ABOUT US

Jennifer Ann's Group is a nonprofit charity preventing abuse. We believe in the power of video games to create positive change and since 2008 have been producing pro-social games to engage, educate, and empower young people. Our Gaming Against Violence program is an award-winning, research-based approach to violence prevention.

CULTURE GAMES

The 2020 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge theme was: CULTURE.

• 'Culture Overlord' - Lucas Vially, France
• 'Sea of Roses' - Crescent Tea Studios, Portugal
• 'A Thousand Cuts' - Elizabeth Ballou, USA (coming soon!)

Press release: Video Games Explore Culture's Influence on Dating

GASLIGHTING GAMES

The 2019 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge theme was: GASLIGHTING.

• 'Last Shred of Reality' - Another Kind, Belgium
• 'Lamplight Hollow' - Luciano Sgarbi, UK
• 'LED Gaslight' - Naomi Norbez, USA
• 'Gaslighting Under the Sea' - Sam Schneider, USA

BYSTANDER GAMES

The 2018 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge theme was: BYSTANDERS. These games are available in beta: Citizen Witch, Step Up.

CONSENT GAMES

The Consent Game Series includes a variety of games to teach young and old about consent. The games published in this series are: ADRIFT, Crossing Boundaries, How to Blorrble-Blobble, and Stuck in a Dark Place.

2019 Update: Rispek Danis was developed collaboratively between World Vision Vanuatu and Jennifer Ann's Group to produce a culturally relevant video game for young people in Vanuatu about the meaning and importance of consent. Note: Rispek Danis is in Bislama; the Respect Dance, an English version of the Respect Dance is available here.

►2019 Games for Change Awards 'Most Significant Impact' nominee◄

TEEN DATING VIOLENCE GAMES

Jennifer Ann's Group has produced dozens of video games to help young people recognize the warning signs of an abusive relationship. More games about healthy relationships are available at Jennifer Ann's Group's game portal.

MORE INFO

For more information about Jennifer Ann's Group:

• Website: Jennifer Ann's Group
• Game Portal: JAGga.me
• Program Profile: Gaming Against Violence: A Grassroots Approach to Stop Teen Dating Violence
• GDC Presentation: Gaming Against Violence: Using Video Games to Stop Teen Dating Violence
• Research: Gaming Against Violence: An Exploratory Evaluation of the Efficacy of Persuasive Digital Games in Improving Unhealthy Relationship Attitudes of Unguided Players