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EPISODE · Aug 5, 2026 · 13 MIN

Gaming for understanding - Brenda Brathwaite

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It's never easy to get across the magnitude of complex tragedies -- so when Brenda Brathwite's daughter came home from school asking about slavery, she did what she does for a living -- she designed a game. At TEDxPhoenix she describes the surprising effectiveness of this game, and others, in helping the player really understand the story. (Filmed at TEDxPhoenix.)Talk by Brenda Braithwaite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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