Games are often blamed for gun violence, but the parents of one victim believe they can raise awareness instead. Simon Parkin reports.
The game of hide-and-seek has been played by schoolchildren for at least two millennia, and its appearance, in this perverse new context, only heightens the sense of panic. In the gym, you scan the scene as the timer depletes. You could squeeze beneath the bleachers, but any child knows that this is a poor choice of hiding place: there’s little room to maneuver, and you can be easily seen through the gaps. Still, there are no better options.
Moreover, in video games, one plays an active role in the drama; the Olivers thought that a game could, in turn, be a more effective educational tool than a piece of passive media. With the Olivers on board, Energy B.B.D.O. approached Webcore Games, a developer based in Brazil, to see if it might be willing to execute the idea. “I’m not going to lie, I had concerns the first time I heard about the project,” Gustavo Peter, a producer of the game, said.
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