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Discuss “PeaceMaker: Real-life challenges become virtual”

Think of a challenging video game with violence. Now think of a dangerous, real-life situation. Put them together, and you have PeaceMaker, a video game that dares you to tackle one of the toughest situations in the world: the conflict between the Arabs and Israelis.

PeaceMaker is a current project at Carnegie Mellon?s Entertainment and Technology Center (ETC). Less than one year ago, PeaceMaker was just an idea rattling around in the head of Asi Burak, a Carnegie Mellon student working on a masters in Entertainment Technology. On an ETC program trip last winter, Burak ran into William Wright, producer of popular video game The Sims. After about an hour?s worth of conversation and advice, Burak set out to create a revolutionary game.

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