Socially Responsible Gaming
A movement for the positive potential of games.
Much has been made of the inherent risks associated with digital gaming. If abused, excessive game play can promote a sedentary lifestyle with associated health implications. And children exposed to violent or age-inappropriate content may exhibit anti-social behavior.
But these are essentially the same perils that parents and children face with any medium when it’s misused. Television, films, the Internet, and even books offer the same hazards in an unstructured learning environment.
Responsible gaming has great potential as part of a balanced social and learning lifestyle that also includes time with family and friends, physical activity, and a range of personal interests and passions.
AMD supports the use of responsible, age-appropriate games for entertainment, teaching, training, and problem-solving. We look forward to being a part of evolving how games are used to their best possible potential.
Games for Change
The Games
for Change movement, advanced by groups such as New York-based nonprofit organization Games for Change, promotes the use of digital games to educate and engage people of all ages around pressing social issues. These games are designed to inspire players to get involved with problem solving based on real-world needs.
This new breed of games also have an impact on issues such as poverty, hunger, disease, energy conservation, water use, and global
"The current generation of youth gamers is among the most socially conscious in history."
- Suzanne Seggerman, Co-Founder and President of Games for Change |
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warming. These games can teach kids how to be more engaged citizens, enable to them to see a conflict from another person’s viewpoint, and inspire them to find positive ways of responding to key issues of the day.
Examples of games with social content include:
AMD is proud to advance the use of digital games to promote social issues through AMD Changing the Game, an initiative of the AMD Foundation. We believe that as gaming evolves, it will grow far beyond entertainment—and into a powerful tool used to educate and help improve our world.
