InGame Director Stephen Knightly spoke at the TEDxAuckland 2010 conference about ‘games that do good.’
Here is a PDF copy of the presentation. (1.5 MB PDF)
Some of the key points of the talk are:
- Violent games are only the visible tip of the iceberg. The vast majority of games are constructive and family-friendly.
- Game players are incredible diverse, from 98-year olds in Dargaville to moms on Facebook.
- The ‘Serious Games’ movement is all about creating fun games that also have a serious purpose beyond pure entertainment.
- Many serious games have been clinically trialled and had positive results.
- Games inherently teach us things – even if it is only ‘how to get to the next level’.
- Games teach us about the world. They are often world-simulations. Therefore they include worldviews and can teach values as well as content.