Political Videogames

Videogames are not just about randomly conquering worlds, beating your best friend at Mario Kart or even being unbeatable at Pro Evolution Soccer. They can have another purpose and cover current affairs, one example of how this can be done is by using a game such as 'The Movies' where one user, Koulamata has created a movie about the French Riots that happened last summer.


Gonzalo Frasca is also involved with games that carry a political or social message and has been involved with a number of games that deal with current affairs. One September 12th looks at the American response to the events of September 11th 2001, another was for the Uruguayan Presidential Elections. The client was the Frente Amplio, a left-wing coalition. The game is called cambiemos.