Game Classification
Français
EnglishFood Import Folly Persuasive Games LLC (U.S.A.), The New York Times Company (U.S.A.), 2007
Classification
SERIOUS GAME(Newsgame)
Keywords
Purpose
Besides play, this title features the following intents:- Educative message broadcasting
- Informative message broadcasting
Market
This title is used by the following domains:- Entertainment
- Healthcare
- Humanitarian & Caritative
Audience
This title targets the following audience:Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old / 8 to 11 years old
General Public
Gameplay
The gameplay of this title is Game-based(designed with stated goals)
The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
Similar games
In this educational newsgame presented in the editorial section of the New York Times, players assume the role of a US Food & Drug Administrator, tasked with inspecting food imports as they enter the United States.
Shipments arrive by ship at several designated points on a map of the United States. Click on them to inspect them; the player has two inspectors at their disposal. Each inspection takes a few seconds to complete, all while more shipments are arriving. Not inspecting a package leads to an alert; the player can assign an inspector to investigate the alert. Three active alerts ends the game.
The game has ten levels based on years; the goal of each level is to inspect a number of goods based on how many were shipped in real life that year, starting at 2 million (1997) and ending with 9 million (2006). Each inspected package contains 100,000 units. [source:mobygames]
Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Browser (Flash)