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Monday, April 22, 2013

The Best of Newsgaming at the Editors’ Lab

This past weekend’s Editors’ Lab at the Times building was a lot of good fun â€" and it produced a lot of great work.

All the submitted projects were so impressive, the jury had a tough time deciding. But after much deliberation, they selected a winner and a runner-up:

Winner: Chicago Tribune, “Game Center”
Game Center allows users to interact with Chicago Tribune articles through various games. The judges were especially impressed with the team’s platform-focused approach: the goal was to “turn chicagotribune.com into a game.” For more information, take a look at the presentation and the technical, design and editorial details. The Chicago Tribune team won $6,500 and a trip to Paris for the GEN News Hackathon in June.

Runner-Up: Digital First Media, “The Waffler”
The Waffler asks the user to take on the role of a political candidate and answer a slew of rapid-fire questions. Can you stand firm, or will you waffle? Read the details or just dive in and play the game!

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks again to everyone who participated. Watch the Global Editors Network site for news about other Editors’ Lab events and the final hackfest in Paris.



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