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Food Force
April 15, 2005 - by Gonzalo Frasca

Finally! An educational game that rocks! Informative, well produced and very enjoyable to play with. Go United Nations! Food Force was just launched and it is definitively worth the 200 meg download (full versions available for free for Windows and Mac).

The game consists of several different missions, with animated and video cutscenes in between. Unlike what happens in many videogames, the cutscenes are not there to show off graphics but rather to give valuable information. And what it is best, the designers were able to overcome the most common trap of educational games: they keep a good balance between game and info, so you never get the impression that you are watching either a bad movie nor playing a bad game.

Technically, the game has a very high standard. It is eye-catching and compelling, ideal for grabbing the attention of children (and grown-ups like myself, too). Basically, the different missions allow you to understand all the different aspects of a humanitarian aid program. How to estimate the amount of help needed, designing the perfect diet, getting funding, delivering the food under harsh conditions and educating people so they can get their own crops in the future.

Some minigames are better than others, but all of them are interesting. You also have to keep in mind that replayability should not be a major concern in this sort of games. Still, most of the games are fun enough to be replayed several times. The results are never black or white, but teach the player that things can be improved and encourage them to try again. Some minigames are particularly well done. I love the first mission, where you have to spot the refugees from your helicopter. You get facts from a voice-over that does not interrupt your gameplay and does not overload you with info, neither (who said designers cannot learn anything from GTA3's radio feature? :) The biggest temptation for educational game designers is to fill the game with loads of info -and in text form. The designers behind Food Force know their trade and it shows, since text is only present when needed.

Overall, I am extremly happy for this game, it is an excellent example of the way edutainment should be: Fun, not trying to include the whole curriculum inside the game and well balanced in terms of info and gameplay. The only small problem that I have found so far is on the level where you drop the food from a plane. A friend told me that she didn't like that it didn't have a parachute and I think she has a point, but my observation was about the interface. There is an arrow that tells you the direction of the wind, but it doesn't get updated until the last moment, so you may actually drop your food based on the previous wind measurement. A small bug that can be easily fixed in a future revision.

Comments? Well, I love the fact that the game is available for two platforms. It was developed in Director, an environment with many positive things and also many problems (no Linux version is one of them). I also think that these projects should be open-source, specially because it would be great to language them for non-English speakers. But, again, these are just details that I am sure will be taken care of in future projects. Right now, what you have to do is get a broadband connection and download the game. By the way, I was chatting with a friend and sent her the link. She laughed and replied: "_I had lunch with the developers yersterday!". It's a small world, after all :)

The game was developed by UK-based PlayerThree and Italy-based DeepEnd, for the WFP, the United Nations World Food Program. Congratulations to them all! (thanks to Pierluigi Casolari, Paul van Zoggel and Kellam Eanes for info on this game). Update: CNN reports on the game.



Comment from W.C. Varones on April 15, 2005

How much like the real U.N. is it? Do players get extra points for accepting bribes and raping the locals?

UN spends money on video game development while thousands starve

Comment from Louis Cannon on April 16, 2005

Well, W.C., we spend all spend money while thousands starve. Spending money on something that at least thematizes the fact that thousands starving and that dealing with it is complex is exactly one more thing to address that than you've done.

So, what have you spent money on while thousands starve?

Comment from madsax on April 16, 2005

This was a wonderful game - very high quality for something like this. I was especially pleased to see that it was easy to play, and also successful at teaching the player about a few things, such as what foods are important, where investment is more valuable, etc. Great stuff!

Comment from tobias boon on April 17, 2005

very nice game indeed

they could extent the age to 90+
it is addictive and i want to play more of it

Comment from J. Francisco Arrocha on April 18, 2005

Ante todo me siento ciudadano del mundo. Maldigo a quienes inventaron los paises, las fronteras, las banderas y los himnos. En este sentido siento que las Naciones Unidas son el gobierno de mi patria.
Me gustaría que las personas que tienen responsabilidades dentro de Naciones Unidas se acuerden que el mundo es una gran nación multilingüistica donde no todos hablamos inglés (en mi caso me gustaría ser políglota, pero me cuesta porque tengo poco oído). De igual manera deberían entender que elaborar programas sobre plataformas informáticas propietarias es como elaborar un documento sobre un alfabeto cuyas letras letras tienen propietario. Espero que aprendan que Linux es como las propias Naciones Unidas: patrimonio de la Humanidad.
Cuando aparezca una versión de "Food-Force" en castellano y en linux podré verlo y entonces les daré mi opinión sobre el juego,

Comment from Frasca on April 18, 2005

(for all non-Spanish speakers, Francisco is complaining about the lack of a non-English version and also the lack of a Linux version). I have talked to the developers, so I got a bit of information. About Linux, as you can see from my post, I'd have loved to have seen both an open-source version, and also a Linux version. However, the development platform that the chose is Director and that makes a lot of sense for many reasons. There are different ways to make a game, but you have to keep in mind the costs and time involved. Director is a popular dev platform, so it's faster and easier to create something with it. Making games is about making choices and you cannot always do what you want. It's sad, but it's the way it is. Not that I want to be conservative, but as a developer I know that you should choose on which aspects you want to take risks and on which you cannot.
However, a bit of info that may not be obvious is that this game is targeted to children from rich countries, so they can learn about the WFP's work. While I love to see more and more educational environments working with Linux, I don't think it's a big problem to launch the game just for PC and Mac, given the target audience. The same goes for the English language. They have planned to translate it into other languages, but localization is a very expensive and time-consuming task and I understand why they launched just with English.
Again, I agree with your points, but I just hope that we agree that these are small concerns (and the languaging problem may get fixed eventually). Overall, this is a wonderful game and that is what we should focus our attention on. If the game sucked big time, but was avaialble in every language and every platform, we wouldn't even be having this conversation.
Cheers,

Gonzalo

Comment from SLUGFly on April 18, 2005

Everybody contributes in some way. If some people give money, okay. Some people actually bring food to hungry people, okay. Some people grow the food, okay. Some people live in these countries and dispense the food, okay. Some people stay in developed countries, well fed and well entertained, and hold rallies to raise awareness about the issues. Are people going to slam Bono, Sting or Sir Bob Geldof for being rich while trying to talk about hungry people? No, because they may not be giving all their extra pennies to poor people but they're making people aware of the problem and moblizing the immobile masses. Do they get extra points for taking bribes and raping the locals???

Peace keepers are still soldiers and soldiers, whether "keeping peace" or occupying Iraq are still soldiers who were trained for aggression and limited thought. WTF??? This game, if well dispersed, will be a key point in the childhood memories of millions of people and it opens up the window for games to be a whole lot more than just retarded shooting games like Half-Life, Halo and GTA. This helps move video games from simple entertainment into the realm of art. Right on. Do they get extra points for taking bribes and raping the locals??? Get a fucking clue!

Comment from crankyuser on April 18, 2005

Kotaku has some of the cheat codes posted:

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TSUNAMIRELIEF: 100 New Toyota Land Cruisers
CONGOGIRLS: Boost Morale + 50 Percent
MULTILATERALISM: Immobilize Opponents
HANSBLIX: No Time Limit
KOJOANNAN: Advance 5 Experience Levels
DARFURGENOCIDE: Skip to the Next Mission

Comment from Capt_Poco on April 19, 2005

Looks like a regular video game with a lesson plan tacked on. Minigames? Voice-overs? Helicopter rescues? How come I never learned anything about the WFP when I played Wario Ware? Or Diablo II? Or Helicopter Rescue on Addicting Games.com?

If a normal video game is a simulation (GTA simulates driving, Half-life simulates killing aliens. Katamari Damacy simulates rolling clay balls over stuff) then,
an educational game could be defined as a totally realistic simulation of something. Or, a simulation of something that represents your view on it. (Simulating George Bush as the Anti-Christ shows you think he's immoral, for example)

In reality, working for the WFP seems like a very stressful, difficult, long, tedious job that is immensly rewarding in the end. Somehow, I don't think this lends itself well to minigames. It seems more like a MMO (ex. Everquest). Or a Sim where you control the WFP. Or anything difficult and time consuming but rewarding. Maybe, some game developers could shadow/interview the CEO or Director of the WFP and get a feel of what it's really like to save a country from famine. Or, they could watch aid-workers and model a game based on their experiences. Just don't slap a lecture and a video game together and say "Educanamaganational!!"

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Comment from CC on April 26, 2005

One odd thing is that they only have one version for Mac, and it appears to be the "classic" version (or at least, the self-extracting archive was a classic application). Director will easily export to OSX, so why not offer an OSX version?

If you're in contact with the developers, you might want to mention that, or at least have 'em put up some system requirements.

Comment from frasca on April 28, 2005

CC: The game is available natively for Mac Os X. Actually, that is the only version available. What may be happening to you is that the file is being uncompressed under MacOs9 because of some faulty application association. But rest assured that Food Force works only on Mac Os X.

Comment from Mahabub on May 28, 2005

How can download this game. Please give me lern and sent to me new game.

Your sensiourly,

Mahabub

Comment from Bill MacKenty on May 31, 2005

Simply visit http://www.food-force.com/ and click the dowload link.

You will need to know what type of computer you have (Windows or Mac)

Enjoy the game!

Bill MacKenty

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Comment from Jeff on June 19, 2005

Does it work on Mas OS 10.4 Tiger? Have you actually seen it work on Tiger? I had the same problem as CC above when installing in Tiger.

Comment from Rob on June 28, 2005

for the first 2 idiots

"How much like the real U.N. is it? Do players get extra points for accepting bribes and raping the locals?"

and


"Well, W.C., we spend all spend money while thousands starve. Spending money on something that at least thematizes the fact that thousands starving and that dealing with it is complex is exactly one more thing to address that than you've done.

So, what have you spent money on while thousands starve?
"

Can hold a hole organization accountable for the actions of a few. For the second comment. Obliviously this person lives as an employee and not a business owner. To invest money into a program to raise both awareness and more importantly monetary gains for international humanitarian causes will reap may times what the game cost to make..... what ignorance.

Please shhhhh if you don't know what your talking about.

Also, as a business owner, ill be rolling in the dough while the second post writer will be salving away to make me rich.

Comment from rob on June 28, 2005

Cant hold a whole*

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Comment from fanat on January 22, 2006

Game is valid interesting by way of explanations of the purposes of missions of the United Nations. Interestingly, and continuation of the project will be?

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