Coming wave of video games could build empathy on racism, environment and aftermath of war

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2021/03/16/video-games-and-vr-tackle-racism-environment-and-aftermath-war/4718952001/

“Our America” and four other projects will evenly split $125,000 from Unity, the company announced Tuesday at the Game Developers Conference, which runs online through Friday. Each project may also get technical, marketing, and fundraising support from Unity.

• Ahi Kā Rangers: An ecological mobile game with development led by Māori creators.
• Dot’s Home: A game that explores historical housing injustices faced by Black and brown home buyers.
• Future Aleppo: A VR experience for children to rebuild homes and cities destroyed by war.
• Samudra: A children’s environmental puzzle game that takes the player across a polluted sea to learn about pollution and plastic waste.

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more on empathy in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=empathy