The Information Tower

The game

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”The Information Tower” is a video game in which the player learns to recognize fake news in a fun way, with a simple true-false test. The mechanics of the video game involve the user in a active participation In which first of all Select the character with which to play and then access the 'building of Google and AltroConsumo'. Each of the playable characters is identified with one of the colors of the Google logo.

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Upon entering the game, the player is shown a monitor where he can read short articles and obtain information and tools to recognize if it is A real article or a fake news. Each game session involves the analysis of three short articles, inside each item the player finds Three clues, recognizable by the icon of a magnifying glass with Google colors. By carefully reading the places where the magnifying glass is present, The system explains the clue to the user and then asks him if the news is true or false. The player's response is followed by an explanation on how to recognize reliable news from an unverified one. The player can also access the power up. At the end of the game, the player is shown the summary of the correct and wrong answers, and a final vote is also given.

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Objectives

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”The Information Tower” is an advergame created for Google and AltroConsumo partnered Skuola.net with the objective of teach users how to evaluate information online. The video game therefore has an educational purpose, in line with the contents on the portal dedicated to students, with the use of a language recognizable to younger people, such as that of a video game and with pixel art graphics.