Gamers get taste of refugee life

from BBC News

Type "free games" into an internet search engine, and you'll find literally thousands of links to classics such as Pacman and Space Invaders.

This week, however, these games are joined by an unusual addition.

Rather than chasing ghosts or fighting aliens, Against All Odds guides the gamer through the experience of being a refugee.

The game was designed by workers in the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Its various challenges include escaping from a hostile town, guiding your character across a dangerous border and staying alive in foreign lands with unfamiliar languages.

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