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Becoming Homeless: A Human Experience

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55%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
67% User Score Based on 33 reviews

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Becoming Homeless: A Human Experience is a single player action game. It was developed by Elise Ogle and was released on January 29, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

**NOTE: You must have both controllers turned on for the experience to start World Premiere - Tribeca Film Festival 2017 This Experience is meant to be "paired" with a reading from Jeremy Bailenson's new book, Experience On Demand: What Virtual Reality Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do, Chapter 3 - Walking in the Shoes of Another. The VR provides the experience, the chapter provides…

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67%Audience ScoreBased on 33 reviews
graphics3 negative mentions

  • Provides a deep, empathetic insight into homelessness and its challenges, creating awareness and compassion.
  • Free to play and is used in academic settings to promote understanding and empathy through interactive scenarios.
  • Includes real stories from homeless individuals, enhancing the emotional impact and educational value.
  • Frequent technical issues such as long load times, failures to run on various VR systems, and glitches detract from the experience.
  • Gameplay is very limited and simplistic, mostly involving point-and-click interactions with minimal engaging mechanics.
  • Short duration and lack of depth make the experience feel more like a brief demonstration or project rather than a fully developed game.
  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally average and unremarkable, lacking any standout quality. While functional for a point-and-click adventure, they could have been improved to enhance the overall experience.

    • “The first 90% of the game is all generic, nothing special about it, just average graphics, no real 'lesson'.”
    • “It could have been made with better graphics.”
    • “Graphics are ok, voiceover is fine, and I guess there are some educational aspects - though the mini games were not super intriguing; basically just a point-and-click adventure.”
  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is considered important and provides insight into the homeless experience, but users feel it could benefit from more detailed and in-depth storytelling.

    • “The story was important to hear.”
    • “There could have been a more detailed story of your homeless experience.”
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Becoming Homeless: A Human Experience is a action game.

Becoming Homeless: A Human Experience is available on PC, Virtual Reality and Windows.

Becoming Homeless: A Human Experience was released on January 29, 2018.

Becoming Homeless: A Human Experience was developed by Elise Ogle.

Becoming Homeless: A Human Experience has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players disliked Becoming Homeless: A Human Experience for its graphics.

Becoming Homeless: A Human Experience is a single player game.

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