I saw this game a while ago but recently stumbled across it again. I think it's a good example of using a game to help people better understand a problem in our world. While the game will tell you facts about living in poverty it will also show you plenty by forcing you to make the choices these people will face a lot. It also does things such as stack up all the problems you pile into your life because you don't have the money to make them go away. I wish the game went farther then a month, forcing you to play until you had to give up. All in all though I think it is really interesting.
http://playspent.org/
Yo this game is fun. I think it is realistic and relatable to those that are in and come from similar situations. The more I played this, the more I relate to this on so many levels. The fact that facts and statistics are displayed with answers is really cool. The main thing I learned out of this is don't give up because there are many people living like you.
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