Years of working in the underserved neighborhoods of Detroit, Pontiac and Grand Rapids have told us there are many underserved people who believe that electoral politics is a waste of their time. This has been particularly obvious when engaging younger adults. When people think it makes a difference they vote. Note that the Spring of 202
Years of working in the underserved neighborhoods of Detroit, Pontiac and Grand Rapids have told us there are many underserved people who believe that electoral politics is a waste of their time. This has been particularly obvious when engaging younger adults. When people think it makes a difference they vote. Note that the Spring of 2022 Harvard Youth Poll (see below) indicates that for 18 to 29 year olds, Blacks have the largest decrease in intended voter turnout for the upcoming 2022 election.
Games allow players to act; explore; experience consequences of actions and inactions; iterate until a problem is solved
learning by doing.
Games cause players to feel like winners in a first-person experience:
“I did this”
“I see how my actions made the game progress”
The targeted audience is tech savvy, owns phones & follows popular culture trends
A collaboration of activists who have been working in the voting rights area for years have come together to promote this project. The organization that is making this happen is Proactive Projects, a 501(c)3. We have partnered with Realtime Associates in California who have been building award winning games for decades. They have a partic
A collaboration of activists who have been working in the voting rights area for years have come together to promote this project. The organization that is making this happen is Proactive Projects, a 501(c)3. We have partnered with Realtime Associates in California who have been building award winning games for decades. They have a particular interest in building games in a genre known as Serious Games which affect society in a positive way. After we demonstrate a successful pilot of our first game, we will flesh out the game such that it warrants national distribution.
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