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The Arcade Wire: Airport Security     (0 comments)

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Age Range Ages 7 and up 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.

Release Date September 19, 2006

Developer Persuasive Games

Project Lead Ian Bogost

Press Coverage

Numerous; please see http://www.persuasivegames.com/news/

Press Release URL


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.



Purpose

The game argues that American airport security policy has little to do with security.

Metrics
 How are you measuring results?
 Reach

What outcomes have been measured?
 Over 5 million plays as of December 2006


Funding Sources: AddictingGames.com / Shockwave.com

Social Issues/Channels Politics
Contacts
General Gerard LaFond, info@persuasivegames.com
Press Persuasive Games, press@persuasivegames.com

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