socially conscious videogames
Designer, Professor, Author Ian Bogost on Colbert Report
Submitted by Rafael Fajardo on Fri, 08/31/2007 - 14:11.http://www.bogost.com/blog/my_appearance_on_the_colbert_r.shtml
Dr. Ian Bogost, PhD, professor at Georgia Tech and author of the book Persuasive Games, makes a guest appearance on the Colbert Report to discuss how games can be a medium to explore issues. A clip of his appearance in embedded in the link above, as well as Dr. Bogost's reflections.
Model Socially Conscious Videogames
Submitted by Rafael Fajardo on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 02:44.Game Title: Darfur Is Dying
Publisher: mtvU
URL: http://www.darfurisdying.com/
Further reading: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/30/AR200604...
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Submitted by Rafael Fajardo on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 01:22.Game Title: PeaceMaker
Publisher: Impact Games
URL: http://www.peacemakergame.com/
Further reading: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12423759/
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Submitted by Rafael Fajardo on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 01:17.Game Title: Food Force
Publisher: United Nations World Food Program (WFP)
URL: http://www.food-force.com/
Further Reading: http://www.watercoolergames.org/archives/000381.shtml
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Submitted by Rafael Fajardo on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 01:13.Game Title: A Force More Powerful
Publisher: International Center on Non-Violent Conflict
URL(s): http://www.afmpgame.com/
Further reading: http://www.aforcemorepowerful.org/game/
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Submitted by Rafael Fajardo on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 01:03.
Game Title: Points of Entry
Publisher: Persuasive Games, Ian Bogost
URL: http://www.persuasivegames.com/games/game.aspx?game=nyt_immigration
Further Reading (press release):
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/6/emw530449.htm
"The idea is that these games are op-ed content, and our editor is an editorial editor, and they live in the editorial section of the paper. So, from my perspective and that of my editors, the hook is for editorial readers, not for crossword puzzlers. That said, there's probably a pretty big overlap in those two categories."
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Submitted by Rafael Fajardo on Wed, 06/27/2007 - 15:53.Game Title: September 12
Publisher: Powerful Robot, Gonzalo Frasca
URL: http://www.newsgaming.com/
Additional Reading: Videogames Of The Oppressed
http://www.ludology.org/articles/thesis/
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Submitted by Rafael Fajardo on Wed, 06/27/2007 - 14:48.Game Title: Crosser
Publisher: SWEAT
Game Title: La Migra
Publisher: SWEAT
URL: http://www.sudor.net
Associated Reading:
http://www.intelligentagent.com/archive/Vol3_No2_gaming_fajardo.html
