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Teenage Mum, the game
by Ian Bogost March 23, 2005
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Game Design
, Health & Medicine Games
Take a look at this TV spot for Teenage Mum created by the Belgian public health department to encourage contraceptive use and raise awareness about teenage pregnancy. It's really just a PSA (created by Belgian agency Duval Guillaume) advertising a fictitious game, but the fictitious game's design is just brilliant.
The player is invited to change diapers around the clock, study while your baby cries, and manage your relationship with friends while looking after your kid. What I love about this spot is that it completely nails what would go into a design for a teenage pregnancy game -- balancing life needs and wants with the responsibility of a baby. (thanks to Peter, via Games for Health)
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