Blogs about: Persuasive Games

My Spring Break5 comments

Simon Ferrari wrote 4 months ago: For my spring break I get to come up with a thesis topic and proofread this for the 2nd edition: Th … more →

Tags: Miscellany

Homer in Silicon post

Emily Short wrote 6 months ago: on Oiligarchy. … more →

Tags: Video Games

Game Review: Oiligarchy

micheallawrence wrote 8 months ago: Freeware Flash Game Play Oiligarchy Oiligarchy is probably the best persuasive game I have played to … more →

Tags: Game Reviews, Video Games, Games, Politics, Free Games, Flash Games, Oil, Political Games

Mario Is All Grown Up: How Gaming is Gaining Societal Influence2 comments

bsterner wrote 1 year ago: I must admit, I’m not much of a gamer. Even the word conjures images of nerdy teenagers sitti … more →

Tags: Random Ramblings and Thoughts, Reading Reflections, Fatworld, gamasutra, Gaming, Influence, Water Cooler Games

Performative play

WriTerGuy wrote 1 year ago: In this Gamasutra article, game designer Ian Bogost talks about performative play – play which has a … more →

Tags: Game design, Immersion gaming, world without oil, gamasutra, Ian Bogost, performative play

Unpersuasive Games1 comment

Emily Short wrote 1 year ago: Budget Hero is a game in which the player gets to select a series of policies on spending in the US: … more →

Editorial Games are a viable business

Robert Rich wrote 1 year ago: Video games can be an example of “simulation meets political cartoons,” Ian Bogost , ass … more →

Tags: Symposium, New York Times, Ian Bogost, CNN, Shockwave

The Games People Play

paulfbove wrote 1 year ago: As we go along and learn about MMOGs and other online gaming, I tried out a few games on the Persuas … more →

Tags: technology, Social Media Class, MMOGs, Online Gaming, acitivism

From cupcake testing to video game playing...

mintymusings wrote 1 year ago:  My Wii is only one week old and I am still happy with my purchase. It is everything I was looking f … more →

Tags: Assign-mint, Wii, Fatworld, presidential pong, bacteria salad

Not a Player

Shari wrote 1 year ago: So, I tried out some of the games at persuasive games this weekend. I played Points of Entry, Bacter … more →

Tags: Online Gaming, typer shark, PopCap, Second-Life

Lost

beckblogic wrote 1 year ago: Persuasive Games are a great idea! The thought that one can learn about issues (immigration, airpo … more →

Tags: SCS Spring 2008, Games, Immigration, Politics, Nutrition, airport security, Lost

Georgia Tech Presents: Living Worlds IV - Interplay4 comments

John Rice wrote 1 year ago: Living Game Worlds IV: Interplay - NEW DATES - December 1-2, 2008 Living Game Worlds IV will focus … more →

Tags: Game Discussion, Video Game Research, Serious Games, game studies, Educational Conferences, MMORPGS, virtual worlds, Richard Bartle, Georgia Tech

Reflective Architecture: The Prokovy Neva Thumb-Sucking Test9 comments

dusanwriter wrote 1 year ago: Reflective Architecture contributes less to an avatar’s experience than buildings that give go … more →

Tags: Business in Virtual Worlds, Second-Life, Second Life Experience, Metaverse, virtual worlds, reflective architecture, Rhetoric

Mainlining thoughts on Persuasive Games1 comment

trippenbach wrote 1 year ago: I should have linked this all earlier, but it’s time for a belated introduction: meet Ian Bogo … more →

Tags: Contexting, Games, Ian Bogost

Ayiti: Cost of Life7 comments

Emily Short wrote 1 year ago: Recently, on a recommendation on this blog, I tried Ayiti, a UNICEF-sponsored game about the difficu … more →

Tags: Video Games

McDonalds Videogame7 comments

Emily Short wrote 1 year ago: Continuing with the protest game theme (something that I’ve found increasingly interesting of … more →

Tags: Video Games

Oil God

Emily Short wrote 1 year ago: Only a liberal would find this game remotely interesting and even then not for long. So says an ano … more →

Tags: Video Games

Teaching, Persuading, Lampooning6 comments

Emily Short wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been thinking more about “Airport Security”. Maybe I’m being unfair and … more →

Tags: Video Games, Theory

Airport Security2 comments

Emily Short wrote 1 year ago: Someone recently recommended “Airport Security”, a mini-game about being an airport secu … more →

Tags: Video Games


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