Last May I talked with Rob Slaughter of Bee the Swarm about his mobile application. It’s an endeavor to support charities and good causes through mobile gaming. After a successful Kickstarter campaign and release of two additional titles, Flappy Bee and Ahh Balls!, the team is seeking feedback from charitable gamers. Now they are growing their “swarm”. Bee The Swarm is now creating a social network to connect the communities that have utilized their fundraising…
Tag: Extra Life
We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? Pong. What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? Extra Life. Do you volunteer or support any non-gaming charities? Relay For Life. I supported and volunteered prior to and during my evolving into a survivor. What made you decide…
We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. Meet Jason (pictured above as Master Chief)… What was the game that turned you into a gamer? Final Fantasy 7. What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? Extra Life. Do you volunteer or support any non-gaming charities? I volunteer for United Way and several other local charities. What…
Last year was a challenging and exhausting year for many. However, for those doing good work through gaming it was incredibly successful. The charitable gaming communities came together to raise record amounts for the charities they support. Let’s take a look at a selection of video game centric charities and what they did in 2016! The 24 hour marathon for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals in the US and Canada has raised nearly $9 million in 2016 with over…
We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? I’d have to say Halo 3. Though I had grown up playing games and had certainly played many games before it, Halo 3 was my first foray into modern console gaming. I picked up the controller on a lark and it…
Tactical Pinup, Gamers 4 Change breaking records for charity through gaming In this episode, “For Maggie”, BigHeartedGamers visits with Twitch charity streamer, Tactical Pinup, on the final eve of her team’s campaign as it was on the verge of earning $125,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We talk about her path as a charitable gamer and where her and her team, Gamers 4 Change, are headed. Intro and outro music for this episode is from Eric Skiff’s…
We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? The game that turned me into a gamer would have to be The Legend of Zelda on the NES. My mother was really deep into video games in that era, and she always kept her games to play with me. Zelda…
What is Charity Live Stream? It started simply enough. Several ideas jotted down on a piece of paper in February of 2015 outlining a new idea for a new business venture. An idea to centralize thousands of gamers that raise money for charity. Every year video game driven events raise millions of dollars across the world for various charities. These communities are passionate, diverse and eager to play, work and sacrifice for their charity of…
We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? Tetris, for the GameBoy. What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? I’ve been doing Extra Life going on six years now. While I don’t play for them anymore, I try to support Operation: Supply Drop and Stack-Up.org. Do…
We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? Super Mario World. The SNES was my first console as a kid. I remember being so excited when my brother and I opened the box on Christmas morning. I was very confused when I opened the box and there was nothing…