The "Chelcheli" game won first place in Serious Games Festival 2021, the title of "The Serious Game of the Year", the statue, and the Foundation's Grand Prize of 20 million Tomans.
According to the public relations of the National Computer Games Foundation, the "Chelcheli" game made by the Chelcheli team; which is made with the aim of increasing the cognitive reserves of the elderly (cognitive functions including memory, attention, etc.) has been announced as “The Serious Game of the year”.
The juries of Serious Games Festival 2021, which was consisted of Dr. Mahnaz Estaki, Dr. Seyed MohammadAli SeyedHosseini, Dr. Mehrdad Ashtiani, Hossein Mazrouei, Hadi Eskandari, Sajjad Gholizadeh, Behzad Khorsand, and Samad Khatibi, after reviewing the received works in 3 stages, at the end, among 10 finalists, announced that the “Chelcheli”, due to receiving the highest score in terms of the most proper scientific design, aim of the game, acceptable technical quality, and suitable business plan, won the title of "The Serious Game of the Year", the statue, and the Foundation's Grand Prize of 20 million Tomans.
The other 9 finalist games of the serious game prize also achieved the following rankings:
- “Boomahan” game from “Dream Makers” team, winner of 5 million Tomans prize as the second rank of Serious Game Prize in 2021
- “Shabiloo” game from “Shabiloo” team won the prize of 3 million Tomans as the third rank of the serious game Prize in 2021
- “Dadfar” game from Tebyan Cultural and Artistic Institute and the story of a life from the “Red Fox” team jointly won the prize of 1 million Tomans as the fourth rank of the Serious Game Prize in 2021
- “Analysis and gamification of rehabilitation exercises with the capability of remote using” from the “NAJI” team, winning the prize of 1 million Tomans as the fifth rank of the serious game prize in 2021
- “Behran” Game from the Entertainment Innovation Center of the University of Isfahan, winner of 1 million Tomans as the sixth rank of the Serious Game Prize in 2021
- “Behgam” Game from the Entertainment Innovation Center of the University of Isfahan, winner of 1 million Tomans as the seventh rank of the Serious Game Prize in 2021
- “Mask Up!” game from “Tirnam” team, winner of 1 million Tomans, as the eighth rank of the Serious Game Prize in 2021
- “Affecta” game from Islamic Art University of Tabriz, winner of 1 million Tomans as the ninth rank of the serious game prize in 2021
