Title: Spent

Author/ company: McKinney, Urban Ministries of Durham

Website URL: http://www.gamesforchange.org/play/spent/

Its my first time using this website and i stumble upon a game  called “Spent”. What can i say i just love this game. I probably played this game about three times in row in different ways to see different outcomes. This game teaches people that being homeless is just one decision away. In the beginning, the game starts off by telling the player that they pretty much lost everything. They lost their house,they have no more savings, no more job and they need to make it through the month in order to survive. Next, the player has to find a new job and a place to live that will be affordable. The main objective of the game is to try and make it through the month by budgeting their money so that they wont become homeless the next day.

By playing this game it teaches a valuable lesson. It teaches people the value of money and their decision making. It also teaches the player how it is like being poor. The game is designed in a way that the gamer has to make sacrifices. They have to sacrifice many things that they want or need in order to survive in this world to prevent themselves from becoming homeless. This game also gives information about real life issues relating to the gamer’s decision. It also shows that each decision the gamer makes can affect them in the future. It only takes one decision to change a person life completely.

Making good life decisions is very important. When making a life decision it can change the person life for better or for worse.The game objective I believe reinforce the learning objective. They both go hand in hand.The interaction the player has with the game is a good experience. It allows the player to view there life from a poor persons point of view. By doing this it shows the gamer that every decision they make can change their whole life around.

The designer of this game done a great job putting this game together because it is easy to play and it teaches anyone that plays this game a valuable lesson.