Interactive Games

Budget Hero Game: Want To Be President of the USA?

February 24, 2009 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

Sept. 18, 2012 Tomorrow Sept. 19, 2012, two students from the Maryland School of Public Policy join WilsonCenter.org on Capitol Hill to launch Budget Hero new "Election Edition" engaging a group of Congressional lawmakers in a bipartisan debrief! Woohoo! Let's hope we all learn some financial literacy skill sets! Feb. 24, 2009 Freakonomics fans probably had a field day … [Read more...]

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Holy Budget BALANCE Batman! Open Source Gotham Game

February 20, 2009 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

Feb. 20, 2009 Carping about your local officials? Don’t like the decisions being made? Still a student and can’t vote yet? Here’s a little micro-level peek into what the feds are dealing with on the larger scale financial fiasco... Amanda Hickman, the Technical Director of the Gotham Gazette pinged the Games for Change list serve to update their prior version of “Balance!” … [Read more...]

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The Crisis of Credit: Visualized. Kid Vid Teaching Tool by MFA Student

February 19, 2009 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

Feb. 19, 2009 For every speechless educator groping for words when hands are raised with the million dollar questions…”how did we get here” and “what can we do about it?” this little 3:44 video clip gives a quick visual insight into the trickle down impact of ‘banks behaving badly.’ Created by Jonathan Jarvis for his graduate thesis at the Media Design Program, it’s a must … [Read more...]

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A Virtual World to Be Wild About: Elf Island Tweens Help WildAid

February 18, 2009 by Amy Jussel 18 Comments

Feb. 18, 2009 As reticent as I am to bring MORE media into kids’ lives, when I’d rather they be outside in non-electronic natural environs, I’m firmly convinced that it’s all about balance, content, values, messaging, and leveraging the power of media in positive ways. No secret that I’ve had my eye on Elf Island (fact sheet here) ever since Izzy Neis gave a heads up on this … [Read more...]

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How Now, Green Cow?! sMOOch! Valentine’s Day e-Cause Cards

February 13, 2009 by Amy Jussel 18 Comments

Feb. 13, 2009 Other than the fact that this cute lil’ cow looks in dire need of Prozac, this “cause-marketing” green Valentine’s Day idea is uplifting, customizable, and fun/fast delivery for all you guys and gals that didn’t get MOOOOOOOving in time to send greetings to loved ones before Cupid’s arrow left the quiver! The cool lil' carbon offset e-card from TerraPass costs … [Read more...]