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Trash Tycoon: A Game about “Upcycling”
Read more: Trash Tycoon: A Game about “Upcycling”Trash Tycoon is an upcycling social network game developed by Guerillapps. The game applies traditional social gameplay features to highlight real-world issues such as waste, water, and “green” activities. Gameplay includes cleaning trash, recycling, and constructing products and decorations out…
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Food Force: The First Humanitarian Aid Game
Read more: Food Force: The First Humanitarian Aid GameFrom Konami Digital Entertainment (makers of Dance Dance Revolution, Castlevania, and other hits) comes a significant expansion of their long-running support of the World Food Programme’s gaming initiatives. The result is the re-emergence of Food Force, one of the most…
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WeTOPIA, Delivering “Joy” In a Real Way
Read more: WeTOPIA, Delivering “Joy” In a Real WaySojo Studios, a new entertainment company, made plenty of headlines this week with its first social game, WeTopia. The studio is gaining plenty of attention with news of its $8 million arsenal, a roster of partnerships with non-profits like Save…
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Sweatshop A Dark Comedic Game on Offshore Manafacturing
Read more: Sweatshop A Dark Comedic Game on Offshore ManafacturingFrom the Games for Change website: Through a series of thirty challenging levels players must balance the unreasonable demands of Boss, the temperamental factory owner and Boy, a gentle, hard-working child labourer. Together, the team must work to make the…
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EVOKE: Can young adults help solve global problems?
Read more: EVOKE: Can young adults help solve global problems?What happens when a game designer from the Institute of the Future teams up with the World Bank to create a “game for change”? EVOKE is what happens. In this “game” players from all over the world are immersed in a…
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September 12th: A Toy World
Read more: September 12th: A Toy WorldIn September 12th: A Toy World, the designer Gonzalo Frasca seeks to explore the use of games as a form of interactive op-ed. In the game the player is asked to engage in a simple action of dropping bombs to “take…
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Mobile Game Promotes Reflection on Creation of Mobile Devices
Read more: Mobile Game Promotes Reflection on Creation of Mobile DevicesIn this mobile game, the studio Molleindustria makes commentary on the people and practices behind the creation of mobile devices. Not lost on the authors is the deep sense of irony in that the game itself relies on mobile platform.…