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VentureBeat: Games for Change unveils 2022 video game and XR award winners

Dotā€™s HomeĀ won Game of the Year and Best Narrative winner at theĀ 2022 Games for Change Awards.

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Dotā€™s Home Wins Game of the Year at Games for Change Festival!

Dotā€™s 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.

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Youā€™re Not Alone 2022: Thatā€™s a Wrap!

The Real Women of Gaming staff raised money for the creators of an amazing game calledĀ Dotā€™s 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 familyā€™s history.

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Finurah: ā€˜Itā€™s Very Much a Rigged Gameā€™: How a Video Game Called ā€˜Dotā€™s Homeā€™ Highlights Discriminatory Housing Policies in the U.S.

The American dream myth is that wealth and prosperity is out there for everyoneā€™s taking, and that the house with the white picket fence is accessible to all. But players in Dotā€™s Game are shown the obstacles faced by Black homebuyers in the U.S.

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5 Black Americans Who Made Significant Contributions To The Gaming Industry

Neil Jones is a black game developer and multi-disciplined 3D artist based in Detroit, US. Jones has developed amazing games such as Dotā€™s Home and Clique.

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The Gaming Industry is Finally Teaching Players Empathy

The makers ofĀ Dotā€™s 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 ā€œwalk a mile in somebody elseā€™s shoesā€, the Rise-Home team seesĀ Dotā€™s HomeĀ as an opportunity to witness someone elseā€™s experience.

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Games for Change Unveils Social Impact G4C Award Finalists

Dot's Home is announced as a finalist in Game For Change's annual G4C Awards.

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Wired Review: In Dot's Home, Your Choices Are Often Illusions

The game tackles housing inequality, gentrification, racism, and generational trauma with elegance and empathy.

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Blerdy Otome's Review: Melanin Friendly Games ā€“ Dotā€™s Home

Dotā€™s HomeĀ is a call to action for people to stop and seriously consider where we areĀ nowĀ and where weā€™re going in the future.

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Kotaku Review: Powerful Free Steam Game Captures The Consequences Of Housing Inequality For People Of Color

The point-and-click narrative game Dotā€™s Home shines a light on this often-overlooked

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IGN interviews Dot's Home Creators

Dotā€™s Home Is a Small Game Tackling a Mighty Subject: the Black Housing Crisis

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Dotā€™s Home awarded the unity for Humanity 2020 Grant!

ā€œDotā€™s Home is an inspiring example of how the power of games can be leveraged to transform the narratives that shape our culture and society for a more equitable future.ā€

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