Comments on: RELEASED TODAY: Tempest in Crescent City http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2008/10/15/released-today-tempest-in-crescent-city/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:47:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: More tempest re: Tempest in Crescent City | New Orleans Metblogs http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2008/10/15/released-today-tempest-in-crescent-city/comment-page-1/#comment-14729 More tempest re: Tempest in Crescent City | New Orleans Metblogs Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:14:23 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/?p=2261#comment-14729 [...] developer for Tempest in Crescent City has written me. He did so in confidence, so I don’t feel comfortable posting his email, but [...] [...] developer for Tempest in Crescent City has written me. He did so in confidence, so I don’t feel comfortable posting his email, but [...]

]]> By: richard http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2008/10/15/released-today-tempest-in-crescent-city/comment-page-1/#comment-14727 richard Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:52:20 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/?p=2261#comment-14727 That page wouldn't come up for me, but I found this PDF: http://www.macfound.org/atf/cf/%7BB0386CE3-8B29-4162-8098-E466FB856794%7D/PEW_DML_REPORT_080916.PDF Which does, in fact, imply that in certain circumstances, videogames can positively influence civic impulses in players. I'd argue, however, that there are a lot of variables at work there, and I'm not sure all of them apply in the case of Tempest in Crescent City. And even if they do, there's still the issue of (a) appropriateness and (b) reductiveness. As someone who works with your target demographic (i.e. kids), neither of those issues are likely to bother players, but their parents and even older sibs may get a little icked out. I posted a link to the game on my Facebook page, and everyone who commented or emailed was pretty disturbed. Just so you know. Good luck! That page wouldn’t come up for me, but I found this PDF:
http://www.macfound.org/atf/cf/%7BB0386CE3-8B29-4162-8098-E466FB856794%7D/PEW_DML_REPORT_080916.PDF

Which does, in fact, imply that in certain circumstances, videogames can positively influence civic impulses in players. I’d argue, however, that there are a lot of variables at work there, and I’m not sure all of them apply in the case of Tempest in Crescent City.

And even if they do, there’s still the issue of (a) appropriateness and (b) reductiveness. As someone who works with your target demographic (i.e. kids), neither of those issues are likely to bother players, but their parents and even older sibs may get a little icked out. I posted a link to the game on my Facebook page, and everyone who commented or emailed was pretty disturbed. Just so you know.

Good luck!

]]> By: bjoseph http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2008/10/15/released-today-tempest-in-crescent-city/comment-page-1/#comment-14726 bjoseph Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:14:32 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/?p=2261#comment-14726 Thank you so much for writing about out game (I direct the program described). You are the first voice from NO to respond to the game, so it is very much appreciated. However, in response to your comment that "videogames being educational is 95% crapola" I would have to disagree and direct you to the recent Pew study on games which has gotten a lot of media attention, much summarized here: http://spotlight.macfound.org/main/entry/gaming_and_civics_survey_draws_wide_coverage/ Barry Joseph, Global Kids Thank you so much for writing about out game (I direct the program described). You are the first voice from NO to respond to the game, so it is very much appreciated. However, in response to your comment that "videogames being educational is 95% crapola" I would have to disagree and direct you to the recent Pew study on games which has gotten a lot of media attention, much summarized here:
http://spotlight.macfound.org/main/entry/gaming_and_civics_survey_draws_wide_coverage/

Barry Joseph, Global Kids

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