The field of games aimed at social change is young and ripe with opportunity, and several recent announcements of corporate/public-sector partnerships to develop such games are further fueling hopes for its success. However, given the cost of creating a digital game—which can creep past $10 million in some cases—and the as-yet-to-appear killer app, the possibilities remain dogged by challenges.
Index Terms:
digital games, serious games
Citation:
Keri Schreiner, "Digital Games Target Social Change," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 12-17, Jan./Feb. 2008, doi:10.1109/MCG.2008.4