[Blog] Is Playing Ayiti a Form of Civic Engagement?
Kate Raynes-Goldie addressed the issue of Ayiti: The Cost of life and civic engagement in her recent blog post:
the first time i played, my whole family died of various tropical illnesses. it was upsetting. i did better the second time. the designers purposely made it so the game was hard, but not impossible. it gave me a better idea of the kinds of challenges people in developing countries face. you can "know" intellectually, but i think playing actually gave me a better sense, because it gave me the chance to understand through experience.and then i started thinking, does this game count as civic engagement? the hardcore civic engagement people would say no, and probably more 'progressive' people would agree. it doesn't actually get me to act, but i think getting a better sense and having more empathy is something.
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