Press release -
Mobo Game Jam winners announced
Global game making competition aimed at 8-18 year olds announces winners of competition to create best game that imagines a future with access to clean water.
Tuesday 23rd March - The winners of the Mobo Game Jam, a global game making competition encouraging 8-18 year olds to design games imagining a future where everyone has access to clean water, have been announced.
The jam, which was created in partnership between Digital Schoolhouse, edu360, Into Games, Kucheza Gaming and WaterAid, encouraged young people from across the world to create prototype games digitally or on paper.
Over 1000 registrations from the UK and Nigeria were whittled down to 12 finalists, with submissions competing in a range of age groups in the final showcase on Monday 22nd March.
And while every game in the final showcase shone, the following games emerged as the global winners from the public vote – which attracted over a thousand responses - within each of the following age groups.
- 8-11 year olds – Mmesoma, for their game Water Allies
- 12-14 year olds– Samuel, for their game Race to Water
- 15-18 year olds – Obi, for their game Aqua
Winners will receive a series of prizes including a range of dedicated game laptops and Amazon vouchers.
“The range of games submitted to the Mobo Game Jam was outstanding,” said Shahneila Saaed, Head of Education for Ukie and Director of Digital Schoolhouse. “To see so many creative concepts tackling an issue of such importance flood in from around the world was genuinely inspiring and we’d like to thank everyone who took part.”
The theme of the Mobo Game Jam is also inspiring the theme this year’s Ukie Student Game jam, which takes place as usual during the London Games Festival. It commences today, with teams across the UK creating their games in the next 24 hours.
Find out more details about the Mobo Game Jam, the games that were submitted and the winning entries by heading to https://www.mobojam.org/.
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Ukie Education
Ukie (UK games industry trade body) believe in education for everyone: inspiring all ages, at every level. We provide services for education, fostering the next generation of games talent through our flagship initiatives: Digital Schoolhouse, Into Games, Ukie Student Membership, Ukie Training and Video Games Ambassadors. We nurture aspiring young people in their early years, through to further education, higher education and throughout their career.
Find out more: ukie.org.uk/education
Digital Schoolhouse
Ukie’s not-for-profit Digital Schoolhouse programme, together with Nintendo UK, uses play-based learning to engage the next generation of pupils and teachers with the Computing curriculum. Digital Schoolhouse backed by the creative digital industries and government. Sponsors include PlayStation®, SEGA, Ubisoft and Outright Games.
Find out more: digitalschoolhouse.org.uk
Into Games
Into Games is a UK based, non-profit organisation setup to give young people support and guidance on how to find a rewarding career in games.
Their primary focus is on developing opportunities and aspiration for those currently underrepresented in the sector by developing stronger links between education, youth groups and industry while making support and guidance more accessible to all.
Find out more: intogames.org
WaterAid
We are WaterAid, the international not-for-profit making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere. Our mission is to transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalised people by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene. With the help of our local partners, we work with communities to build low-cost, sustainable solutions that meet their needs.
We exist because 785 million people live without clean water close to home, and 2 billion don’t have a decent toilet of their own. And climate change is making the situation worse.
Find out more: wateraid.org
Kucheza Gaming
Kucheza Gaming is an Africa focused esports and games company for 6 – 18 year olds (primary and secondary schools). “Kucheza” is a Swahili word meaning “play” or “to play”. At Kucheza, we embrace “play” as a force for youth development and empowerment in Africa, the youngest and fastest growing continent.
We see gaming as the gateway to digital excellence. Aspirational for their children, parents around the continent prioritise education. Reflecting this, we develop products which bring together gamers, parents and the games industry to deliver vocational, educational and economic value in a fun way.
Find out more: kuchezagaming.com
