The UN has done it, government organisations are getting into it and political parties are already involved, so it shouldn't surprise me that the World Bank has announced that they're going to be developing a computer game. But if you think it'll be about getting to grips with the world debit, think again: The 'Bank has announced a call for submissions for developers to come up with a game which teaches the finer points of street naming and numbering.
Shows you how much I know about the World Bank.
From the announcement:
The objective is to develop an educational game on Street Addressing that will serve as a training tool used to demonstrate the importance of street identification and naming in developing countries. Though the subject of Street Addressing is vast and technically detailed, the scope of the game will be limited to familiarizing learners with basic terminologies, key ideas, and techniques and applications of street addressing. ...
Designers are requested to create an instructional and educational game designed to help familiarize local government practitioners and adults on the concepts and benefits of addressing streets.
The winners will receive a US$6,000 consultancy contact and a rather plumb line on the ol' CV.
Deadline's 30 November, and as they want a working prototype, you'd better get thinking.
What in the world would a game about street addressing play like?
