Designer Games For Kids
First Lady Michelle Obama has announced a competition for the design of games, apps and other tools that help children make healthier lifestyle choices. The competition is called Apps for Healthy Kids and is part of her Let's Move campaign.
The games and tools entered have to use information from the USDA Nutrition Dataset and must be made available to the public for free for up to a year after the close of the competition. The developer(s) retain full rights to their entry. The type of game/application is fully open to creative license as long as it meets one of the basic criteria listed on the site, such encouraging kids/families to be more active, understand calories, control portion size or choose lean/low-fat options.
The winner in each category (Tools/Games) will take home a check for $10,000. There are additional prizes in the amounts of $4,500 and $1,000 in each category as well. Apps for Healthy Kids runs from March 10, 2010 through 5pm EST on June 30, 2010.
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- Learn about Apps for Healthy Kids
- Learn about the Let's Move campaign
