Few of us here in the affluent West can even begin to imagine the horrors of the civil war now raging in the Darfur region of Sudan. MtvU, a subsidiary of MTV Networks serving college students, is betting that it can raise awareness of the crisis through an online game. Darfur is Dying is a browser-based game that allows the player to role-play one of several Sudanese villagers who must forage for water and help their people survive, all while avoiding militias. It's a creative way of educating people about -- and soliciting donations for -- one of the world's great travesties.
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