Bad News (video game)
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Designer(s) | Gusmanson |
Platform(s) | Browser |
Release | February 19, 2018 |
Genre(s) | Newsgame, serious game |
Bad News is a
Gameplay
The purpose of the game is to immunize the public against misinformation by letting players take on the role of a fake news producer. In the game, players earn "badges",
Reception
The game received the 2020 Brouwers Trust Prize from the Royal Holland Society of Sciences[9] and the Frank Prize in Public Interest Communications from the University of Florida's College of Journalism.[10]
The game was on exhibit in the London Design Museum for Beazley's Designs of the Year[11] and the University of South Australia's Museum of Discovery[12] and has been the subject of scientific research evaluating its impact on fake news discernment and recognition.[13][14][15][16][17]
Localization
In 2020,
References
- ^ "Social Impact Game". 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "About Bad News". 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Game helps players spot 'fake news'". BBC News. 22 February 2018.
- ^ "This video game wants to be a fake news vaccine". MIT Technology Review. 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Bad News: the game researchers hope will 'vaccinate' public against fake news". The Guardian. 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Researchers have created a 'vaccine' for fake news. It's a game". CNN. 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Fake news 'vaccine' teaches you to spot disinformation". Reuters. 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Spot Fake News By Making It". NPR. 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Brouwer Vertrouwensprijs 2020: Online game tegen fake news wint 100.000 euro voor verdere ontwikkeling". Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen. 16 January 2020.
- ^ "2020 Research Prize in Public Interest Communications". University of Florida. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Fenty Beauty by Rihanna, the world's first plastic-free shopping aisle, and the SpaceX Falcon Heavyrocket: Design Museum announces Beazley Designs of the Year nominees" (PDF). Design Museum. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Bad News Game". Museum of Discovery and Science. 2020.
- S2CID 149129860.
- S2CID 195329457.
- PMID 31934684.
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- PMC 10621688.
- ^ "Recognize disinformation: after this game, you will be expert in recognising fake news". Delfi. 11 September 2020.
Other websites
- Official website
- YouTube CNN Interview with game designer
- The Economist documentary