World Food Programme turns to gaming to help tackle global hunger
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is turning to the global games industry to help people understand the systems driving hunger, as it, in partnership with nonprofit Games for Change, launches a new campaign encouraging the gaming community to engage with one of the world’s most complex humanitarian challenges. In a conversation with Good Game Club podcast co-host Jude Ower, released on 16 October, WFP’s Darko Petrovic argues that games can move beyond entertainmen
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‘Supernatural’ actor and entrepreneur Osric Chau challenges entertainment’s big-bet culture and argues that games can give underrepresented creators new ways to tell their own stories.
‘Supernatural’ actor, producer and entrepreneur Osric Chau has challenged the entertainment industry’s increasing reliance on expensive, risk-averse productions, arguing that the pursuit of mass appeal is making creative output more predictable and leaving less room for distinctive voices. Speaking on the latest episode of the Good Game Club podcast, released on October 8, Chau draws parallels between film and games, arguing that concentrating investment in established franc
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