Category: Games
Young Latina gamers strive for different goals when playing video games
By Jacob Balsam and Ashley Vasquez LatinaLista The video game industry is ever expanding and according to an article by The New York Times’ Nick Bolton, will reach $112 billion in consumer spending money by the year 2015. Blizzard’s World of Warcraft alone nets millions of dollars a month in pure profit. The game costs [...]
Yet another game takes illegal immigration to an offensive level
LatinaLista — Once again, the issue of illegal immigration goes from the halls of Congress, grassroots protests and Latino communities under siege by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel to — gameland. Ever since the issue has become almost a daily headline, there has been an eerie fascination with the idea of making sport of [...]
New virtual game challenges “citizens” to think for themselves and create the world of their dreams
LatinaLista — Did you ever wonder what the world would be like — if you ran it? Well, courtesy of some European game developers, you can assume the role of citizen extraordinaire in a new game called eRepublik. Available in five languages, eRepublik, is a virtual version of the real world — with a twist. [...]
The video game industry needs to be accountable for perpetuating negative stereotypes
LatinaLista — It’s accepted fact that media has a role in shaping the public perception of ethnic groups. In fact, if it weren’t for those early television shows that depicted Native Americans as always on the warpath, Asians as submissive servants, Latinos as heavy accented newly arrived immigrants, and African Americans as a pace behind [...]
Children discover there’s something fun to learn 365 days a year
LatinaLista — Now more than ever, the issue of school readiness for young children is on the minds of not just parents but politicians and policy makers as the country finds itself lacking the necessary high-skilled labor force it needs to compete in a global environment. Yet contrary to popular perception, equipping pre-schoolers with their [...]
New multimedia game exposes the realities of immigrant lives in U.S. detention
LatinaLista — There’s a lot of truth in the saying that you don’t know how someone else’s life is until you walk a mile in their shoes. It is certainly true of the 300,000 immigrants who are being detained across the country by the Department of Homeland Security. In detention centers, and under conditions that [...]
Free Game About Immigrant Deportation Debuts Online
LatinaLista — The hype for the video game, ICED – I Can End Deportation, has been ongoing since last spring when it was first announced by its creators at Breakthrough tv. The object of the game is to become a citizen of the United States. The game’s characters are different teenagers who are all here [...]
New video game shows the chilly side of immigration policies
LatinaLista — What is a new video game about illegal immigration that is due to launch in November going to accomplish that countless blog posts, documentaries and news stories couldn’t? Well, for one thing, it’s going to show players of the new game ICED! I Can End Deportation that the life of an undocumented teenager [...]
