Spent

Online Game: Spent (2014). Created by the ad agency McKinney for Urban Ministries of Durham, this innovative game about surviving poverty and homelessness was named the best game or app at the 16th Annual Webby Awards. This online, simulation game strives to present the challenges of making money choices for those on the edge of, or mired in poverty. The setup is pretty straight forward. You have lost your job, you have a child to care for, you are a single parent and now you are down to your last $1,000.00. Read the Full Story