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Age Range Ages 14 and up

Brief Description

You are an Oil God! Wreak havoc on the world's oil supplies by unleashing war and disaster. Bend governments and economies to your will to alter trade practices. Your goal? Double consumer gasoline prices in five years using whatever means necessary.

Release Date October 17, 2006

Developer Persuasive Games

Project Lead Ian Bogost

Press Coverage

See http://www.persuasivegames.com/news

Press Release URL


Full Description

You are an Oil God! Wreak havoc on the world’s oil supplies by unleashing war and disaster. Bend governments and economies to your will to alter trade practices. Your goal? Double consumer gasoline prices in five years using whatever means necessary. Oil God is the second in our ongoing series of newsgames.

The game explores the relationship between gas prices, geopolitics, and oil profits. Gasoline prices are affected most by possible or actual disruptions in oil producing regions, which might reduce supply without altering demand, thus driving prices up. One feature that characterizes the current fluxuations in gasoline prices, unlike previous ones in 1973 and 1981, are a multitude of simultaneous world events and geopolitical uncertainties: the Iraq war, missiles in North Korea, Hurricane Katrina, pipeline problems, the Iran/Korea nuclear, war between Israel and Lebanon war, and so forth…

Key Features:
8 godly wraths to inflict upon a toy world below
4 governments and 3 economy types alter global trade practices
A model of the crude oil futures market
In-game tutorial and highscores



Purpose

Engender an understanding of the complexities and temptations of the petroleum industry, including aspects of the oil market that are actually out of the hands of industry.



Funding Sources: AddictingGames.com / Shockwave.com

Social Issues/Channels Economics, Environment, Public Policy
Contacts
General Gerard LaFond, info@persuasivegames.com
Press Persuasive Games, press@persuasivegames.com

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