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To save the world, one must play video games. Sounds ridiculous, right? But in reality many people are looking to video games to tackle many of the world's problems. Take a closer look at the ways in which video games can help save the world.
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Heather E. Schwartz
Writer and performer Heather E. Schwartz is a former health editor who is the author of more than 200 children's books. She has written for Disney, Sesame Street, Time for Kids, and the Smithsonian Institution
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Video Games Save the World - Heather E. Schwartz
Video Game Revolution: Video Games Save the World by Heather E. Schwartz
Table of Contents
COVER
TITLE PAGE
1:A WORLD OF GAMES
2:HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED
3:SOLVING WORLD PROBLEMS
GLOSSARY
READ MORE
INTERNET SITES
INDEX
COPYRIGHT
BACK COVER
1A WORLD OF GAMES
pictureVideo games have already changed the world. They’ve changed how we know and talk to each other. They’ve been used to help cure diseases and solve other major world problems. They’re also helping to create a better future for everyone.
pictureVit Sisler, developer of Attentat 42, won the Best Learning Game award at the 2018 Games for Change Awards.
If video games simply disappeared, serious gamers wouldn’t be the only ones to notice. Scientists, researchers, teachers, students,
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