Robert Becker

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Game Simulation of Urban Youth Gangs

A serious game that simulates social, economic, public health and cultural dynamics of urban youth gangs in Chicago (where I live and work). Designed for members and victims of gangs; and for social services, educational institutions and government agencies whose staff are professionally concerned with gang enterprise. The simulation develops coping, survival and management skills; deepens vision, understanding and ...more »

Submitted by Robert Becker in Jan 2014

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Great examples

What is the most compelling and effective game for impact? What is it about this game that makes it particularly powerful? Is there evidence that this game can help solve an important societal challenge?

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Great ideas

What societal challenge do you think is particularly well-suited to a game for impact? What metrics should be used to inform the design of this game? For example, a game designed to increase residential energy efficiency might measure whether households that played the game had lower utility bills compared to similar households that did not.

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Building from existing games

Some federal agencies, universities, and industry have invested in research and prototypes related to games for impact which have not resulted in commercial products. What public and private initiatives would help increase the commercialization of this research? What games could be expanded on to create more “impact”?

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Partnerships

How can the mainstream game industry get involved with games for impact? What can individuals, studios, publishers, platform manufacturers and others do to support the development and distribution of these kinds of games? What partnerships between coalitions would you like to see?

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Government role

What role can government play in encouraging growth of the use of games for impact? What are important policy considerations that could impact development? What can agencies do to encourage development?

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