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Video game tries to draw sympathy to migrants' plight
by MexicoReporter | September 17, 2007 at 12:46 pm
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A non-profit in the US is using video games to try and raise awareness of the experiences of migrants.
The rules are simple:Keep a low profile. Don't shoplift. Steer clear of immigration officers.
And you might avoid ending up in a deportation facility.
ICED, a video game set to be released for free in November, pits five immigrant teens trying to stay in the country against a slew of immigration officers. The title is a play on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE -- the government agency that, among other duties, targets illegal immigrants with outstanding deportation orders.
The game was developed by a New York-based nonprofit, Breakthrough, to raise awareness about the effect of immigration reforms passed in 1996.
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at 15:11 on September 17th, 2007
A novel approach to help create empathy. I hope it accomplishes its goal, Newcorrespondent. Did I understand correctly that it is inevitable, in the game, that the player gets picked up by authorities?