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Global Conflicts: Latin America
Game URL: www.globalconflicts.eu
Developer: Serious Games Interactive
Non-Profit:
Release Date: October 8th 2008
Project Lead:
Funding Sources: Danida
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Brief Description
Global Conflicts: Latin America is a 3D-roleplaying game that let players explore key problems in Latin American countries. The region is one of the most turbulent, violent, and poverty-striken places in the world, yet we rarely hear anything about the nations that struggle with paramilitary rule, extreme poverty, and exploitation of the population.
Full Description
Global Conflicts: Latin America (GC:LA) is a 3D-roleplaying game designed to let players explore key problems in Latin American countries. The Latin American region is one of the most turbulent, violent, and poverty-striken places in the world, yet we rarely hear anything about the nations that struggle with the remnants of paramilitary rule, extreme poverty, and exploitation of the population. In a region where politicians and police are feared rather than trusted, desperation runs rampant and all too often the results are terrible. In GC:LA, players assume the role of an investigative journalist on assignment in Bolivia, Guatemala, and Mexico where human rights violations, debt slavery, corruption, trafficking of humans, and pollution threaten the existence of untold numbers of people. Players will experience situations taken form real life and develop an understanding of the conditions under which millions live. The goal of the game is to gather information to be used in confrontational interviews with people central to the conflict. When they are done, players will be given a rating so they might see how well they have done in gathering information and used this to push people to get confessions for their article
Target Audience: Educational institutions (students in the age 13-19 years) and mature gamers with interests in global conflicts.
Social Issues Addressed: global conflict,
Purpose:
To let players * experience and understand the complex issues facing people living in many Latin American countries. * explore the inside of the conflict in the authentic and detailed environment. * understand the background for why people act and behave as they do.
Metrics:
How? Surveys and qualitative interviews with students that have played the game.
What outcomes have been measured? Results show that students are very engaged when playing the game and that their knowledge of the Latin American region increased substantially after having played the game. Moreover, the were able to draw parrellels to similar problems in other regions in the world.
Press Coverage:
http://seriousgames.dk/new/news_archive.php
Press Release URL: Not available yet
Public Contact Information
Name: Serious Games Interactive
Email: info@seriousgames.dk
Press Contact Name: Mikkel Lucas Overby
Press Contact Email: mlo@seriousgames.dk
Game Tags: Educational game Serious game Learning game Conflict game
Where you can play this game: The game is available as CD-Rom and digital download here from October 8th 2008: http://buy.seriousgames.dk/1524.aspx
Global Conflicts: Latin America
Developer: Serious Games Interactive
Non-Profit:
Release Date: October 23 2008
Project Lead: Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen
Funding Sources: Danida, EU Media, own funding
Sponsors/In-kind donations:
Budget:
Overall:
Secured:
Brief Description
Global Conflicts: Latin America allows you to experience the everyday challenges facing people living in one of the world’s most turbulent and violent regions. Explore how human rights violations, debt slavery, corruption, trafficking of humans, and pollution threaten the existence of untold numbers of people.
Full Description
Global Conflicts: Latin America (GC:LA) is a 3D- computer game designed to let players explore key problems in Latin American countries. The Latin American region is one of the most turbulent, violent, and poverty-striken places in the world, yet we rarely hear anything about the nations that struggle with the remnants of paramilitary rule, extreme poverty, and exploitation of the population. In a region where politicians and police are feared rather than trusted, desperation runs rampant and all too often the results are terrible. In GC:LA, players assume the role of an investigative journalist on assignment in Bolivia, Guatemala, and Mexico where human rights violations, debt slavery, corruption, trafficking of humans, and pollution threaten the existence of untold numbers of people. Players will experience situations taken form real life and develop an understanding of the conditions under which millions live. The goal of the game is to gather information to be used in confrontational interviews with people central to the conflict. When they are done, players will be given a rating so they might see how well they have done in gathering information and used this to push people to get confessions for their article.
Target Audience:
Social Issues Addressed: environment, global conflict, human rights, news,
Purpose:
Informing and educating students about the key challenges facing people living in many Latin American countries.
Metrics:
How? Number of school purchases and qualitative surveys at selected schools
What outcomes have been measured? No surveys has been conducted yet.
Press Coverage:
Press Release URL: www.seriousgames.dk/new/press.php
Public Contact Information
Name: Mikkel Lucas Overby
Email: info@seriousgames.dk
Press Contact Name: Mikkel Lucas Overby
Press Contact Email: press@seriousgames.dk
Game Tags: Human rights Corruption Pollution Trafficking Border crossings
Where you can play this game: Visit www.globalconflicts.eu to play the demoo
