4 April 2010 – 9.50 am
Demo is a video game to encourage people to take an interest in the democratic process. It allows users to play and compose music together—but in order to play they must first read news items and vote on opinion polls taken from Yahoo! News: Politics. The research’s target audience is teenagers and young people, aiming to involve them in political debate and make them understand media bias and the importance of free information. [More]
19 May 2009 – 12.06 pm
Greengrowers is a location-based game for iPhone. Using GPS technology, players can plant virtual seeds in Venetian squares: the aim is to grow and make virtual plants bloom before others do. To make their plants grow, players can use (site-specific) humus, water and sun (from real weather data), and an increasing set of tools. Winners receive real seeds that local institutions will plant in the players’ favourite square. [More]