Game Classification
Français
EnglishJellia's Friends Batty media (U.S.A.), Jennifer Ann's Group (U.S.A.), 2010 Play it Now !
Classification
SERIOUS GAME(Newsgame)
Keywords
Educational
- Health
- Healthy relationships
- News game
- Non-violent
- Public health
- Violence prevention
- Young
Purpose
Besides play, this title features the following intents:- Educative message broadcasting
- Informative message broadcasting
Market
This title is used by the following domains:- Healthcare
- Education
Audience
This title targets the following audience:Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public
Gameplay
The gameplay of this title is Game-based(designed with stated goals)
Comments
Taxonomy- "Jellia's Friends is the 3rd place winning game of the 2010 Life. Love. Game Design Challenge. The contest's challenge was to create a video game intentionally designed to engage and educate young people about the issue of teen dating violence without using any violence in the game itself. The contest is run by the Gaming Against Violence program, an initiative of the nonprofit organization Jennifer Ann's Group.
Teen dating violence is a public health issue. This video game is intended to increase awareness, educate youth, and to change unhealthy attitudes or beliefs regarding dating relationships.
Jellia's Friends was developed by Rachel Ponce of Batty Media. The game was published by Life Love Publishing and produced by Jennifer Ann's Group."
- "An intentionally designed prosocial video game intended to increase awareness and provide educational information about teen dating violence. Third place winning game of the 2010 Life. Love. Game Design Challenge presented by Gaming Against Violence, a program from the NGO Jennifer Ann's Group.
The game is intended for use by educators in the classroom, by parents wishing to discuss healthy relationships with their children, or by young people themselves.
As is the case with all games from the Gaming Against Violence program, the game has no on-screen depictions of violence."
Similar games
A serious game aimed to warn people about teen dating violence, created for a game design contest run by a parents association.
Distribution : Internet - Free
Platform(s) : Browser (Flash)