Persuasive Games is a

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founded by

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and Gerard LaFond in 2003. The company focuses on making

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s with strong opinions. Their first game, ''Howard Dean for Iowa'' is about trying to get

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to win the

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. They have also created the first

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to be included as part of a

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, ''

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'' for the ''

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''. Other notable games are ''Disaffected!'', a satire about a copy store, and ''Airport Security'', a game about airport contraband.

Games

*''Killer Flu'': Commissioned by the UK Clinical Virology Network and produced in association with Scotland's Traffic Games, this is a game about how the flu virus spreads.Swine flu inspires online games
/ref> *''Debt Ski'': A game that teaches one how to handle one's money. Commissioned by MTV's college network, mtvU, and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.Recession is latest focus of games for change
/ref> *''

Oil God ''Oil God'' is a 2006 newsgame created by Persuasive Games dealing with the relationship between the gas prices at the pump and the way the oil industry works. It has been likened to a simpler version of the strategy game ''Black & White''. The ...

'': Game published by Shockwave.

External links

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References

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