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The Arcade Wire: Airport Security
Game URL: www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/airportsecurity.jsp
Developer: Persuasive Games
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Release Date: September 19, 2006
Project Lead: Ian Bogost
Funding Sources: AddictingGames.com / Shockwave.com
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Brief Description
Airport Security offers a satirical critique of airport security practices circa early fall 2006, when security agencies in the US and abroad changed their policies to prohibit common items like toothpaste and hair gel.
Full Description
The first in a series of newsgames called The Arcade Wire, Airport Security offers a satirical critique of airport security practices circa early fall 2006, when security agencies in the US and abroad changed their policies to prohibit common items like toothpaste and hair gel. Do knee-jerk reactions that limit our freedom of expression and travel make us safer? In The Arcade Wire: Airport Security you inspect each passenger and his luggage and remove the forbidden items before allowing the passenger to go through -- but the list of forbidden items changes on a moment-to-moment basis. Prohibited items may include pants, mouthwash, and hummus.
Target Audience: General audience
Social Issues Addressed: politics,
Purpose:
The game argues that American airport security policy has little to do with security.
Metrics:
How? Reach
What outcomes have been measured? Over 5 million plays as of December 2006
Press Coverage:
Numerous; please see http://www.persuasivegames.com/news/
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Public Contact Information
Name: Gerard LaFond
Email: info@persuasivegames.com
Press Contact Name: Persuasive Games
Press Contact Email: press@persuasivegames.com
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