Ideas worth spreading

Gaming for understanding

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Brenda Romero |

TEDxPhoenix

• November 2011

It's never easy to get across the magnitude of complex tragedies -- so when Brenda Romero's daughter came home from school asking about slavery, she did what she does for a living -- she designed a game. She describes the surprising effectiveness of this game, and others, in helping the player really understand the story.

It's never easy to get across the magnitude of complex tragedies -- so when Brenda Romero's daughter came home from school asking about slavery, she did what she does for a living -- she designed a game. She describes the surprising effectiveness of this game, and others, in helping the player really understand the story.

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Brenda Romero designs games that turn some of history's most tragic lessons into interactive, emotional experiences.

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