VentureBeat: Games for Change unveils 2022 video game and XR award winners
Dotās HomeĀ won Game of the Year and Best Narrative winner at theĀ 2022 Games for Change Awards.
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Dotās Home Wins Game of the Year at Games for Change Festival!
Dotās Home competed with 17 other finalists selected from the more than 400 games that were submitted this year. The game also won the Best Narrative Game award and was nominated for the categories of Best Civic Game and Most Significant Impact.
Youāre Not Alone 2022: Thatās a Wrap!
The Real Women of Gaming staff raised money for the creators of an amazing game calledĀ Dotās HomeĀ who are a part of theĀ The Rise Home Project. This single player game follows the journey of Dot as she travels through time to key moments in her familyās history.
Finurah: āItās Very Much a Rigged Gameā: How a Video Game Called āDotās Homeā Highlights Discriminatory Housing Policies in the U.S.
The American dream myth is that wealth and prosperity is out there for everyoneās taking, and that the house with the white picket fence is accessible to all. But players in Dotās Game are shown the obstacles faced by Black homebuyers in the U.S.
The Gaming Industry is Finally Teaching Players Empathy
The makers ofĀ Dotās HomeĀ frame games as a tool for empathy differently from much of the dominant discussion. Rather than relying on the idea that empathy is developed from a game allowing you to āwalk a mile in somebody elseās shoesā, the Rise-Home team seesĀ Dotās HomeĀ as an opportunity to witness someone elseās experience.
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