Game for America pairs designers, developers, producers, and researchers with nonprofits and public agencies to build tools, programs, and experiences that help people learn, decide, prepare, and participate.
Each program connects game-industry talent to public-interest problems through a different mechanism, with a different time commitment, for different kinds of partners.
A 12-month paid program for cohorts of 10–20 designers, developers, producers, and researchers, embedded with host nonprofits or public agencies to ship a real product.
ApplyMulti-year collaborations with private game studios that contribute pro bono engineering and design time, sponsor fellow seats, or co-develop projects.
Partner with usVolunteer chapters in major industry hubs that run hackathons and prototyping sprints with local nonprofits.
Find a brigadeAn openly licensed toolkit of reusable systems, evaluated mechanics, accessibility components, and research instruments so successful work can be replicated.
Open Library — coming soonWe start with hosts and end-users to understand the real need.
Fellows co-design with partners and the people they serve.
We build, iterate, and test for impact, accessibility, and equity.
Real users, real evaluation, then hand off and open-source.
The scope rules that govern every project we accept — and why those rules make our work more effective, not less.
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Why systems design, motivation modeling, and accessibility patterns from games matter as much for civic UX as they do for entertainment.
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We're recruiting six to eight founding hosts for our inaugural cohort. Here's what we're looking for, and how to start a conversation.
Read the noteWe're a 501(c)(3) in formation. Cohort 01 launches Fall 2026. These are the targets we’re organizing the inaugural year around.
Apply as a fellow. Host a fellow team. Become a partner studio. Or give — every dollar funds a specific piece of cohort 01.