The World Food Programme launches Food Force: learning solidarity with a game
A plane transporting food aid flying over a crisis zone. That is, how to stimulate solidarity in children while playing.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) launched recently Food Force, the first humanitarian video game about global hunger: while playing the game’s six different missions alongside Food Force’s crack team of emergency aid workers, children aged 8 to 13 will be faced with a number of realistic challenges to quickly feed thousands of people in the fictitious island of Sheylan – piloting helicopters on reconnaissance missions, negotiating with armed rebels on a convoy run, and using food to help rebuild villages.
The video game format, rather than traditional educational game technology, has the
attraction of full screen video and 3D imagery. The game web site is designed with a dedicated area for kids to post their high scores. “How to Help” section provides ideas on fundraising and community involvement. For educators, WFP has teamed up with the “Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger” web site to provide downloadable teachers lesson packs in multiple languages.
Many parents complain about the blood and gratuitous violence that kids are so frequently exposed to in video games: WFP designed Food Force as a fun and action packed alternative.
The PC based video game, currently available in English, with translation into other languages
Planned, is available as a free internet download.
www.food-force.com

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