Ayiti: the Cost of Life

game

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Developer: 

GameLab

This free online simulation game takes place in a Haitian town and challenges players to keep a family of five as healthy, happy, and well educated as possible, given the limited resources available. New unexpected events occasionally arise that affect the family’s well being and require the player to devise new strategies to keep everyone thriving, if possible. Players are successful if family members survive, are well fed, and achieve a high level of education. Of course, this is nearly impossible to achieve in an impoverished nation, and so this game is intended to instill deeper understanding about the almost insurmountable problems that poverty can bring.

Keywords: 

  • free
  • online
  • poverty
  • safety
  • strategy

Topic: 

  • Public Health
  • Safety

Target Population: 

  • General Audience

Genre: 

  • Strategy

Game Platform: 

  • Internet

Source: 

  • Free
  • Online

Partners

  • HopeLab
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • SAGE Publishing
  • UNICEF Kid Power