[mm/teen] Serious Gaming
I just played this game called Profit Seed. This game represents the controversy between farmers, GM and Monsanto for their genetically modified seeds that are infecting the farmers crops. The game represented information about the issue by discussing it on the different boards as well as using the game itself as an infomercial.
I used "play" in the game by learning the controls and figuring out the goal of the game in order to succeed. Once I figured out the goal, it was pretty easy to beat the game.
The game's point of view is that genetically modified seeds are wrong. In other words, what GM and Monsanto are doing is going against the balance of nature and that it shouldn't be continued.
Games are different from a news article because instead of just reading a piece of paper, you get to put yourself into the position of the person that situation is directed towards. You get to experience what they're going through rather than thinking about it.
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Hi, my name is Michael Filsecker, I come from Chile, and now I study at Indiana University.
Since I have not played this game; I would like to know a little bit more about the controversy you mention, how are the opinions of the farmers, GM and Monsanto different?
If the game is an infomercial as you said, what kind of information delivers? Do you think the information might hide a bias or a particular point of view? Can you elaborate a bit more? Who do you think that created this game?
Posted by: Michael Filsecker | April 8, 2009 8:07 PM
What did you think of the game as a game? Was it fun, engaging, easy or hard?
Would you recommend the game to someone else interested in the issue of genetically modified seeds and crops?
Posted by: rik | April 13, 2009 11:53 AM