Once purely a form of entertainment, video games are now being used to explore solutions and educate the public on some of the world most challenging social issues. While many social issues are not new to the public video games offer an excellent tool for getting people engaged and thinking about the future.
One of the fastest growing industries in the world is video games, or interactive entertainment as it is more formally known, forecast to grow at close to 17% over the next two years, to a total global spend of close to $82 billion USD by 2017. Much of the industry’s growth is in mobile gaming (as opposed to console games which require dedicated equipment) using a mobile phone or the internet on a computer. Every day over 30 million people play Angry Birds, and each week over three billion hours are spent playing video games.
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