, produced in collaboration with Anima Interactive and supported by Dreamspace. The first contest is “Just Play: A Game Jam for Justice.” The competition had 100 participants, and developers from 19 countries submitted 43 games focused on justice-centered themes.
“Just Play provides an opportunity to learn from our partners and the gaming community, which is an important part of Cinereach’s new adventure in serving as a story incubator,” said Cinereach CEO Jennifer Strachan. “Building on our decades of work supporting the film community, we are adding research-backed climate change strategies to empower the next generation of storytelling that inspires curiosity, empathy, and agency. We make sure we can support you appropriately.”
Carla Reyes, founder and creative director of Anima Interactive, added: “We are excited to partner with Cinereach and Hollywood Climate Summit for the next Just Play. At Anima Interactive, we are inspired by the stories and cultural change movements driven by film and television. , we apply Hollywood storytelling techniques to video games and believe there is great untapped potential for real-world impact.Entertainment drives culture, and culture drives society. for Climate Futures is an early attempt to put this theory to the test. ”
