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Making a Game of the News

Posted by Soulskill on from the does-that-mean-you-can-win dept.

As traditional news media struggles to find a new method and business model for dissemination over the internet, some are suggesting that news-related games could be an avenue worth pursuing. Rather than using such games solely as entertainment, journalists could make some of their reports more educative and interactive, allowing readers to choose which threads of a story they would like to follow. Georgia Tech is currently running a research blog to better understand how games and journalism can interact. "The point to consider here is that the two processes do not have to be mutually exclusive, and may even be complementary. Just a couple of years ago, we were wondering if the blogosphere was trivializing journalism; now, most of us, including traditional journalists, are willing to accept the fact that the two can not only live in harmony but also play off of each other. Similarly, online games could help break down complex topics, and stimulate audience interest in the more mundane ones."

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  1. You have killed all the zombies.... by AltGrendel · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have unlocked the Wall Street Journal achievement.

    --
    The simple truth is that interstellar distances will not fit into the human imagination

    - Douglas Adams

  2. I already have a game by Quila · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's called "Spot the unbiased US news source."

    I haven't won yet. Anybody got some cheat codes?

    1. Re:I already have a game by MartinSchou · · Score: 4, Funny

      I don't think this counts as a cheat code, but it's close to god mode in my opinion:

      The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

    2. Re:I already have a game by Hurricane78 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Post-Cramer slogan: "Nowadays, the comedians ask the hard questions."

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      Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
  3. Oregon Trail... Campaign Trail? by Misch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your cabinet died of dysentery.

    Would you like to play again?

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    --You will rephrase your request for me to go to hell. Goto statements are not acceptable programming constructs
  4. didn't RTA, but assume they aren't referring to.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    - every time McCain says "My friends", the GOP voter chugs

    - every time Obama says "Let me be clear", the Dem voter chugs

    - double each time Palin unleashes a chain of non-sequitors

    - double each time Biden refers to a conversation he'd had that sounds suspiciously like something made up