Freeware from the Metro Nashville Police Department with RealVideo
Danger High is a neat game where you are in school and get a chance to get beat up, shot, stabbed, robbed, insulted, threatened, suspended, jailed, offered dope and beer, and have a boss math teacher. This game is a way to teach consequences of actions or inactions.
- Download the Mac version of Danger High Game. It is about 9MB, but it contains 40 movies, 100 picts, music and sounds. It is the full version - freeware - not some stunted, half version. Takes about 130 minutes with a 14.4 modem, 55 minutes with a 28.8K modem (3 KB/sec). This is only in Mac format though the RealVideo preview is available. This program was developed by Metro Nashville Police Department on a National Institute of Justice grant (93-DG200). Preliminary statistics show heavy 'game' use in a school helps reduce serious crime (assaults, suspensions, bomb threats).
- Description of segments Danger High.
- Go to a class at Danger High School. This is a web sample of the game. The real game has video and sounds and a manual for teachers.
The game is designed to play once by one student in one class period (grades 6 and up). Younger students (3rd grade and up) can play it in groups and often enjoy seeing the consequences of all the bad decisions. Real students are never taught what to do if they are robbed in the bathroom or witness a knife fight. This game lets them get a taste of good and bad (and mediocre decisions) that they may have to make in life (here without risk). The game uncovers a piece of a graduation certificate with each successful negotiation through a "situation" and finally types their (the student's) name and prints out their diploma (if they are attached to a printer). The user's name also appears in the scrolling credits at the end.
NOTE This game contains language and graphics that are realistic and may make some parents uncomfortable with the stressful issues that teachers and students face. The electronic teacher's manual included describes breaking up fights, handling media in a crisis, and safety plans...when just say NO won't get it.