SXSW 2015: Austin Education Game Jam

Mar 14, 2015
My company, Globaloria, co-sponsored the Austin Education Game Jam (March 7-14), a professional game development contest inspiring the creation of high quality and commercially viable video games for education. It was inspiring to see game developers make mobile and online games with education focus. This competition continues the White House Game Jam and President Obama's vision that education should be fun, interactive, and always evolving with students' needs. Scott Lipton (Network Director of South/Central, Globaloria) organized it in collaboration with Erik Martin (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Education Technology), Sean Duffy (Founder, EdTech Austin), Chelsea Biggerstaff (STEM Programs Coordinator, Skillpoint Alliance), Drew Scheberle (Senior Vice President, Austin Chamber of Commerce) and their fellow colleagues. The Austin Game Jam launch at Capital Factory. After a week, finalists and winners were announced at the Geek Stage of the Gaming Expo at SXSWInteractive. The Austin gaming community came together to participate in the development of new, high-quality games for education. Sharing events from the week that started at SXSWedu and ended at SXSWInteractive.

Good day #austin! Getting ready for #austineducationgamejam w @eriklaes of @OfficeofEdTech & @slipton of @globaloria pic.twitter.com/7YKvOQwNoe

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 7, 2015

#austin's ed-gaming community growing! This week #SXSWedu @Skillpoint @OfficeofEdTech @AustinChamber @globaloria pic.twitter.com/ufVGQnubux

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 9, 2015

Calling all brains: #AustinEducationGameJam this weekend! Join the movement led by @WhiteHouse @usedgov @globaloria - http://t.co/eKJwkxKsOC

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 6, 2015

Here's @dearmrduffy Sean Duffy our coffee enthusiast & founder of @EdTechAustin #austineducationgamejam #SXSWedu pic.twitter.com/H9ktlQSmN2

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 7, 2015

I <3 this thinking spot at our @globaloria office in #Austin at @capitalfactory great desk+sofa+view combo pic.twitter.com/7WQyfF5UDI

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 7, 2015

Chelsea of @Skillpoint presents #STEM in #Austin cc: @eriklaes @EdTechAustin @globaloria #austineducationgamejam pic.twitter.com/Sv8dSIUYGa

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 7, 2015

The @WhiteHouse edu game jam rocks! @EriKlaes of @OfficeofEdTech connects gameindustry+edu #austineducationgamejam pic.twitter.com/0m1fodF12v

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 7, 2015

Imagine merging ur fav videogame +fav school subject & redesign it! My team does Zelda+SexEd #austineducationgamejam pic.twitter.com/YopsshFCia

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 7, 2015

We just raised male:female ratio among game-developers #austineducationgamejam w local @globaloria students gals pic.twitter.com/1070OHl1vo

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 7, 2015

Getting ready to start #atxedgamejam @CapitalFactory! Thanks to @Atlassian @Skillpoint @globaloria @usedgov pic.twitter.com/ATH5MwxfyR

— EdTech Action (@edtechaction) March 7, 2015

@EAPrepGames students visiting the #atxedgamejam @CapitalFactory. These students #code with @globaloria pic.twitter.com/xxMNgNiBRC

— EdTech Action (@edtechaction) March 7, 2015

Fun hangout w @EriKlaes +@PD_JacksonATL (DoE Fellow teacher) + @RafranzDavis (Dallas educator) #atxedgamejam pic.twitter.com/zoqE9UuNL1

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 7, 2015

Yeah @aburak we enjoy #atxedgamejam ... plus @EriKlaes prepping for NYC ;-) &designing a game w @globaloria students pic.twitter.com/KzmRYFLw7u

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 7, 2015

And we’re off!! Austin Education Game Jam - Teachers & Developers jamming for learning #ATXedgamejam w/ @eriklaes pic.twitter.com/LXVczlq21l

— Office of Ed Tech (@OfficeofEdTech) March 7, 2015

Makin' games for education at the #sxsw #atxedgamejam with @Skillpoint @usedgov @globaloria. Big thanks @Atlassian pic.twitter.com/GSjvqemF6Y

— EdTech Action (@edtechaction) March 8, 2015

#ATXEdGameJam winners announced! #sxsw geekstage - @slipton @globaloria and @Skillpoint @AustinChamber @edtechaction pic.twitter.com/epfeq6rQuZ

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 16, 2015

Go @slipton for pulling together awesome collaboration 4 #SXSW #ATXEdGameJam - @Skillpoint @globaloria @AustinChamber pic.twitter.com/4XmiySalY0

— Idit Harel (@Idit) March 16, 2015

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Tags: Austin, Austin Chamber of Commerce, Austin Educational Game Jam, Capital Factory, Chelsea Biggerstaff, East Austin College Prep Academy, EdTech, EdTech Austin, Education Technology, Erik Martin, Globaloria, Office of Educational Technology, Scott Lipton, Sean Duffy, SXSW, SXSWedu, Texas, US Department of Education, Youth