"The controversial "Escape from Woomera" puts players into so-called "Australian detention camps," so that people will understand what it's like to be a political refugee seeking asylum..."Tropical America" "revives Latin America's past, explaining from a Latin-American standpoint how aspects of the history of the Americas have gotten lost in mainstream versions. "The Meatrix"-- a spoof on "The Matrix"--stars a young pig named Leo, and teaches players about the problems associated with modern farming, as well as the benefits of eating "sustainably-raised meat." At activismgame.com, players must learn to juggle six priorities facing America like revitalizing the economy and providing college tuition relief."
During the last serious games conference, there was so much interest that people were turned away two weeks before the conference even began. Two quite astonishing facts: Video games are now "earning more money than the movies--and the age of the average video game player is around 29 or 30."
"At Newsgaming.com, one finds games like "Madrid," which features men, women and children wearing T-shirts that say, "I love Madrid"; "I love New York," and other cities that terrorists have attacked... "Madrid" is a moving expression of hope and mourning, a bold social statement in the face of bloody politics," the Denver Post argued."
At Watercoolergames.org, "World Heroes" children learn about UNICEF and players "lead the U.N. organization on a relief mission in the developing world to feed people, immunize them, and purify their water."
