Budgetball was developed under a grant from the The Peter G. Peterson Foundation. The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), PETLab, Parsons The New School, and Area/Code Entertainment worked collaboratively on its development.
PARTNERS
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The National Academy of Public Administration
The National Academy of Public Administration is a non-profit, independent coalition of top public management and organizational leaders that tackles the nation�s most critical and complex challenges. With a network of more than 600 distinguished Fellows and an experienced professional staff, the national Academy is uniquely qualified and trusted across government to provide objective advice and practical solutions based on systematic research and expert analysis. Established in 1967 and chartered by Congress, the National Academy continues to make a positive impact by helping federal, state and local governments respond effectively to current circumstances and changing conditions.
The Kellogg Foundation
The Kellogg Foundation. Established in 1930, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children, families and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Grants are concentrated in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and southern Africa. For further information please visit the Foundation�s website at www.wkkf.org.
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The Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Since its launch in July 2008, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation has invested nearly $11 million in grants to raise awareness of, and seek solutions to the fiscal challenges posed by the rising costs of health care and retirement and a near-zero household savings rate. To address these challenges successfully, the nonpartisan Foundation works to bring Americans together to find sensible, long-term solutions that transcend age, party lines and ideological divides. For more information, see www.pgpf.org
The National Association For Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
The National Association For Equal Opportunity in Higher Education is the not-for-profit umbrella organization of the nation�s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). Founded in 1969, NAFEO is the only membership association of its kind, representing the presidents and chancellors of the diverse black colleges and universities: public, private and land-grant, two-year, four-year, graduate and professional, historically and predominantly black colleges and universities. For more information about NAFEO, please visit www.nafeo.org.
PETLab
PETLab, which stands for Prototyping, Evaluation, Teaching and Learning Laboratory, is a joint initiative of Parsons The New School for Design and the non-profit Games for Change. It was launched in December 2008 through a grant from the MacArthur Foundation's digital media and learning initiative. PETLab develops new games, simulations and play experiences that encourage experimental learning and investigation into social and global issues. It is a place for testing prototyping methods and the process of collaborative design with organizations interested in using games as a form of public interest engagement. For the latest news from PETLab, visit http://cdt.parsons.edu.
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Area/Code
Area/Code takes advantage of today's environment of pervasive technologies and overlapping media to create new kinds of entertainment. Area/Code projects explore the new ways that games can connect with the real world in order to produce powerful, engaging experiences.
Every game - whether boardgame, videogame or sport - defines an imaginary space that players enter into and explore. Area/Code games highlight the connections between this imaginary space and the world around it.
These are games that point forward towards a world in which ubiquitous media, mobile computing, and social networks open up new ways for people to play.
Videogames are frequently understood to be fantasy worlds into which individual players can escape. In contrast, Area/Code uses computers to create shared spaces to connect players with each other and with the world around them.
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