on 03 February 2009 .
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation and MTV's 24-hour college network mtvU are proud to announce that 25-year-old Brian Haveri of Milburn, NJ, who graduated from Lehigh University, has won the InDebtEd Digital Challenge and a $10,000 prize. The InDebtEd Digital Challenge invited young people aged 18-28 to submit creative, original ideas for an online video game that focuses on the nation's fiscal crisis. Haveri's concept will be developed into a game that will be used to spread awareness of the country's dangerous financial condition and encourage young people to take action to turn the tide.
In December 2008, mtvU and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation launched the InDebtEd campaign for college students to raise awareness about the dangers of personal and government financial irresponsibility and promote action to help stop the nation's fiscal crisis. The InDebtEd game is the Peterson Foundation's latest use of popular and new media to educate Americans about the country's growing fiscal challenges.
A new thirty-second InDebtEd animated video is now available to view here.
For more information on InDebtEd and the InDebtEd Digital Challenge, please go to the official campaign site, http://www.indebted.com.