Diverse Voices, New Stories Challenge (2024)

SUMMARY

Mobile games are the gaming industry’s largest and fastest-growing segment. In an industry that reaches over 3 billion people in every corner of the globe, representation matters. To increase visibility for Android games developed by underrepresented creators - and help players discover great games that highlight diverse characters, unique voices, and untold stories - Games for Change partnered with Google Play to develop the Diverse Voices, New Stories Challenge.

Now in its third year, the newest of the program will not only focus on elevating underrepresented creators and content, but will also support the porting of games from various platforms to Android. Three winners will each be awarded a $15,000 cash prize, guidance to port their existing games to Android - and marketing opportunities through Games for Change and their global network.

Please review the Challenge Guidelines and the Official Rules for details on the program.

KEY DATES
June 27, 2024	Challenge announcement / open for submissions
September 20, 2024	EXTENDED DEADLINE: Submission Portal Closes
September - October, 2024	Judging / Evaluation Period
November 2024	Winners announcement
January - May 2025	Android games published on Google Play store
June 2025	Winning games showcased at the G4C Festival

Name:*

Pronouns:*

Gender:*

Email:*

Title / Position:*

Name of Company:*

Country:*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

Country

Title:*

Website:*

Developer:*

Publisher (optional):

Platform(s) - Please list all platforms your game is currently available on:*

Release Date: If your game has been published on multiple platforms at different times, please share the earliest release date.*

Date

Please share the names and bios of the key personnel on your team:*

Tell us about why your team and/or your game is a good fit for this Challenge?*

Tagline:*

Description:*

(max 1400 characters)

Target Audience:*

Please upload a key image for your game:

Please share a link to a trailer or gameplay video of your game:*

How much revenue does your game generate (across all platforms) per month?*

Please share the Daily Active Users (DAU) and Monthly Active Users (MAU):*

Platform:*

Game Access Instructions:*

A - Diversity and Representation: Please explain how your team's work and values meaningfully addresses representation and inclusion in terms of your internal team composition and/or within the game you developed.*

B - Android Market: Please describe why you are interested in releasing your game on Android. Please respond to some of the following prompts in your summary:

Why is your game a good fit for mobile?*

Does your team have the internal capacity to port the existing game to Android?*

Approximately how long do you anticipate the porting / redeveloping process to take?*

What sort of external expertise would be most helpful throughout the porting process?*

Have you released other games on Android?*

C - Please share a high-level timeline for the development of the Android version of your game.*

Share the timeline as a link to a document / presentation.

[Optional] Please share information from Awards (Winner or Nominated) and critic reviews the project have received:

[Optional] Additional Information: Is there any additional information you would like to share about your team and/or game?

How did you hear about the Challenge?*

I - Key Contact Information

II - Game Info

III - Game Access

IV - Diverse Stories, New Voices

V - MISC