Ep. 127 - Creating a Game for Vets (Evan Sanderson)
Evan shares his experience creating a game designed to tell the story of vets. We talk about his process, the unique power of games, and what his hopes are for the future of games with a purpose.
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Show Notes
When Evan read an article about the rate of suicide among veterans returning from war, it broke his heart. So he decided to turn that heart break into advocacy. He read about and researched the experiences of vets and created a game designed to share theirs stories with the world. Evan tells us about his process, why games have a special power to create empathy and activate, and what he hopes for the future of games with a purpose.
Show Links
- Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor)
- AU Game Lab
- National Intrepid Center of Excellence
- Veterans Writing Project
- My Uncle From Nintendo
- USO
- Operation Supply Drop
- CodeNewbie on Patreon
- Tickets to Codeland Conf
- Walking Dead
- That Dragon, Cancer
- Wounded Warrior Project
- "Quitting Code" Twitter Chat
- CodeNewbie Podcast Episode 126 with Ray Acevedo
- Play For Change (Evan's game)
- Codeland Conf
- Codeland 2019
Evan Sanderson
Developer and creative nerd working at the intersection of arts & technology.