Thursday, October 22, 2009

Announcing the winners of the X-Life Games "Who Am I?" Poetry Contest

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The X-Life Games team is pleased to announce the winners of the "Who Am I?" Poetry Contest! The poetry contest encouraged participants to be creative and express themselves by writing a poem answering the question "Who Am I?" while sharing ideas of tolerance and respect for all cultures and societies. We had over 300 participants from over 30 different countries representing many different cultures. The judging period resulted in 27 finalists whose poems were selected for the public voting period.

And the winners are...

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1st Place Grand Prize Winner
Name: Salma Amgad, Age: 20, Country: Egypt

Poem Title: Who is She?

Winner of an Apple iTouch and $1,000 USD donated on her behalf to a charity of her choice.

Salma has chosen Livestrong - The Lance Armstrong Foundation to receive the donation of $1,000 USD in her honor.

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The Lance Armstrong Foundation inspires and empowers people affected by cancer. They believe that unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything.

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2nd Place Winner
Name: Shereen Sartawi, Age: 22, Country: Jordan

Poem Title: I'm a Poetess

Winner of an Apple iPod Nano and $500 USD donated on her behalf to a charity of her choice.

Shereen has chosen The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to receive the donation of $500 USD in her honor.

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The mission of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® is to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for innovative clinical and translational research at leading medical centers worldwide, and increasing public awareness.

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3rd Place Winner

Name: Vincentius Panduwijaya, Age: 22, Country: Indonesia
Poem Title: Letter for Mother of Earth

Winner of an an Apple iPod Shuffle and $250 USD donated on his behalf to a charity of his choice.

Vincentius has chosen the Save the Children Organization to receive the donation of $250 USD in his honor.
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Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need around the world.

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4th Place Winner / *Honorable Mention


Name: Sarah Akl, Age: 20, Country: Egypt
Poem Title: I am the change
Winner of an an Apple iPod Shuffle.

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To read all of the winning poems, please visit: http://blog.metrostarsystems.com/global-citizenship/x-life-games-who-am-i-poetry-contest/winning-poems/


Judges

X-Life Games sends a special thank you to our VIP Judges who helped decide the finalists.

  • Katherine Townsend (Office of the Senior Advisor for Innovation, Department of State)

Monday, September 28, 2009

X-Life Games surpasses 2,000 registered gamers!



X-Life Games is pleased to announce that we have now surpassed 2,000 registered gamers from all around the world! Our registered gamers represent 99 different countries and many more different cultures.

Here’s a list of the Top 5 countries and gamers representing X-Life Games:

  1. Egypt 438

  2. Indonesia 323

  3. USA 214

  4. Lebanon 131

  5. Jordan 110


We are thrilled about the support from all of our fans from around the world after just 6 months. X-Life Games launched in March 2009 as a pilot project for the U.S. Department of State. It is a free mobile phone game designed and developed by MetroStar Systems' New Media Technology team and X-Life Games LLC. The game features role-playing, trivia challenges, and adventures around the world. Our mission is to encourage understanding between different cultures in a fun and engaging way. Visit http://www.xlifegames.com for more info and to download the free mobile games.

You can also keep in touch with the X-Life Games community through our Facebook Fanpage (http://www.facebook.com/xlifegames.community) and follow us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/xlifegames).

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The "Who Am I?" Poetry Contest



The "Who Am I?" Poetry Contest has started! You could win an Apple iTouch and $1,000.00 donated to the charity of your choice!

The Who Am I? Poetry Contest allows you to use poetry to describe yourself on a global level and share ideas of tolerance and respect for other cultures, societies, and environments around the world. Simply compose a poem and submit it to our Facebook fan page! After our VIP Judging Panel selects the finalists, we are letting the FANS vote for the winners!

For complete info & to enter visit:

http://www.facebook.com/xlifegames.community

We will be accepting poetry submissions until Sunday October 4 so get started on writing your poem now!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

"Who Am I?" Poetry Contest

X-Life Games presents the "Who Am I?" Poetry Contest

The "Who Am I?" Poetry Contest is launching soon! You could win an Apple iTouch and $1,000.00 donated to the charity of your choice!

The Who Am I? Poetry Contest allows you to use poetry to describe yourself on a global level and share ideas of tolerance and respect for other cultures, societies, and environments around the world. Simply compose a poem and submit it to our Facebook fan page! After our VIP Judging Panel selects the finalists, were letting the FANS vote for the winners!

More details will be announced on Monday, September 14th.

In the meantime, you could get started on writing your poem. Tip: The poem must be 500 characters (not words) or less. Good luck!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

What Would You Do With An Extra Life? X-Life Games promo video



The X-Life Games team went out to Washington D.C. to ask “What would you do with an X-tra Life?” People had some pretty creative and interesting answers!

Become part of the X-Life Games Community and leave a comment or your thoughts on our Facebook fan page. Become a fan! http://www.facebook.com/xlifegames.community

You can also follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/xlifegames

Thanks!

Monday, August 3, 2009

X-Life Games sweepstakes contest

Enter the X-Life Games sweepstakes contest!

To enter, just visit our fan page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/xlifegames.community

The prize is a free iPod Shuffle. Enter the contest and become a Fan of X-Life Games Fan page for a chance to win.

And please invite all of your friends too :)

Thanks,
Daniel