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CREATIVE LAB
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 specialised or technical site
YXC link to youthxchange content
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VIDEOGAMES
agoraXchange - commissioned by Tate Online, it is an online collaboration for imagining and building a massive multiplayer online game that offers a tangible political alternative to our current world order. Tate is a family of art galleries operating on four sites in different parts of Britain. [www.agoraxchange.net/index.php?page=218] YXC
Greenpeace Games - saving the planet is not always about being serious and earnest. It can be fun too. Greenpeace international actually host a dozen different videogames on their website. The themes and quality is varied, but there is enough material here to analyze for quite a long time… [www.greenpeace.org/international_en/extra/?item_id=323695&language_id=en]
Independent Games Festival (IGF) - established in 1998, it aims to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers. Like independent filmmakers, independent game developers have small budgets (typically self funded) but big dreams… [www.igf.com/about.htm]
Game Developers Conference (GDC) - is the main global forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas, network, and shape the future of the industry. [www.gdconf.com]
Veggie Games Inc. - is an independent video game development studio in Vancouver BC, Canada. They are focused on creating high quality, fun to play games that promote kindness and compassion towards the animals that share our planet, and increase awareness about environmental issues. [www.veggiegames.com]
Water Cooler Games - is a site about video games with an agenda. It is about games that go beyond entertainment. Water Cooler Games explores the emerging field of games want to do more than simply being fun: they want to make a point, share knowledge, change opinions… If you think that video games have a strong potential for communication, persuasion and education, come and join them discussion forum. [www.watercoolergames.org]
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