Great Washington Post article on the various efforts from the University of Southern California Public Diplomacy program, MTV, CMU and the UN to ship video-games that teach players how to operate in a democratic framework:
This weekend, the University of Southern California is kicking off a competition to develop a game that promotes international goodwill toward the United States, a kind of Voice of America for the gamer set…
The two said their contest was inspired by playing and exploring the virtual world of an online game called Star Wars Galaxies, which lets players around the world log on and participate in the universe of the "Star Wars" movies. They found that many players from other countries had a negative view of Americans, an impression that sometimes became more positive as they played cooperatively with players based in the United States.
(Thanks, Josh!)
