2019 STUDENT CHALLENGE AWARDS

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 G4C Student Challenge!

2019 COMPETITION OUTCOMES

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PacifAI

AUTOMATED COMMUNITIES 2050 HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Larissa F
School: The School of Interactive Arts
Description: In the midst of a technological revoluntion, an AI flies around a developing city to improve people’s mental and physical well-being
Platform: Unity

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Future Foretold

AUTOMATED COMMUNITIES 2050 MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Emile R, Shaurya S, Shailene P
School: Stephen A. Halsey JHS 157
Description: Spend some time on Mars, where buying robots and helping people is all in a day’s work for Jesse Cherub
Platform: Scratch

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Catch 100!

DISRUPT AGING: IMPLICATIONS OF LIVING 100 HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Melvin D
School: The School of Interactive Arts
Description: This choice-based game helps players realize that making the right choices can get harder as with age
Platform: Unity

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Living To 100

DISRUPT AGING: IMPLICATIONS OF LIVING 100 MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Afsana R
School: Stephen A. Halsey JHS 157
Description: Confront the issues of smoking and excessive drinking to reach your goal of living as long as you can.
Platform: Scratch

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ENDANGERED SPECIES

On Thin Ice!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

ENDANGERED SPECIES HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Benicio L, Thomas C, Anthony C
School: The School of Interactive Arts
Description: Slide on your belly, avoid cracks in the ice, and experience the effects of climate change as an Emperor Penguin.
Platform: Unity

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Swim! Endangered Species

ENDANGERED SPECIES MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Fawaz S, Greg K, Yorkin B, Aden P
School: Stephen A. Halsey JHS 157
Description: Put yourself in the shoes of an ednagered sea turtle and navigate the trash-filled ocean to avoid extinction.
Platform: Scratch

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ENVISION GENDER EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Dream Job

ENVISION GENDER EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Sadiya H, Sanjana H
School: The Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria
Description: What kind of person are YOU in the workplace? Play these office-themed minigames to learn how inclusivity impacts your work environment.
Platform: Scratch

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The Issue With Gender Equality in STEAM

ENVISION GENDER EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Lillian M
School: M.S. M245 The Computer School
Description: In this personal text-based game, a young woman tries to figure out ways to mitigate the gender divide in her school’s STEAM lab.
Platform: Twine

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LOS ANGELES

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Flu Hero 2050

AUTOMATED COMMUNITIES 2050 HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Lana N
School: Girls Academic Leadership Academy
Description: Assume a position of power and manage a national flu outbreak, using predictions made by AI as your guide.
Platform: Scratch

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Battery

AUTOMATED COMMUNITIES 2050 MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Axel C, Jared K
School: South Gate Middle School
Description: Your autonomous vehicle breaks down on your way to a meeting. Luckily, AI has made its way into most aspects of everyday life, and is here to help you out.
Platform: Scratch

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Avery's Way

DISRUPT AGING: IMPLICATIONS OF LIVING 100 HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Sasha F, John A
School: STEM Academy of Hollywood
Description: In this choice-based game, a young woman makes the tough decisions we face as teenagers.
Platform: Scratch

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Life.... Just Longer

DISRUPT AGING: IMPLICATIONS OF LIVING 100 MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Miguel G
School: Francisco Sepulveda Middle School
Description: Get good grades, navigate the job market, and try to age well in this life simulator.
Platform: Scratch

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ENDANGERED SPECIES

The Life of a Red Panda

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

ENDANGERED SPECIES HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Albert S, Iris K, Ricardo F, Matvey F
School: STEM Academy of Hollywood
Description: An adorable red panda needs your help to evade poachers and made it back to its family. Don’t get caught!
Platform: Scratch

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Life Without Animals

ENDANGERED SPECIES MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Marina U
School: South Gate Middle School
Description: Learn the human impact on animal’s lives and conserve as many species as you can before time runs out.
Platform: Scratch

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ATLANTA

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Robo Garbage Collector

AUTOMATED COMMUNITIES 2050 HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Jack B, Maxwell B, Felipe A
School: Centennial High School
Description: In the future, artificial intelligence has revolutionized public sanitation. Control the robot garbage collector to clean up the neighborhood before time runs out.
Platform: Unity

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Future Adventure

AUTOMATED COMMUNITIES 2050 MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Saul R, Parker C
School: Barber Middle School
Description: In this platformer game, robots have taken over! It’s up to you to collect mechanical parts to build a better robot to help save humankind.
Platform: Bloxels

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Living 100: Choose Your Own Adventure

DISRUPT AGING: IMPLICATIONS OF LIVING 100 HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Grace G
School: Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School
Description: This game explores the re-management of time in the life of a centenarian. Make your choices wisely to be both mentally and financially stable.
Platform: Scratch

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Life is HARD

DISRUPT AGING: IMPLICATIONS OF LIVING 100 MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Ava J, Audrey W, Zoe W
School: Barber Middle School
Description: Bullies, chores, and getting married are all a part of your character’s life. You can get through this side-scrolling platformer with a little help from your support pet.
Platform: Bloxels

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Healthy Habitats

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

ENDANGERED SPECIES HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Koen V
School: PTC
Description: Poaching and human interference have made life unsafe for rhinos, tigers, and sea turtles. Guide them through their now dangerous habitats to conservation sanctuaries to protect these amazing species.
Platform: Unity

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Species Savior

ENDANGERED SPECIES MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Students: Joshua K
School: Taylor Road Middle School
Description: Find all of the hidden endangered species in a lush forest, where animals live in harmony and have a story to tell.
Platform: RPG Maker MV

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DETROIT

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Robo Burger

AUTOMATED COMMUNITIES 2050 HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Miles R, Aaron W
School: Livonia Career Technical Center
Description: Ben’s Burgers is a hip new restaurant that employs robots. As a manager, your goal is to make enough money to buy robots to handle quality control and deliveries for you.
Platform: GameMaker Studio 2

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Prolong

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

DISRUPT AGING: IMPLICATIONS OF LIVING 100 HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Brandon B, Kenny A
School: Livonia Career Technical Center
Description: In this point and click game, you’ll complete various tasks pinned to your bulletin board to live to age 100. Socialize, go to the gym, and eat healthy like you life depends on it!
Platform: Scratch

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Nursing Home Frenzy!

DISRUPT AGING: IMPLICATIONS OF LIVING 100 MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Sasha T, Kiahna D.H.
School: Bates Academy
Description: After a bad experience with their grandmother, your character takes a job at nursing home to alleviate their unresolved feelings.
Platform: Scratch

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ENDANGERED SPECIES

Guardian of the Underworld

ENDANGERED SPECIES HIGH SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Victor M, Andrew C
School: Livonia Career Technical Center
Description: Play as a scuba diver on a noble mission to clean the ocean and banish poachers who hunt sharks for their fins.
Platform: GameMaker Studios 2

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Save that Hare!

ENDANGERED SPECIES MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER

Student: Victoria H
School: Bates Academy
Description: Two friends on a hike find an endangered hare and seek help to keep it safe.
Platform: Scratch

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