Kittie Serendipity and Rev Rexie donned orange jumpsuits stamped with "Department of Corrections" across their backs. Why? They were participating in a digital game created by kids on the Second Life Teen Grid. Global Kids brought it over to Clemson University on the main grid.Based on Harriet A. Washington's book Medical Apartheid, this game let Kittie and Rev experience what it may have been like to be an African American man in prison from the 1940's until the present. They were offered money and parole in exchange for participating in medical experiments.
Kittie Played the game twice. The first time she played she consented to every experiment. She died with $810. The second game she played she consented to nothing. She was forced to be a part of one medical study anyway. This time she survived, but with cancer and only $210.
This game was intense and thought provoking. If you would like to participate, click here.