Comments for Games for Change http://www.gamesforchange.org Games for Change is the leading global advocate for supporting and making games for social impact. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:45:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on How to use Kickstarter to crowdfund your game by Joey Sasvari http://www.gamesforchange.org/2012/02/julie-coniglio-kickstarter-crowdfund/#comment-942 Joey Sasvari Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:45:29 +0000 http://www.gamesforchange.org/?p=4488#comment-942 Kickstarter denied our project for their website b/c they said we are too "cause related." This was even after multiple conversations that we had with them through email. While they were very responsive to our arguments, they didn't change their mind on whether Raise the Village for Facebook was the right fit for their website. They even went so far as to say that if we took the "cause related" portion out of our project, then they'd accept us. We have instead had to launch our campaign on indie GoGo at: http://www.indiegogo.com/Raise-the-Village Kickstarter denied our project for their website b/c they said we are too "cause related." This was even after multiple conversations that we had with them through email. While they were very responsive to our arguments, they didn’t change their mind on whether Raise the Village for Facebook was the right fit for their website. They even went so far as to say that if we took the "cause related" portion out of our project, then they’d accept us. We have instead had to launch our campaign on indie GoGo at:

http://www.indiegogo.com/Raise-the-Village

]]> Comment on Services by Fantasy, Reality, Dreams – Part I | Notes from Africa http://www.gamesforchange.org/services/#comment-924 Fantasy, Reality, Dreams – Part I | Notes from Africa Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:47:40 +0000 http://www.gamesforchange.org/g4cwp/?page_id=29#comment-924 [...] Games For Change  http://www.gamesforchange.org/services/ [...] [...] Games For Change  http://www.gamesforchange.org/services/ [...]

]]> Comment on Festival by Agenda 21 and Development Sustainability Exposed – And How to Reclaim Our Freedom, Founding Fathers’ Style. | Blackjackdeer World http://www.gamesforchange.org/festival/#comment-839 Agenda 21 and Development Sustainability Exposed – And How to Reclaim Our Freedom, Founding Fathers’ Style. | Blackjackdeer World Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:56:52 +0000 http://www.gamesforchange.org/g4cwp/?page_id=43#comment-839 [...] http://www.gamesforchange.org/festival/ [...] [...] http://www.gamesforchange.org/festival/ [...]

]]> Comment on Win The White House by Danny Choriki http://www.gamesforchange.org/play/win-the-white-house/#comment-838 Danny Choriki Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:15:31 +0000 http://www.gamesforchange.org/?post_type=games&p=3699#comment-838 I liked the basic concept of the game. It is so hard getting people to understand the basic concepts of the presidential primary and electoral college politics. Here are some things that I would do differently. Most importantly, pacing. Things like the radio tower, do not add to the game and provides a moment for the students to walk away. Why pick five issues to start? They've already answered those correctly. Let them pick and try to get right the top issues for each state. The answers are too easy for middle school students. If you want to make it easier for them, add a training component, like ask for advice from your campaign manager. Play the primary and the general election through. This points out how you need to address different issues to win within the party and in the general election. Do, the polling, but have the results come back from all states. I would also change the amount of money raised and how they use it. Can do any combination of five things in a turn (fund raise, appearance, media buy). The fund raising would still require a speech. Only difference is that the answer affects the amount of money raised and not momentum. One last thought, is the adviser Henry Kissinger? ;) Anyway, good structure. Just needs some tweaking. I liked the basic concept of the game. It is so hard getting people to understand the basic concepts of the presidential primary and electoral college politics.

Here are some things that I would do differently.

Most importantly, pacing. Things like the radio tower, do not add to the game and provides a moment for the students to walk away.

Why pick five issues to start? They’ve already answered those correctly. Let them pick and try to get right the top issues for each state.

The answers are too easy for middle school students. If you want to make it easier for them, add a training component, like ask for advice from your campaign manager.

Play the primary and the general election through. This points out how you need to address different issues to win within the party and in the general election.

Do, the polling, but have the results come back from all states.

I would also change the amount of money raised and how they use it. Can do any combination of five things in a turn (fund raise, appearance, media buy). The fund raising would still require a speech. Only difference is that the answer affects the amount of money raised and not momentum.

One last thought, is the adviser Henry Kissinger? ;)

Anyway, good structure. Just needs some tweaking.

]]> Comment on Festival by IndieGames.com - The Weblog GDC Online, Web Wise Kids Team For Game Promoting Online Child Safety http://www.gamesforchange.org/festival/#comment-833 IndieGames.com - The Weblog GDC Online, Web Wise Kids Team For Game Promoting Online Child Safety Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:18:48 +0000 http://www.gamesforchange.org/g4cwp/?page_id=43#comment-833 [...] by including a one-day Games For Change @ GDC event, created by the same non-profit team behind the popular New York event of the same name. In addition to commissioning the game for Web Wise Kids and adding the 'donate' [...] [...] by including a one-day Games For Change @ GDC event, created by the same non-profit team behind the popular New York event of the same name. In addition to commissioning the game for Web Wise Kids and adding the 'donate' [...]

]]> Comment on “Passing the Ball” of online safety, part one by IndieGames.com - The Weblog Indie Game Links: Bundle Du Jour http://www.gamesforchange.org/2011/11/passing-the-ball-creators-interview-part-1-with-gregory-weir/#comment-832 IndieGames.com - The Weblog Indie Game Links: Bundle Du Jour Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:09:22 +0000 http://www.gamesforchange.org/?p=3535#comment-832 [...] Games for Change: 'Passing the Ball' of Online Safety, Part One "Passing the Ball debuted in early October on the GDC Online website and in part one of our interviews to learn more about this project, we spoke with game designer Gregory Weir. We hear more about his previous work, his design style, and how he came to work on this unique project." [...] [...] Games for Change: 'Passing the Ball' of Online Safety, Part One "Passing the Ball debuted in early October on the GDC Online website and in part one of our interviews to learn more about this project, we spoke with game designer Gregory Weir. We hear more about his previous work, his design style, and how he came to work on this unique project." [...]

]]> Comment on Full schedule for Games for Change @ GDC released by Don’t Call it a Comeback | Digital Romance Lab http://www.gamesforchange.org/2012/01/full-schedule-for-games-for-change-gdc-released/#comment-831 Don’t Call it a Comeback | Digital Romance Lab Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:17:05 +0000 http://www.gamesforchange.org/?p=4244#comment-831 [...] will be at the Games for Change Summit at Game Developers Conference 2012, speaking on the panel: “How Designing for Love Can Change the World”, moderated by Jane McGonigal, on Tuesday morning. We’ll also be hosting a meetup the Tuesday [...] [...] will be at the Games for Change Summit at Game Developers Conference 2012, speaking on the panel: “How Designing for Love Can Change the World”, moderated by Jane McGonigal, on Tuesday morning. We’ll also be hosting a meetup the Tuesday [...]

]]> Comment on Festival by Agenda 21 and Development Sustainability Exposed – How to Reclaim Our Freedom, Founding Fathers’ Style | Country Patriot – For God and Country http://www.gamesforchange.org/festival/#comment-829 Agenda 21 and Development Sustainability Exposed – How to Reclaim Our Freedom, Founding Fathers’ Style | Country Patriot – For God and Country Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:59:26 +0000 http://www.gamesforchange.org/g4cwp/?page_id=43#comment-829 [...] http://www.gamesforchange.org/festival/ [...] [...] http://www.gamesforchange.org/festival/ [...]

]]> Comment on To Understand the Nuances of Race, First Get Frustrated by Jeff Ramos http://www.gamesforchange.org/2012/02/michael-baran-guess-my-race-interview-josh-spiro/#comment-820 Jeff Ramos Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:31:04 +0000 http://www.gamesforchange.org/?p=4374#comment-820 Thanks Jakob! Not exactly sure how that happened, even after we checked the link structure before we hit publish - Nevertheless, it's fixed. Thanks for the keen eye. Thanks Jakob! Not exactly sure how that happened, even after we checked the link structure before we hit publish – Nevertheless, it’s fixed. Thanks for the keen eye.

]]> Comment on To Understand the Nuances of Race, First Get Frustrated by Jakob http://www.gamesforchange.org/2012/02/michael-baran-guess-my-race-interview-josh-spiro/#comment-819 Jakob Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:18 +0000 http://www.gamesforchange.org/?p=4374#comment-819 Splendid! Now, if you were so kind as to check your links - you got some of them confused with mail referrals, so they do not point to what I assume to be a valuable resource but rather my mail client. Splendid!
Now, if you were so kind as to check your links – you got some of them confused with mail referrals, so they do not point to what I assume to be a valuable resource but rather my mail client.

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