» Subscribe to Newsletter
» Switch to BizTech2.com
Home » News » Games Gaming » Peace Reigns in Middle East in New PC Game
Peace Reigns in Middle East in New PC Game
By: Reuters   |   May 02, 2007

Burak and Eric Brown created the game as a project during their time at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania, which has since used it in its courses. They began selling it online earlier this year under their label ImpactGames.

"We tried to answer all the things that we felt were critical -- Palestinian refugees, Jerusalem, so that it would stay timeless," Burak said. "We did not name names of leaders."

He said he and Brown consulted with Palestinian students as they were developing the game and also had Muslims and Jews, including Palestinians and Israelis, test it periodically. Still, he said, some people let bias cloud their judgement.

"It depends how people approach it psychologically and what kind of baggage they are carrying," Burak said. "Many Israelis have said they found it very difficult playing the Palestinian side, for example. Also, people tend to play their own side."

The scenarios pop up randomly, but many are based on sequences of events that have occurred in the past between Israel and the Palestinians, Burak said.

If you play the game correctly, windows showing scenarios that indicate progress towards peace will appear. You may learn, as the Israeli or Palestinian leader, that opinion polls show your people appreciate your efforts to resolve the conflict.

The PeaceMaker game is being sold on the company's Web site for $20. It can be played in English, Hebrew or Arabic.

Games on the Middle East conflict launched in the past have allowed people to play various roles in the region, such as a foreign journalist or a suicide bomber.
Tags:
 

Ads by Google 
Post a Comment on “Peace Reigns in Middle East in New PC Game”
Comment : 
Name : 
City : 
Email : 
There are no comments on this article yet.
Why don't you post one?
Ads by Google 
Ads by Google
Products
Camcorders  |   Controllers  |   CPUs  |   Desktop PCs  |   Digital Cameras  |   Digital Video Recorders  |   DVD Players  |   Games  |   Gaming Consoles  |   General  |   GPS Systems  |   Handhelds / PDAs  |   Hard Drives  |   Headphones & Headsets  |   HiFi Audio Systems  |   Home Theater Systems  |   Input Devices  |   Internet  |   Laptops  |   lenovo  |   Low Level Components  |   Mac Systems  |   Mobile Phone Accessories  |   Mobile Phones  |   Monitors  |   Motherboards  |   MP3 / Audio Players  |   Multi-Function Devices  |   Networking  |   Optical Drives  |   PC Accessories  |   PC Add-on Cards  |   PC Cabinets  |   PC Games  |   Printers  |   Projectors  |   RAM Modules  |   Scanners  |   Software  |   Speakers  |   Telecom  |   TVs  |   Video Players  |  
Careers | About Us | Ad Inventory | Site Profile | Feedback | Copyright © 2007, Tech2.com India - A Network 18 India Venture