Awards & Recognition
E.I.Games is the longest-running and most-awarded company in emotional intelligence simulation games for higher education. Since 2014, we've been recognized 7 times by the International Serious Play Awards, the leading industry awards for simulations, games, and virtual environments used in education and training.
Awards:
2025 International Serious Play Awards, Silver Medal
2023 International Serious Play Awards, Gold Medal,
2022 International Serious Play Awards – Space Quest: A Cultural Awareness Game (Arizona State University). Silver Medal
2020 International Serious Play Awards – Space Quest: A Cultural Awareness Game (Arizona State University). Silver Medal
2019 International Serious Play Awards – The Phoenix Student Success Game with Ball State University.
2017 International Serious Play Awards – Planet Jockey Leadership Game, Best Social Media Crowdsourcing Game.Winner,
2014 International Serious Play Awards – Gold Award
press coverage, articles, and notable mentions
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Miami New Times — E.I. Games founder story (referenced from eigames.com's own blog; original Miami New Times piece)
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PR.com — E.I. Games launches Diversity, Inclusion & Equity course
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Serious Games Showcase & Challenge — Planet Jockey Leadership Game (also mirrored at sgschallenge.com)
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Serious Game Market — "Game of Sales" emotionally intelligent selling game
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EdUp EdTech podcast — "Emotional Intelligence and Gamification with Kevin Allen"
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Diane Hamilton — "Successful Game-Based Learning with Kevin Allen"
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Serious Play Conf — Awards page (E.I. Games' award history lives here, though I couldn't pull the specific year-by-year listing)
Press:
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Business Wire — "Planet Jockey Leadership Game Goes Live"
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Benzinga — same press release, syndicated
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PRWeb — "Planet Jockey Launches Emotional Intelligence Leadership Game at SXSW"
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StartUp Beat — "Featured Startup Pitch: Planet Jockey"
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Engaging Leader podcast — "Online Leadership Training Game with Kevin Allen from Planet Jockey" (also cross-posted at Workforce Communication)
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LinkedIn Pulse — "Planet Jockey Leadership Game" write-up by Michael McGrail
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F6S — Planet Jockey company profile
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