1. Simulation Game
A MONTH IN POVERTY
THE SIMULATION GAME
Have you ever imagined what poverty is like? If not, this game will probably give you an idea of how hard life can be.
To win this game, the participant must finish all 30 “days” step by step, each “day” is represented by a lattice on the board, once you got broke, you fail. You will get some money at the beginning to kick off the game but the amount is highly limited. Once you got started, you’ll have to make all kinds of decisions from finding a place to live to picking up groceries in stores. Other than that, you will come across random events every day in the game. Those events cover from increase or decrease in wage, getting a speeding ticket, child going out for a fieldtrip, unexpected disease, help from others etc. Those events also need you to make decisions which lead to different outcomes. Most of the events in the game will cost you some money and your income is like nothing, so you really need to consider things over before you make your choices. Because you are always in a near-broke situation in the game, even the most common thing you do in real life will put your game to an end.
Once you finished playing, you will probably know living in poverty is not at all enjoyable, let alone in real life it’s much more difficult. We hope this game can raise the awareness for poverty worldwide and encourage more donations to help those in need.
2. Red Nose Day
The idea is to organize Red Nose Days in our communities. We are going to make a list of hospitals and orphanages close to our schools. Once the list is done, we will interview the authorities of the centers. After these meetings, we will identify some of the needs expressed that we could address by playing, such as motivation.
We will visit these hospitals and orphanages and play different accessible games with specific objectives.
This idea was inspired by the Red Nose Day organization’s mission: https://www.rednoseday.org/about
3. Carnival Festival of Games And Music
The idea is to organize a three days event in which we will do different games in our community to bring people together and address different concerns and problems by playing.
We will choose a set of games from the list we made and put them in practice by solving situations and bringing peace.
4. Learning Through Playing Days (School-Based Project)
Through learning games in the classroom our goal is to promote social interactions in the classroom, as well as learning about different games from different cultures all around the world. When students have fun and are engaged in the classroom, learning is more effective. Playing global games helps students understand global games, self-realization, and social interaction. These games can bring classes together, and they will help combat global poverty by having the topic discussed in the classroom.
A MONTH IN POVERTY
THE SIMULATION GAME
Have you ever imagined what poverty is like? If not, this game will probably give you an idea of how hard life can be.
To win this game, the participant must finish all 30 “days” step by step, each “day” is represented by a lattice on the board, once you got broke, you fail. You will get some money at the beginning to kick off the game but the amount is highly limited. Once you got started, you’ll have to make all kinds of decisions from finding a place to live to picking up groceries in stores. Other than that, you will come across random events every day in the game. Those events cover from increase or decrease in wage, getting a speeding ticket, child going out for a fieldtrip, unexpected disease, help from others etc. Those events also need you to make decisions which lead to different outcomes. Most of the events in the game will cost you some money and your income is like nothing, so you really need to consider things over before you make your choices. Because you are always in a near-broke situation in the game, even the most common thing you do in real life will put your game to an end.
Once you finished playing, you will probably know living in poverty is not at all enjoyable, let alone in real life it’s much more difficult. We hope this game can raise the awareness for poverty worldwide and encourage more donations to help those in need.
2. Red Nose Day
The idea is to organize Red Nose Days in our communities. We are going to make a list of hospitals and orphanages close to our schools. Once the list is done, we will interview the authorities of the centers. After these meetings, we will identify some of the needs expressed that we could address by playing, such as motivation.
We will visit these hospitals and orphanages and play different accessible games with specific objectives.
This idea was inspired by the Red Nose Day organization’s mission: https://www.rednoseday.org/about
3. Carnival Festival of Games And Music
The idea is to organize a three days event in which we will do different games in our community to bring people together and address different concerns and problems by playing.
We will choose a set of games from the list we made and put them in practice by solving situations and bringing peace.
4. Learning Through Playing Days (School-Based Project)
Through learning games in the classroom our goal is to promote social interactions in the classroom, as well as learning about different games from different cultures all around the world. When students have fun and are engaged in the classroom, learning is more effective. Playing global games helps students understand global games, self-realization, and social interaction. These games can bring classes together, and they will help combat global poverty by having the topic discussed in the classroom.