June 1, 2012

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Games for Change

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Good Games -- Is It possible?

Mateo Gutierrez | Posted 03.28.2012

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I don't think people who play Zynga games are bad. Just like I don't think the grandma in Vegas is bad. They're just sad.

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Nicholas Kristof To Launch Humanitarian Facebook Game

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Pbs, Usaid, Sheryl WuDunn, Games for Change, Half the Sky, Farmville, Independent Television Service, United Nations Foundation, Social Gaming, Nicholas Kristof, Facebook, Video, Impact News

Though his writing has impacted people worldwide, prolific journalist Nicholas Kristof is set to parlay his dedication to humanitarian issues to an ev...

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Can Violent Games Promote Peace?

Charles Tsai | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Jane McGonigal, Video, Games for Change, Steven Johnson, Video Games World Peace, HP Games, Violent Video Games, Video Games, Jesse Schell, Impact News

Through role-playing games, you take on someone else's point of view and evaluate every key decision through that person's eyes. That's the very definition of empathy.

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Play, Policy, and Tree Planting: How Gaming Is Changing the World

Nicole Skibola | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Ecotopia, Jane McGonigal, Chris Swain, Games for Change, World Bank, Reality Is Broken, Urgent Evoke, Gaming, Al Gore, The Redistricting Game, Talkie, Impact News

Games, as a medium for social change, reflect a shift in thinking about human behavior and happiness.

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Can Games Have A Profound Social Impact?

Charles Tsai | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Social Video Games, Games for Change, Al Gore, Gaming, Games for Good, Video Games, Philanthropy, Social Impact Games, Impact News

The field of "serious games" is still new, not mature enough to provide rock solid proof that games can have profound and sustained social impact.

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Mothers Who Make A Difference

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Games for Change, Martha Hoffman, Uganda, Video Games, Susan Seggerman, Mothers Day, Featured Contributor, The Giving Life, Video, Healthy Living News

Celebrating Mothers. Clearly one day is not nearly enough to do the job justice. I believe the simple act of mothering a child is Herculean enough for...

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Top 10 Reasons to Become a New Radical

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Paul Gillespie, Right to Play, Nicole Pageau, Melissa Dyrdahl, New Radicals, Suzanne Seggerman, Teach for America, Bring Light, Mark Brayne, Ron Dembo, Kids Internet Safety Alliance, Games for Change, Johann Koss, Julia Moulden, Zerofootprint, Wendy Kopp, Tony Leighton, Rwanda, Healthy Living News

[This is a refreshed repeat of one of Julia's most popular posts.] When I was writing my book about New Radicals (that is, people like you and me who...

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Games For Change

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Daniel Pink, UN Food Force, Virtual Reality Medical Center, Nintendo Game Boy, Obama, New Radicals, Suzanne Seggerman, Whole New Mind, Games for Change, Julia Moulden, Careers, Hidden Agenda, Central American Politics, Video Games, Un, Glucoboy, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News

Inspiration doesn't only come when we step away from our normal routine, yet often this is the case. Suzanne Seggerman had been a documentary filmmake...

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Top 10 Reasons to Become A New Radical

Julia Moulden | Posted 05.25.2011

With all the turmoil in the markets, it seems time to write again about people who are doing good works in the financial sector.

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