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  • Can a Game Help Build Affordable Housing?

    Alec Appelbaum

    February 09, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pleasantville, New York

    To break through gridlock on fair housing, city planners, citizens, and government officials in wealthy Westchester County, New York, try a new tactic: Using a simulation game to try out different development scenarios. The result has been increased civic participation and efficiency.

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  • For Young Saudi Women, Video Games Offer Self-Expression

    Deborah Amos

    December 09, 2015 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Riyadh Province

    In Saudi Arabia, female gamers were barred from gaming conventions so an all-female gaming convection was born, offering women a place of self expression and encouraging careers in science and computer programming.

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  • Virtual Assistant: a 3-D avatar, the best classmate for deaf students

    Yanivis Izaguirre

    June 20, 2015 |

    The Irish Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Honduras

    In Honduras, tens of thousands of people have hearing disabilities. The National Autonomous University of Honduras has developed software that converts spoken language into an avatar on the computer who signs for the hearing impaired. Teachers in classrooms can teach hearing impaired students with this new software.

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  • What if we prescribed video games, and not Ritalin, to treat ADHD?

    Greg Toppo

    May 11, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Game inventors have created a new game to help students who suffer from ADHD and other mental problems develop and stimulate their brains in a safer, more targeted way than normal medicines.

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