About Serious Games

Serious games (SGs) or persuasive games are computer and video games used as persuasion technology or educational technology. They can be similar to educational games, but are often intended for an audience outside of primary or secondary education. Serious games can be of any genre and many of them can be considered a kind of edutainment.

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Monday, 18 February 2008

Game Tracks Plight of Immigrants in U.S.



NEW YORK – February 18, 2008 –- Breakthrough (www.breakthrough.tv), an
international human rights organization, today launched its compelling video game,
ICED (I Can End Deportation), to help reframe the immigration debate in the United
States and ensure due process and fairness for all those who live in the country.
The game is available for free download at www.icedgame.com.

Designed to spark dialogue and create awareness of unfair U.S. immigration policies,
ICED -- I Can End Deportation (a play on the Immigration and Customs
Enforcement Department), is a free, 3D downloadable game that teaches players
about current immigration laws on detention and deportation that affect legal
permanent residents, asylum seekers, students and undocumented people by
violating human rights and denying due process.

http://www.icedgame.com/

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