Discussion about entry: "Breakaway": A Global Electronic Game to Address Violence Against Women

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Wed, 03/17/2010 - 04:58
Susan Harris

Hi Julie,

I just noticed your entry for the first time, and I LOVE it! Truly, if you are able to find your tipping points for this game, the hottest game to have, I think it could be brilliant!

Clearly, if the attitudes of men are not molded properly on the issues early on, they become much more difficult to change. And video games to date seem to be focused on violence.

I'm hoping you're on facebook, because I'd like to keep up with your progress on this innitiatve!

Wed, 03/17/2010 - 11:17
Julie Bond

Hi Susan,

Thanks so much for your encouraging words about Breakaway, the Electronic Game to Address Violence Against Women!

We are really excited about the potential to reach huge numbers of young people with this game. We believe that the accompanying social media network and website components through which the initial web version of the game will be housed are going to be a great place to build a community for young people to discuss their favorite characters, compare their football teams and also discuss the events that take place within each episode of the game. With 14 episodes of the game slated to be released over a 6 month time frame, there will be a lot of interesting subject material to discuss and digest around social responsibility and relationships and consequently a greater understanding about issues surrounding violence against women. Our mission is to keep the game elements fun and the narrative elements cohesive and gripping in order to tell a story that plants the seeds for future change makers!

Please do visit us on our various social networks for current information on the project and all we do at the Emergent Media Center:

EMC blog: http://emergentmediacenter.blogspot.com
MFA in Emergent Media: http://mfa.champlain.edu/
Web: http://www.champlain.edu/Emergent-Media-Center.html
Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/EMCchamp UN VAW project: http://www.emergentmediacenter.com/unvaw
UN VAW blog: http://emc-gamestakeonvaw.blogspot.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emergent-Media-Center/68199173333?ref=ts

Kind regards,
Julie Bond

Wed, 03/17/2010 - 11:33
Julie Bond

With all the sites I posted, I neglected to add the specific Facebook site for the game, called "Empowering Play". You can follow the game's progress there at:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108661302908

~Julie