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Play Games, Save The World

Play Games, Save The World

November 6, 2008 3:00 AM

How can you save the world? By playing video games!

SCIFI.COM's sister blog How You Can Save the World has a great story about how video gamers are the right people to bring about the change needed to make the world a better place.

Not just any game will work, though. You'll need to focus your gameplay efforts carefully on games such as Left 4 Dead, Rock Band, World of Warcraft, Little Big Planet, SF0, Halo 3, Groundcrew and Superstruct.

All of these games are masterfully designed to provoke intense coordination, collaboration and cooperation--and that's why they're all slowly teaching us how game players can one day save the world together.

Why are we so confident that gamers can save the world? It all boils down to this: Online gamers--even the most competitive gamers--are the most collaborative and cooperative people on Earth.

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