Disaffected Puts Gamers Into Real Life

The Guardian Gamesblog writes of a new Persuasive Games game called 'Disaffected'. The title puts you into the shoes of a Kinkos employee to discover why real-life minimum-wage employees are often so miserable. From the article: "It presents a very simplistic premise, and one which may offend both Kinkos and the employees themselves. As a casual game, it can't get as deep into the sociohistorical aspects that dog underpaid, under-trained and often under-age employees of US national corporations that Eric Schlosser's books Fast Food Nation or Reefer Madness expose, but it's an interesting scat on the seemingly pervasive branded advergames that have taken over."

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[Retroneous]

"I'm sorry folks, there's been a mistake. The 'Grandest Waste of Ten Minutes' award that we previously announced was going to Disaffected!, was given in error. After a recount, the parent poster of this very topic has been given that award, in addition to the 'My God! How Can You Be So Anal About A Fucking Link Award'

Congratulations to all involved!"

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[GmAz]

I used to work at kinkos. Does it affend me, hells no!!! If it wasn't for that job, I probably never would have lit that fire under my @$$ to get a real job. I almost want to play this game to see if it is true to life.