Gamers wanna feel good. But HOW good? Your challenge is to design a game that makes gamers feel good in a very specific way. Scientists have discovered 13 positive emotions [...]

Gamers wanna feel good. But HOW good?

Your challenge is to design a game that makes gamers feel good in a very specific way.

Scientists have discovered 13 positive emotions that motivate, engage and reward us more than any other – and that are proven to be an essential part of a Flourishing life (read more about flourishing here).

· Awe
· Contentment
· Compassion
· Curiosity
· Creativity
· Delight
· Determination
· Gratitude
· Joy
· Laughter
· Love
· Pride
· Surprise

Create a computer or videogame designed to evoke one specific positive emotion predominantly through its mechanics. That means that the way you interact with the game is what should make you feel a certain way, not necessarily the ‘story’ – the dialogue, pictures, characters, etc.

(Want to stretch outside the 13 major positive emotions? Here’s a list of more than 100 minor positive emotions!)

Bonus Consideration will be given to games that are:

- Short! Try to keep a play session under five minutes. Usually quick experiences are better at packing an emotional punch.

- Elegant! It’s the little things that count: exploring a single mechanic to its fullest is much more interesting than throwing several together and seeing what sticks.
Experimental! Do something NEW.

Rules:
• ALL genres are eligible, but it must involve digital technology.
• Original games only, please. (Please don’t submit a game you made last year. Make a new one!)
• All games MUST be playable by others. Give us a way to download it or play it online.
* All team members must be Gameful members!

Rewards:
• $1000 prize for the favorite game chosen by this challenge’s Gameful Fairy, Chelsea Howe (@manojalpa)
• Up to 5 top entries will receive support and mentorship for submitting their game to the annual Experimental Gameplay Workshop at the 2012 Game Developers Conference
• Up to 10 top entries will be tweeted by all four Gameful founders (reaching more than 25,000 people) to help your game go viral!

To Play:
1. Join the I FEEL GOOD Group.
2. Discuss what you’re up to.
3. When you’re ready, but BEFORE September 23, 2011, start a new forum topic for YOUR entry. (The forum topic is the easiest way for judges and contestants to see all entries in one place.) Describe what you’ve created. Include a link to your game, or a way to download it, so we can play it.
4. When you’re ready to officially submit your game, fill out this form.
5. Await game-tastic feedback from your fellow Gameful monsters.
6. Winners will be announced by October 23, 2011.