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Redistricting Videogame Shows Problems in the System

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the see-games-are-smart-too dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This is a cool redistricting game that was launched out of the capitol building in Washington DC last week. It was created by the USC Game Innovation Lab and has been getting lots of press. It's about time someone took on a tough issue like redistricting reform using the power of the internet." It's crazy that gerrymandering is actually good fodder for a video game.

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  1. I thought there already was a redistricting game.. by DogDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... It's called Qix!

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  2. Re:Sure it's a game by Red+Flayer · · Score: 5, Funny

    So you're saying its more about the highest levels then?
    Yeah. The grind sucks, and most of us never get out of it, but the content for people who've maxed out their level is fantastic.
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  3. Re:Sure it's a game by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    How I mine for oil?

  4. Re:Sure it's a game by corbettw · · Score: 3, Funny

    Gerrymandering, and indeed, much of politics, is a game.

    Sweet! Got a link to the cheat codes?

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  5. Re:One has to ask... by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

    A Republican or a Democrat?

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  6. Re:Sure it's a game by Red+Flayer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's one link
    and here's another.

    Of course, some people would say that gerrymandering is a cheat code as well.

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