What We Are Looking For
Confront antisemitism, identity-based hate, and extremism through games, educational experiences, tools, and initiatives that foster understanding, counter harmful narratives, and help make gaming spaces less hospitable to hate.
Expand representation and belonging through authentic characters, narratives, gameplay, and opportunities for underrepresented people to see themselves, create, and participate in gaming.
Create more accessible ways to play and participate for people with disabilities and for communities too often left out of gaming spaces.
Build digital literacy and resilience through games, tools, or learning experiences that strengthen critical thinking, social and emotional skills, and healthier online participation.
Support well-being through play with games and experiences that address mental health, reduce stigma, or create research-informed pathways for reflection, connection, and care.
Use storytelling to build empathy and understanding through personal narratives, historical experiences, and perspectives that invite players to learn, remember, and connect.
Strengthen community health and safety through community-led programs, moderation approaches, tools, and other efforts that help prevent toxicity, respond to harm, and foster healthier online norms.
Our recipients show the many ways games can create connection, access, learning, and belonging. From inclusive storytelling and HBCU game-development pathways to adaptive play, media literacy, and community programming, these projects are helping expand what gaming can be.
Subsume Media · 2025
An original graphic novel and game universe rooted in African history and mythology. The project expands who gets to be a hero and supports HBCU pathways into game development.
Sugar Gamers Labs · 2025
A transmedia project combining AR cards, video games, and facilitated play to help players recognize propaganda and manipulation. Media literacy built through play.
ReSpawn Foundation · 2025
A nonprofit integrating adaptive gaming into rehabilitation and community-building for people with disabilities. ReSpawn expands who gets to belong in gaming spaces.
Dualplex / Veterans Breakfast Club · 2024
A narrative game that tells real veteran stories through a non-combat lens. This project challenges war game tropes and builds bridges between veteran and civilian communities.
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