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Maria has just emigrated to the United
States. But at the plant where she works, Maria is exposed
to hazardous chemicals, an unsympathetic foreman, and
other calamities. Can you help Maria make it through
the work day? This game is from the Global Arcade, an
organization which utilizes arcade games as a tool to
generate discussion on globalization.
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This update of the classic game has
a global twist to it. Also from the Global Arcade and
created by artists from the Banff
Centre.
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What's it like to cross into a strange
new world: where no one speaks your language, the local
customs seem bizarre, and the local currency is honey?
Welcome to Itland.
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Frogger-like game where you help the illegal border crosser evade the police or you try and catch the border crosser. (dowload required) La Migra™, and its companion piece Crosser™, are critical commentary in the form of a video game, conceived of as a piece of interactive digital art.
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He's emigrated from Peru to Ireland
and to many other parts of the world. A staple of the
U.S. diet. The potato. This game from Crazy Bone.
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Another border crossing game where you direct the bicycle riding immigrant away from the police cars chasing him.
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See the city of Torino, Italy through
the eyes of its recent immigrants. An interactive map,
photographs, and essays follow Italy's newest immigrants
on their route through the city. This interactive experience
by Dominic Hislop and Miklós Erhardt and sponsored by
the Big Torino 2002-Biennial for Young Artists.
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Designed for the Guggenheim museum
by artists Mark Napier, the "net.flag," allows users
to choose from different country flags in order to design
a flag for the one region in the world with no definable
borders: the internet.
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If your ancestors passed through the
border at Ellis Island, then you'll find them here.
Learn about the ship they sailed, the town they left,
and the day they arrived to America. From the American
Family Immigration Center at Ellis Island.
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From 1790 to 2002: From Europe to
Africa. Find out about the "Peopling of America." Also
from the Family Immigration Center at Ellis Island.
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Many immigrants arrived to New York
City only to be forced into the squalor of cramped tenements
in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The New York Tenement
Museum offers this virtual tour of one of these tenement
buildings.
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Take this fun quiz and learn, which
social class you belong to … or want to belong to. From
the PBS website for "People Like Us."
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Just type in your zip code, and find
out your profile. How close does it fit you?
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Here's one way to play the classic
board game across whatever borders lie between you and
your opponents. This game from Shockwave.com.
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Otsland is a strange place, which
is one part abandoned movie theater, and one part abandoned
world. This game lets you explore it for the very first
time. By Short Stay Entertainment.
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You are an officer for the INS. Before
you sits a man or a woman who has just applied for political
asylum in the U.S. It's your decision: do you grant
their request for asylum? From P.O.V.'s "Well-Founded
Fear," website.
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You just quit smoking through the
help of a risky lab experiment. But after your treatment,
you suddenly awaken in a field of mud. Now what? An
interactive fiction game by Stephen Granade.
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You're a freshman at a university
with a very strange tradition. Once a year, the seniors
lock their doors and the freshmen are forced to find
ingenious ways to unlock the puzzles that will unlock
the doors. An interactive fiction game written by Michael
J. Roberts.
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Ever wanted to be a little girl with
a kitten named Fuzzle? Or a wizard apprentice at Castle
Amnos? Or a rebellious teenager with a love of punk?
Walk in someone else's shoes for a while. Choose from
over twenty shoes and interactive fiction games from
the Interactive Fiction Competition. 2000.
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"Phoebe and Leo, 12-year old twins,
decide to go for a walk in the lush forest near their
home. As they are casually strolling, they come to a
fork in the path." Which path do they take? You choose.
From St. Joseph's College eighth grade class in Brisbane,
Australia.
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"Peter Peterson is in Egypt on an
archeological dig, with his dog Tim Tam. They find a
new tomb with jewels inside. Unknown to Peter, a female
detective flies in from Uzbekistan to investigate. Choose
Peter's fate. Also from the eighth grade class at St.
Joseph's College in Bristbane, Australia.
Last Update: October 15, 2007
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