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Water Cooler Games served as the web's primary forum for "videogames with an agenda" — coverage of the uses of video games in advertising, politics, education, and other everyday activities, outside the sphere of entertainment.

The site was maintained at watercoolergames.org from 2003-2009, where it was edited by myself and Gonzalo Frasca. It is now archived here in full.

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Opinion changing games

by Ian Bogost June 20, 2004

categories: Console & PC Games

A couple months ago, the Guardian ran a story on opinion changing games, featuring me and Gonzalo among others.

This month, PC Gamer Magazine invites you to tell them about your own opinion-changing game experiences. I'm having a go, you should too.

Has a PC game ever changed the way you think, feel, or acted in the real world? If so, what was the game, and how did it affect you? If not, do you think games can have this kind of power? Send your stories to letters@pcgamer.com and one randomly chosen respondent will receive a free game.