FatWorld

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Author:

Ian Bogost

Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

Independent Television Service

Collection:

PBS

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

FATWORLD is a video game about the politics of nutrition. It explores the relationships between obesity, nutrition, and socioeconomics in the contemporary U.S. The game's goal is not to tell people what to eat or how to exercise, but to demonstrate the complex, interwoven relationships between nutrition and factors like budgets, the physical world, subsidies, and regulations.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Games

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Other, Text/HTML

Conditions of Use:

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