Free Public Service Games For Young People About Sweatshops And Death

My wife Alice quit her day job (commissioning public service games for the UK's Channel 4) in January to do a start-up, but some of the games she got underway are still coming out. Two new ones that are of particular interest are Sweatshop, a tower defense game that "highlights the abject horror and terrible exploitation of sweatshop factories – and the most dangerous enemy in the game is your own impulse to succeed"; and The End, a game about death, existentialism, and the afterlife, released into the increasingly atheist population of young Britain. All free, of course!

Free public service games for young people about sweatshops and death

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Million Online Bringing Rift Between Sony-microsoft Games

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A million Internet users have flocked to the fantasy world of “Rift” since its March release, in a trend that threatens games consoles such as Sony Corp.’s PlayStation and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox.

Million Online Bringing Rift Between Sony-Microsoft Games

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App Smart: Games and Other Diversions to Turn Into Holiday Gifts

Some lovers of Apple devices refuse to spend even a dollar on an app — leaving an opportunity for gift givers.

App Smart: Games and Other Diversions to Turn Into Holiday Gifts

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Are surgeons using video games for training?

A study suggests surgeons who play video games might have finer surgical skills than those who never play. So should med school students throw down the anatomy book and grab a joystick?

Are surgeons using video games for training?

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