Got a Great Video Game Idea? Win Prize Money in Youth Game Development Competition

If you’re a young person between the ages of 10 and 18 with a passion for video games, XPRIZE and Endless want to help you design and develop your dream game. 

Endless is on a mission to help the next generation gain the skills they need to shape their technology, rather than being shaped by it. We believe our newest partnership with XPRIZE will create space for young people to build those skills and provide encouragement for them to stick with it. 

XPRIZE – the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges – is announcing XPRIZE Connect. This new learning initiative will democratize access to learning through technology, and allow a new generation of innovators to follow their interests and develop needed skills for tomorrow’s fully digital world. 

XPRIZE Connect will supercharge Code Games, a new competition sponsored by Endless in collaboration with E-Line Media that invites young people, ages 10 to 18, to design and/or develop a video game across the themes of Exploration, Environment, and Human Equity. Entrants could win one of multiple $1,000 prizes when taking the challenge to design and develop an original game about any topic made with a variety of freely available creation tools as well as written game designs.

Code Games is inspired by XPRIZE’s success with global incentivized competitions that have accelerated breakthroughs across the industries of private space travel, ocean health, global education and more. Imagination is the first step in creating change, and Code Games provides competitors a chance to imagine the future they want to create. 

"Endless is proud to partner with the XPRIZE foundation to launch the Code Games Competition. Tech literacy is a tool for equalization and stepping stone towards a brighter future — and the Code Games competition is designed to inspire the next generation of talented creators to unlock their potential,” said Endless Network Founder Matt Dalio. “We can’t wait to see the competitors’ designs!”

XPRIZE Connect will provide year-round opportunities for learners to create and experience an equitable and sustainable future through challenges, resources and experiences, and will integrate Kids Challenges into every XPRIZE going forward, packaging the themes and missions into mediums better suited to reach the innovators of tomorrow. 

If you need more information about the competition, prizes, or how to enter, learn more at codegameschallenge.org. 

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XPRIZE 

XPRIZE designs and operates multi-million-dollar, global competitions to accelerate the development of technological breakthroughs that benefit humanity. Active competitions include the $10 Million ANA Avatar XPRIZE and the $5 Million IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, the $20 Million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, and the $10 Million Rainforest XPRIZE. For more information, visit xprize.org

Endless

Founded in 2011, the Endless Network is an independent collection of companies and initiatives focused on improving technological literacy, expanding internet access, and promoting coding education. By leveraging philanthropic efforts, partnerships, and impact gaming, the Endless Network seeks to meet the technology needs of underserved and unconnected communities while making learning fun and safe for all. Learn more at www.endlessnetwork.com.