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Change the World with Games: Bandura Games' RunZoo

Change the World with Games: Bandura Games' RunZoo

Change the World with Games: Bandura Games' RunZoo

Change the World with Games: Bandura Games' RunZoo

Change the World with Games: Bandura Games' RunZoo

Join the Movement to Have #FunWithoutBorders

Join the Movement to Have #FunWithoutBorders

Join the Movement to Have #FunWithoutBorders

Join the Movement to Have #FunWithoutBorders

Bandura Games
Bandura Games
Bandura Games
Bandura Games
1 Campaign |
San Francisco, United States
$42,481 USD 351 backers
114% of $37,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal


Bandura Games has been written about in the following publications:


"Justin Hefter wants to change the world through games. He hopes to create lasting peace one relationship at a time, mainly by getting people from different cultures to play games with each other" - VentureBeat

"Bandura Games is a small studio with big ambitions." - GameIndustry.Biz

"That desire to make the world a better place obviously plays a big part in taking a role at a company like Bandura Games, and [Randy] Angle is enthused by the difference he can make in his new role." - PocketGamer

"RunZoo might turn out to be more than just a game." - CNET

"We’re not talking small potatoes here" - Tech.co

"With smartphones now just as powerful as many video game consoles, it's no wonder there are more games and more players out there than ever before. In fact, ABC7 News found out, it's a pastime that's become so universal some think it could even bring about world peace." - ABC7 News

"There are places in the world where hatred hangs in the air, like floating motes. It is breathed in and it is breathed out. It is borne aloft by suspicion and distrust of the other... Justin Hefter has been working to establish empathy between people since his days as a student at Stanford, where he organized a social group designed to increase understanding between Muslim and Jewish students." - Polygon

"For conflicts where “othering” and alienation is the norm, an experience that establishes a fellow player as a human being and potential partner could lay the foundation for further peacebuilding action." - PeaceTech Lab




Our mission is to use cooperative games as a way to create connections, empathy and friendships for people around the world. 

Bandura Games was founded by an American, Israeli and Palestinian team. We’ve since grown to over 10 people. We are 40% women. We are Jewish, Muslim and Christian. We are black, white and brown. We are gay and straight. We are the change we want to see in the world.

Fun should have no borders, so join us in our campaign to have #FunWithoutBorders!


People in Different Countries Around The World Can Play RunZoo Together

Most social networks and games allow people to play and connect with people they already know. Our games connect people with players from around the world. 


For every $5 that you donate, we can reach 1 more person and create 1 new connection through our game!

The more that we raise, the more friendships we can help create for people around the world!

By pairing people who would never otherwise interact, we are allowing our players to create diverse friend networks.

Because our games are cooperative, meaning that players play on the same team, they start to develop trust with one another. Players quickly learn that they are able to cooperate and develop relationships with people from countries and cultures that they have never experienced before.

In our game RunZoo, you play an animal who is escaping the zoo, and running to a tropical paradise where the animal kingdom lives in peace and harmony. In order to make it without being caught, you need to partner with your other animal friends (real players from around the world). You and your partner have to work together in order to be more successful and you are encouraged to share resources, complete joint missions, and save each other's lives.

Only after you successfully partner with someone do you then get to learn who they are, where they are playing from, and what you both have in common. You have the opportunity to add that person as a friend in our game and receive +100 extra coins for doing so!RunZoo let's players learn about what they have in common with one another so they are more likely to want to play together again and develop friendships. 

Players work together and save each other's lives in the game. 

The cooperative nature of our game increases the likelihood that players will develop the trust that can form the basis of a friendship. 

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Also check out the Image Gallery for more Critter concept art



   

Justin is our American CEO/co-founder and fearless leader. He's a Stanford graduate with experience in business/conflict-resolution and it's his life mission to bring people together! He traveled to Israel to see how he could use games to bring Israeli and Palestinian kids together, met Etay and Ammoun, and discovered that games could connect the Whole World.

Etay is our Israeli co-founder of Bandura Games and is a  hardcore gamer. He met some of his best friends playing online games, and believes that games have the power to create global friendships. He even brought his good friend Ammoun onto the team, who he met on a peace program in Germany.

Ammoun is our Palestinian co-founder of Bandura Games and loves working with kids. Her secret talent is getting rowdy classrooms to respect her enough so that she can teach them valuable lessons. She believes games have the power to teach important lessons to kids around the world.

Randy is the Chief Creative Officer at Bandura Games. He's been making games for 35-years and once wrote a college paper about how video games changed his life. While he almost joined NASA, through games he's been able to experience more interesting planets than the moon, and believes that through games we can make real life on planet Earth better as well.

Elizabeth is our PR guru and emissary to the rest of the world. She has several decades of video game marketing and branding experience and has seen the power of games to improve people's lives. She helped promote the Lion King video game to great success and is a big cat lover!

Veronica is our social media expert and community manager. If you've seen our Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn, they look amazing because of her! She's got a great wit, and charm and is speaking at TEDx UF in 2016! Send us a comment on social media and it's likely she's the one who will respond.

Aubrey is our head artist and a renowned animal lover. Her love of animals shines through in her artwork, which is featured heavily on our Indiegogo page and will soon be in our game thanks to your contributions! She lives with 6 animal companions: 2 dogs, 3 cats, and an African Grey Parrot.

Eric is our video game engineer working on programming the new features we need to make RunZoo awesome. He's a former student of Randy's and it's a dream to have him as part of our team. He's a SCUBA diver and friend of many fish.

Binex Solutions is our excellent technology partners in Pakistan, extending our global reach. They collectively have over 30 years of experience creating video games and have published over 200 mobile games and apps on all major platforms such as iOS, Android and Kindle. 


Our Team's Video Game Experience: Our team collectively has over 100 years of game design, programming, production and marketing experience. Randy Angle, our Chief Creative Officer alone has worked on over 100 games and toys that have earned over $500M and have been played by 250 million people. Our team has worked on many global successes.

Major Titles include:

Star Trek: Next Generation, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Pac-Man (mobile), Ms. Pac-Man (mobile), Deal or No Deal (mobile), 1 vs. 100 (mobile), Dig Dug (mobile), Galaga (mobile),Command and Conquer, The Lion King, Army Men, The Sims, FunChat; F.A.S.T (mobile)

to name a few…






Our Filmmaking and Editing Partners, Lychee Visual Creations and 5PM Agency!



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Party With Us!

$50 USD
In-Game Party Pack + Early Release Download of RunZoo + All Previous Perks *You've created 10 new connections!* Impress your friends with our in-game party pack. For IndieGoGo supporters ONLY, the Party Pack allows you to unlock a secret level in the game, you get 50,000 coins, 2 free characters, 10 life-savers and more! + all of the previous perks and rewards!
25 claimed
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Get Good Karma

$5 USD
Certificate of Gratitude. *You've created 1 new connection!* Your contribution will allow us to get one new person to play RunZoo! To thank you for making the world a better place and for helping make RunZoo possible, we will send you a Certificate of Gratitude signed by our team that you can show people when we make it big! You've helped us help the world, now good things are coming your way!
11 claimed
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See Your Name in Our Game

$15 USD
Your Name in Credits + Certificate of Gratitude *You've created 3 new connections!* You will forever and permanently be a part of the Bandura Games and RunZoo story with your name listed in the credits of our game. When you download the game, you will be able to show your friends that you are personally responsible for helping make the world a better place.
32 claimed
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Play Our Game!

$25 USD
Free Early Release Download of RunZoo + All Previous Perks *You've created 5 new connections!* Now that you have some Karma and some recognition, it’s time to have some fun. In addition to the Certificate of Gratitude and your name in the credits, you get to be one of the first players in the entire world to try out our game. This is a private link for IndieGoGo supporters ONLY, you get to play the game and send us your feedback before the game launches globally. ETA Winter 2015/6
59 claimed
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Stand Out in The Crowd

$100 USD
Limited Edition IndieGoGo Characters + Game + Party Pack + All Previous Perks *You've created 20 new connections!* We’ve asked our all-star artist to design 2 special edition characters for IndieGoGo supporters ONLY. These will not be sold in the game - they are only available to YOU. Also, all of your scores and your progress will carry over when we do our global launch and so you will have a head start on the rest of the world! + all previous perks and rewards!
23 claimed
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Achieve PHILANTHROPIST Status

$250 USD
Special Q&A with our founders + Game + All Previous Perks **You've Created 50 New Connections! ** You can now tell your friends that you helped create over 50 connections for people from around the world that never would have happened without your Philanthropy. You will also receive an invitation to attend a live Q&A Google Hangout with Etay, Ammoun and Justin along with our other Philanthropists.
4 claimed
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Join Our Board... Game

$500 USD
Personalized Limited Edition Board Game + Special Q and A + All Previous Perks *You've Created 100 New Connections! You deserve to be a part of the board… Game!* Before we built RunZoo, we built a board game and play-tested it with over 100 Israeli and Palestinian youth. We are making a special edition and personalized version of this board game just for you with your name on it. Now you have a piece of where it all started.
4 claimed
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Honor a Friend/Loved One

$1,000 USD
Create a unique object (e.g., building, tree, car) to honor a friend/loved one + All Previous Perks *You've created 200 new connections* If your grandfather drives a special car, your spouse has a unique hat, your child has a favorite toy, we will work with you to incorporate it in our game, and add their name to the credits. Our game will have an impact on the world, and we want to honor those that have had an impact on your life. We will also share the story on the Bandura Games blog.
3 out of 50 of claimed
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Upgrade to RunZoo VIP

$3,600 USD
Exclusive Private Zoo Experience + Name Your Character + Board Game + All Previous Perks **You've Created 720 New Connections!** Feed the lions, play with the penguins, or pet the pandas... Most zoos have special tours available to VIPs. In honor of helping make RunZoo happen, we will organize a special and private tour for you and your family at a Zoo near you (up to a $800 value)! Give your family the gift of a more peaceful future and a memory they will have for a lifetime.
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Design Your Own Character

$6,500 USD
Design Your Own Character + Zoo Experience + All Other Perks ***You've created 1,300 new connections!*** Design and name an animal character that we will sell in our game. You will work directly with our team, and can name it after a friend, loved one, favorite pet, or even yourself! If the name is important to you, we will also post the story to our blog so that players will know the significance of the character.
1 out of 4 of claimed
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Fly To Jerusalem

$10,000 USD
Yes, Actually! + all previous perks ****You have made the world a substantially better place by creating at least 2,000 new connections for youth from around the world, and we want to meet you!**** We will cover your airfare and host you for a private dinner with the Bandura Games founding team in Jerusalem. Comes with all previous perks Time and date to be agreed with you and the team!
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