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“It’s just stuff – until you don’t have it.” These were the first words on screen in the game “Spent” – aimed at challenging the gamer to survive the month after losing their house and job. The game gives an enticing opening as it invites to gamer to a challenge – to survive for one […]  This week Games for a Change is something that really stood out to me for several reasons. Firstly it is because I am a self identified gamer, I am one of the people who the site talks about that grew up on video games and traditional games. To see games being able to be used […] One of the funders for the projects on Mediastorm is the Alexia Foundation. Their mission is to fund projects that tell “stories that drive change.” In a way these three sites are all about telling stories that drive change. In the case of Games for Change and Mediastorm it feels more apparent because their work […] Under my guidance, climate change has destroyed the earth and Fred has become sustenance for a very determined wolf. Clearly I fail at games! My lack of skill aside, Games for Change is a great site! It’s an excellent example of gift economy incubating games for release into the capitalist economy AND a site […] The current generation of youth is living in a globalizing world being transformed by the constant innovation of the digital age, the likes of which has never been experienced by their predecessors. There are still socio-economic disparities running deep in various regions, but contemporary developments may generate opportunities to alleviate inequalities (Asthana). The Pew Research […] |
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