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Saturday, November 10, 2007

Games that make a difference?

The internet is great for many things, including free games. I remember days long gone of saving up pocket money for weeks just to buy a £9.99 cassette game for my Commodore 64 (Rainbow Islands, Batman the Movie, etc.). Nowadays, of course, you can find all the classics as well as plenty of new game online for free.

Well, I could give you a host of links to some of my favourite "safe" games sites... but today I came across a couple of other sites that really ARE worth sharing. They both entertain and educate, and one even contributes to needy people in the world.

The first game [click here] was created by the UNHCR to help people empathise with refugees. Well produced, a little scary and definitely eye-opening.

The second game [click here] was created in tandem with advertisers to fund contributions that provide rice to hungry people in the world. You improve your vocabulary, and actually feed someone at the same time.

2 comments:

magdalene said...

There is another one that is developed by a friend of mine...

www.VillagetheGame.com

C&C said...

Looks interesting. Is it actually finished? I couldn't see a link to play the game.