The most important video game you'll ever play

[CptStern]

http://www.darfurisdying.com/


played briefly but I lost all my children without collecting any water ;(

The creators of free educational games such as "Darfur is Dying" and "PeaceMaker" met with humanitarian activists at The New School University in New York on Tuesday for the third annual Games for Change conference.

The idea is to use video games to educate youth about real-world issues--fighting poverty, surviving in war-torn Sudan and negotiating Middle East peace.

And while there is violence in the games, it is being perpetrated by real-life players such as warring countries, not by the person playing the game.

The idea appears to be gaining popularity. "Darfur is Dying," which allows players to avoid being killed in violence-plagued Sudan, was downloaded more than 750,000 times in the past two months. "Food Force," created by the World Food Program at the United Nations, has been downloaded off the Internet more than 2 million times.

here is info on the upcoming game peacemaker ..it's an rts dealing with the israeli/palestinian conflict

http://www.peacemakergame.com/TheGame.htm


there's even a group of game designers shooting for a Nobel Peace prize

http://news.com.com/Game+designers+aim+for+Nobel+Peace+Prize/2100-1043_3-6052353.html?tag=nl

 

[Javert]

Edit: Was able to forage for water twice. But when the attack comes, it offers pop-ups of real world stuff which kinda beats you over the head with it. Overall pretty educational, though not entirely realistic.

However, the Israeli/Pales. game looks very interesting.

 

[xombine]

lol I was able to make it to the water and back without having to hide once. \o/