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AARP and ESA Announce UCSC's Trainwreck Games as Winner of Social Connection GameJam Competition at E3 2016 University teams compete in video game pitch focused on promoting positive social connection for people age 50-plus WASHINGTON, June 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today announced Trainwreck Games from University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) as the $10,000 winner of the AARP/ESA Social Connection GameJam. This competition, held in conjunction with E3, the world's largest computer and video game event, challenged student game designers to develop new game ideas that promote positive and sustainable social connection among users, particularly for people age 50-plus. GameJam Competition (PRNewsFoto/AARP) Photo by: David Zentz Trainwreck Games from University of California, Santa Cruz originated "Letters of Mystery," which is a co-op, email-based Escape the Room adventure. In it, players from across the world will be separated into groups where they will complete objectives by getting clues from a server and discussing the actions to take among them before submitting the answers. The interface looks like a Point-And-Click adventure, with a chatroom, and the game is email based so apps are not required. Team Trainwreck Games includes team captain Alexander Formoso, Pedro Cori and Cong Liu. Other winners were Team Trilingual from George Mason University, which created “Neighbors”, and Team Puddin’ from Miami University, Ohio, which developed “Furrow”. Read the full article at PRNewswire
GameJam Competition (PRNewsFoto/AARP) Photo by: David Zentz