[game_edu] Computer Game Contest - IEEE: Committee on Earth Observation

[jparker]

Hi

I am pleased to announce Stage 2 of the IEEE: Committee on Earth 
Observation (ICEO) competition to create a computer/video game related 
to using Earth Observations to solve a myriad of environmental issues, 
and demonstrating how real-world events and big issues affect the Earth 
and impact its people.

Ten entries will be selected as finalists on November 1, 2010, and those 
games will be put on display at the ICEO's major conference in Beijing. 
The entries must be playable, but need not be complete.

One overall winner will be chosen from the ten finalists, with the prize 
being *$20,000 US*.

What are these big issues? According to the international Group on Earth 
Observations, comprised
of 76 countries (www.earthobservations.org), Earth faces big challenges 
in nine societal
areas, called the “challenge areas”:
• Disaster Relief/Response,
• Health,
• Energy,
• ClimateFluctuations,
• Water Conservation,
• Weather Systems,
• Ecosystems,
• Agriculture,
• Biodiversity.

Through the competition, our desire is that citizens of the earth learn 
the valuable lessons of earth
observation and the application of this knowledge to preserve and 
conserve our planets resources.
The three major objectives of this contest are:

• Provide broader visibility and understanding of the availability and 
benefits of Earth Systems Information globally, particularly in a 
younger generation audience (in the 9-18 year age range) in both 
developed and developing countries

• Stimulate participation and interest in Earth information systems 
SaveEarthGame Official Rules 3
Playable, Prototype Computer Game Design Contest

• Stimulate dialogue and problem-solving related to significant societal 
issues

See the attached document for rules, and send me email with unanswered 
questions.

SPONSORS
IEEE: Committee on Earth Observation (ICEO) and Computer Society
DigiPen Institute of Technology
1st Playable Productions
The GLOBE Program
Group on Earth Observation

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>From Hauptmann

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You can't judge the importance of things by the noise they make.

Dr. J. R. Parker,                    Digital Media Laboratory
Professor of Play                    http://www.ucalgary.ca/~jparker
Faculty of Fine Arts                 jparker@ ucalgary.ca
University of Calgary                403-220-6784      AB606/AB611               

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