Social Impact Games

TeachingMachines writes "If you are interested in the cultural potential of gaming you might want to check out Social Impact Games. It's a site that catalogs links to over 200 games that are entertaining but not necessarily designed for the purpose of entertainment. For example, the Monkey Wrench Conspiracy is a first-person shooter game designed to teach mechanical design engineers to use 3-D CAD software. A game titled Incident Commander will model situations that include acts of terrorism, school hostage crises, and natural disasters."

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Re:i didn't check but..

[CodeMonkey4Hire]

It's called dating. You log on to this MMORPG called life and do things like chatting while competing with/against each other through myriads of mini-games. It even includes in-game cut-scenes that advance the plot.

Eventually, if your team works really well together, you might be able to expand your team by recruiting some newbies. Oh, but don't let your boss catch you playing at work. And make sure that you share your power-ups with your teammates or they might look for another team.

Re:Social Impact, eh?

[KevinKnSC]

This game offended me on a very deep level. Say what you will about the president, but do not speak ill of Voltron!