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In These Games, the Points Are All Political

Posted by simoniker on from the win-one-for-the-gipper dept.

bettiwettiwoo writes "A New York Times article (free reg. req.) highlights a new trend in games, and political marketing: openly political games. Both Republicans and Democrats are developing games with political messages, albeit using slightly different strategies. A featured developer, Persuasive Games, is open about their not-so-objective objective: 'We design, build, and distribute electronic games for persuasion, instruction, and activism.' But would that be declared on the games so produced? And would it matter if it did? In such times of artful manipulation, it is actually quite a relief to find that not all politicos are sophisticated high tech geeks: the Long Island Political Network invites you to play... Tic Tac Toe."

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  1. Re:No shit, sherlock? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Keep digging, Watson.

  2. Re:10000 digits of political pi by scrame · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You missed a 9 in there.

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  3. Mind control for the masses by sshtome · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'd like to point out that the tic tack toe game doesn't work on the mac (using explorer) Does this mean that apple might become a rebel stronghold?

    1. Re:Mind control for the masses by gabebear · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      works fine in mozilla. What are you doing still using IE?

  4. Re:Propaganda's greatest victory... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you'd just stop masturbating online, I wouldn't have to bitch slap you anymore.

  5. Games are higly manipulative... by ooze · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You know you are playing too much CounterStrike, when you are in the LA Getty Museum and can't help but thinking what a great map that would be!

    Maybe that's a nice mod for the upcoming Doom3.

    Art Robbery.

    Goal for the robber team (with specialized classes of course)is to steal any randomly selected painting/artifact.

    And the fat security guys team of course has to try to survive.

    Both can buy different equipment with their funds,
    install alarm systems, carry lockpicking sets etc..

    That idea is for free ;)

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    Just because I can imagine doing a hippopotamus, doesn't mean I'd like to do it.
  6. ot: milk your customer by Elvis_untot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > (Been there. Had the boss royally pissed off at me when I told the customer that, no, they don't need an uber-sophisticated custom solution to solve their problem. "Are you nuts?!! Are you out of your mind?!! We're trying to take their money, not tell them that they could solve that cheaper!!"

    mistake by your boss. after you tell your costumer he does not need to do this and that you say and he is happy because he just earned much money, you tell him that he DOES need to do some other thing (that is much more expensive)

    > On the bright side, after that he never took me to those 6 hours meetings any more.)

    hmmm. well done ;)