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I’ve been trying to come up with a design to test and existing game to see if there are elements within it that would fall under the definition of public diplomacy.
We’re not the only ones holding a game design competition!
mtvU, a dedicated television network for college students and the Reebok Human Rights Foundation is offering a $50,000 reward to a student or group of student digital activists who create an online video game or viral campaign to raise awareness and help stop genocide.
Check out mtvU.com
Welcome! The purpose of this space: to document my research on the potential of video games in the realm of public diplomacy. With the rise of “info-tainment”, “edutainment” and political marketing, there has been merge between politics and popular culture. One burgeoning form of popular culture is that of video games. As technology advances and this interactive media becomes more and more sophisticated, the reach and influence of video games is expanding exponentially. Can institutions utilize video games and massively multi-player online games to promote public diplomacy?
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