Create a game. Change the world.A competition for young people who want to change the world and believe games are a way to do this!

Games submitted must explore one of three themes: Climate Justice, Human Rights or the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Senior Primary Post Primary Youth Groups

Entries must be submitted by 03 April 2020 in one of the following categories:

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TRÓCAIREGAME CHANGERS

Log onto trocaire.org/gamechangers for game development guidelines, entry forms and examples of last year’s game entries.

Game changers youth category in partnership with NYCI

frequently asked questions

How are the games submitted?Games can be created by an individual, group or class. The game must have been played by others (e.g. friends, families, other young people in your class/youth group). The game designers must complete and include the form and description on page 3.

• In order to judge the games properly and to make the most impact with judges you must submit a physical version of board games. Any games sent to us will be returned if requested.

• Card games can be submitted by post.

• Digital games can be submitted by email.

ROI: Trócaire Game Changers, Trócaire, Maynooth, Co Kildare

NI: Trócaire Game Changers, Trócaire, 50 King St. Belfast, BT16AD

Email: gamechangers@trocaire.org

How are the games judged?The panel of judges will include Trócaire staff, gaming experts and educators. Each game will be scored on evidence of empathy and understanding of the Development Education issue being explored as well as innovation and ease of gameplay. Log on to trocaire.org for the judging criteria. A shortlist of games across the three age categories will be identified based on the highest ranking scores. Four young people and two adults from each team will be invited to exhibit the shortlisted games at the Game Changers Showcase Event on Wed 13th May 2020 in the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin. The young people will play each game and vote for their favourites. The votes will be added to the judges’ scores on the day and the winning games will be announced.

What are the prizes?Every young person that enters the competition will receive certificates. Winners will receive trophies for their school/youth group. See page 4 for further information on the prizes for the overall winners in each category.

ENTRY FORM

Trócaire are collecting and processing your information so we can update you regarding the progress of your entry through the Gamechangers competition.

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PHOTOCOPY AND COMPLETE WITH YOUR ENTRY(Please complete all fields)

School/Youth Group name:

School roll number (if applicable):

Educator name:

Educator email address:

Class (if applicable):

Game name:

Number of young people who created the game:

Number of people who played the game:

Theme: Human Rights SDGs Climate Justice

Game creators should include a description with their game, answering the following questions:

1. How do you play the game?

2. What will people learn by playing the game?

3. Why did you choose this game format?

competition prizesShortlisted teams will attend the final in the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin on the 13th May 2020 and pit their game against the other finalists.

The best game in each category will win a trip to the Cool Planet Experience (coolplanetexperience.org) in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow for their class/youth group or a similar experience in their area.

A maximum of four game creators and one teacher/youth worker from the overall wining game from Game Changers 2020 will win a trip to the 8th International Educational Games Competition held in Brighton, UK on 24th & 25th September 2020.

Last year’s Game Changers overall winners, Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, came second in the student category of the international competition.

Loreto Secondary School,

Balbriggan, who won

overall prize in Ireland,

at the International

Educational Games

Competition in Denmark.

Photo Credit: Trócaire

Eduardo from Gort Community School displays his video game from last year’s competition.Photo Credit: Garry Walsh

Revenue Number CHY 5883

Play Trócaire’s award winning game Project Honduras

www.trocaire.org/education/ project-honduras

Game changers youth category in partnership with NYCI