Jennifer Ann's Group is a nonprofit organization focused on teen violence education and prevention, and each year it challenges designers of all stripes to submit games about teen dating violence -- with the caveat that the games themselves must not be violent.
The game that won, Grace's Diary, was pretty effective, and the art was just awesome (if you liked Hotel Dusk, do check it out, along with the other winners!). I really learned a lot from my experience judging, and so I did an interview with the founder of Jennifer Ann's Group, Drew Crecente (yes, brother to Brian!) on the contest and how games are uniquely suited to social issue education.
Check out the article, and please consider making a donation to this excellent cause.
