Global Warming: The Game
College students have been challenged to come up with digital games based on the theme of global warming. The winners will get cash, but even more than that - an invitation to visit Microsoft and present their entry to the Microsoft games management team for possible inclusion in Xbox LIVE Arcade. The first place prize is the opportunity to become an apprentice at Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business as part of its internship program.
I have to say when I first read the blog entry that I linked above, the thought crossed my mind that this might be a joke. But no! It's real. Microsoft is teaming up with Games for Change (G4C) to bring together the worlds of gaming and of social change. Gamers aren't the first group that comes to my mind when I think of the environmentally conscious, but G4C president and co-founder Suzanne Seggerman says, "We know from experience that young people are looking for ways to help make the world a better place, and who better to support this effort than an industry leader like Microsoft?"
Comments (3)
Microsoft has provided technology which allows many workers to communicate and work remotely. If more businesses would promote telecommuting, that would greatly reduce pollution, traffic, and dependence on Middle eastern and Venezuelan oil.
Bill Gates deserves a lot of credit for his work to improve life for all of us.
Posted by Patrick Henry | June 12, 2007 9:48 AM
i would suggest this game will be very popular with the agw crowd...hypothetical solutions to a fictional storyline can get you cash and a job...fits right in with their daily fantasies about man induced global warming...
Posted by sammy k | June 12, 2007 11:13 AM
This game reminds me of another scientifically based game - "Operation" by Milton Bradley! ;)
Posted by Samiam | June 13, 2007 1:35 PM