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2 Digg it    When games are used for education purposes
 Category : Games   |  Game : Default  
  Views: 229  |  Post time : Nov 21, 2007 9:34 am  | Comments: 4  |  Bookmark

I will borrow some words from the author, Thomas Lane:

Type "free games" into an internet search engine, and you'll find literally thousands of links to classics such as Pacman and Space Invaders.
This week, however, these games are joined by an unusual addition.
Rather than chasing ghosts or fighting aliens, Against All Odds guides the gamer through the experience of being a refugee.
The game was designed by workers in the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Its various challenges include escaping from a hostile town, guiding your character across a dangerous border and staying alive in foreign lands with unfamiliar languages.

To my knowledge, this is the first attmpt of a global organization to produce an educational game.
And it's a worthy attempt.

Take the role of a refugee and try to survive in a hostile enviroment. You got no no weapons, no friends, no family, no country. You are all alone. And you must survive.
How much are you willing to sacrifice to complete this game? Or how much will you sacrifice in a real situation like this?
Throughout the game, you face the goverment, the army, the police... all trying to subdue you into their beliefs.
You think you have freedom of speech?
You think all people are equal?
You think your vote is your weapon?
You think its natural to have a meal everyday?
Or dress in clean clothes?
Or have the right to express yourself openly?

I am guessing, most of us are used to being free. And we have no second thoughts on this. Think again people.

You will be terryfied when you play this game and see the facts.
Note: as game states, it is based on true facts, gatherd from UN. No matter how extreme these facts seemed, we can assume they stand true. UN

 

The link to the game is here: http://www.playagainstallodds.com/
The link to the article is here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7087870.stm

Note: after each scene in game, please watch the UN facts..... then start reconsidering your (our) way of life and standards.


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toubanoEXC
Nov 23,2007 4:06 am

see? you dont know how fortunate you are.
you know, there are countries that prohibit freedom of speech? the fact that you post here, expressing your opinion, is something unknown to those kids.
The fact that you surf the web without restrictions, is something unheard in many countries - even large ones such as China.
rol
Nov 22,2007 9:40 pm

i really didnt find that educational i rather set and class and listen to w/e the teacher has to blab about
toubanoEXC
Nov 22,2007 2:11 am

its not supposed to be funny.... its an educational game, probably for teens or adults. Knowledge of such things is never fun :(
lean
Nov 22,2007 12:13 am

Awesome game! But I don't know whether it's funny
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