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Nothing to Hide – Game inspired by government surveillance

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Re: Nothing to Hide – Game inspired by government surveillance

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The devs are also running a crowdfunding campaign for this, with 10% of the donations going to the EFF, Demand Progress, Mozilla, etc: https://back.nothingtohide.cc

It's a single guy, except for the music.

That's 10 guys (and one cup).

Re: Nothing to Hide – Game inspired by government surveillance

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$20000 out of $40000 and 8 days left... hopefully he'll manage to raise it all. I played it soon after the demo was released and it got me super excited. Feels like Portal - when in some vlog entry the author admited to be a big fan of Portal series I wasn't surprised ;)

Re: Nothing to Hide – Game inspired by government surveillance

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The devs are also running a crowdfunding campaign for this, with 10% of the donations going to the EFF, Demand Progress, Mozilla, etc: https://back.nothingtohide.cc

Thanks for that. As noble as I believe the aims, knowing that it's funding Demand Progress has saved me from making a donation I would have otherwise regretted.

Re: Nothing to Hide – Game inspired by government surveillance

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post #18

The devs are also running a crowdfunding campaign for this, with 10% of the donations going to the EFF, Demand Progress, Mozilla, etc: https://back.nothingtohide.cc

Thanks for that. As noble as I believe the aims, knowing that it's funding Demand Progress has saved me from making a donation I would have otherwise regretted.

What's your issue with Demand Progress? I've never heard of it before so I'm curious.

Re: Nothing to Hide – Game inspired by government surveillance

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post #5

A noble effort and looks like a decent game. As-of-yet though, I think "Papers, Please" is possibly the best take on a dystopian game. The oppression in that game isn't just some puzzle mechanic but the whole monotonous process and being a cog in a gigantic bureaucratic machine. Could something similar be made for surveillance? http://papersplea.se/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QP5X6fcukM

They needn't be in competition with each other. I'd really like to see "social commentary" become an established genre in gaming, as it is with other forms of fiction.
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