The first game I played was called “2016 National Drug & Alcohol IQ Challenge” and this game was basically a quiz about commonly abused substances, such as alcohol, marijuana, and MDMA. A strength of this game was that it was definitely educational, even I learned something from playing. A weakness of this game was that I think there was an answer that could have potentially two answers. In my Drug Use and Abuse class we learned about SSDS (Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome) which is sudden cardiac arrest resulting from huffing a substance. I chose “dangerously decreased heart rate” and the correct answer for a question relating to the dangers of huffing substances. This choice, according to the quiz, was incorrect. Since this quiz came out in 2016, and E-cigs were not the huge problem they are now an Opportunity for this quiz would be that they are able to incorporate this new epidemic into the new 2018 or 2019 quiz. A threat to this quiz would be that there is a lot of competition when it comes to drug IQ quizzes. With a quick google search I was able to find 29,100,000 results in about 0.84 seconds.
The second game that I played was called “Jimmy’s Thirsty“. This was a true/false questions type quiz and all of the questions pertained to water and how the accurate hydration levels change throughout a lifetime. Overall I thought this game was pretty much common sense, however, I highly doubt that college educated individuals were the target audience for this quiz. Most likely it is targeted to grade school students.
This game is a spin off of “Would You Rather” but with the incorporation of a game board. The game cards will have two well known makeup or skincare products that the player has to choose from. The back of the card will have the “better choice” and will either tell the player to advance on the board, or go back, depending on if they got the answer right or not. There will also be some trick questions where players will be asked for example, “Name two brands that are animal cruelty free” and the back of the card will have some potential answers. The point of this game is to advocate that not all brands have your best interest in mind. The FDA only bans so many products in makeup.skincare so we as consumers have to be hyper-aware of what products we use.
This article talks about how when compared to Europe, the US only banned 30 toxic substances from cosmetics whereas Europe banned 1328.
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About The Game: I always assumed that if a product was for sale then there must have been someone (the FDA) looking into the ingredients, however that is not the case. In researching these products I’ve come across a niche community relating to health and beauty product and babies. A lot of mother’s are talking about how natural products are so much better and less harmful to babies. A large controversy I’ve come across is the ingredients in baby orajel. Apparently the ingredients are extremely harsh, especially for a babies sensitive skin. A lot of mother’s are suggesting holistic alternatives to this product. This blogpost does a really good job at explaining the controversy behind the product. This game was created to educate the players that not all products are safe for your skin.
Directions: The youngest player rolls first. The object of the game is to make it across the board first. To win, players must correctly answer the game cards correctly to advance one space. The yellow bonus cards will be randomly distributed throughout the deck. If a player chooses the bonus card they must follow the directions and if they answer correctly they can advance 2 spaces.
About The Game: I always assumed that if a product was for sale then there must have been someone (the FDA) looking into the ingredients, however that is not the case. In researching these products I’ve come across a niche community relating to health and beauty product and babies. A lot of mother’s are talking about how natural products are so much better and less harmful to babies. A large controversy I’ve come across is the ingredients in baby orajel. Apparently the ingredients are extremely harsh, especially for a babies sensitive skin. A lot of mother’s are suggesting holistic alternatives to this product. This blogpost does a really good job at explaining the controversy behind the product. This game was created to educate the players that not all products are safe for your skin.
Directions: The youngest player rolls first. The object of the game is to make it across the board first. To win, players must correctly answer the game cards correctly to advance one space. The yellow bonus cards will be randomly distributed throughout the deck. If a player chooses the bonus card they must follow the directions and if they answer correctly they can advance 2 spaces.
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