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FATWORLD

A downloadable video game about eating, obesity and the politics of nutrition, FATWORLD reconstructs a playful, small-scale society where players own and operate a restaurant, purchase groceries, create and share recipes, and make nutritional decisions over the life of a character.

Get fat, stay healthy, or die—it's all up to you in FATWORLD.

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Electric Shadows Independent Lens is proud to present ELECTRIC SHADOWS award-winning Web-original projects.


Two kids standing on a map BEYOND THE FIRE
BEYOND THE FIRE introduces the real-life stories of 15 teenagers, now living in the U.S., who have survived war in seven war zones. Begin your journey »

A Japanese American interviewee FACE TO FACE
Connect the experiences of Japanese Americans in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor with those confronting Arab and Muslim Americans today in a post-September 11 America. Enter »

A drawing of a compass CIRCLE OF STORIES
With Native culture bearers as your guides, explore the art, heritage and legacy of the Native American oral tradition. Enter »

An outdoor rock sculpture of human figures OFF THE MAP
Embark on a multimedia tour of backyard paradises created by visionary artists around the world. Enter »
Check out some crazy cool online environments and create your own. View the “Best of” the Backyards »

crowd of people walking onto a bridge WORLD WITHOUT OIL
An alternate reality game imagining a global oil crisis, asked collaborators to “play it before you live it.”
Find out what happened »

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Illustration of a spinning vinyl record and an old-fashioned microphone, the words “web karaoke” are written across a music staff below OFF THE CHARTS: The Song-Poem Story | Web Karaoke
We provide the music. You write the lyrics and sing along! Compose and sing your original song-poem »

Illustration of a 1970s African American character in a pimp suit and hat looking straight on PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC | Test Your P-Funk Knowledge
Got the funk? Get your trivia on and get up for the downstroke. Check your P-Funkability »

A farmer wearing a straw hat, in the middle of a field takes a big sniff of a just-picked onion THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN | Family Farms in America
Learn how the history of one small Illinois farm reflects the larger changes in American agriculture over the past seven decades. Travel through time »

Three Muslim women cloaked in burkhas: loose flowing garments with veiled holes for the eyes AFGHANISTAN UNVEILED | The Journey
From Kabul to the remote Badakhshan, follow the path of the first team of women journalists in Afghanistan and watch video clips. Map the journey »

A young Billie Holiday belts out a song, head tilted back STRANGE FRUIT | Protest Music Overview
Throughout American history, songs have cried out against inequality, poverty and war, and in support of civil and human rights. Get a look and take a listen to protest music from slavery to today »

Drawing of a sumo wrestler, a large Asian man, shirtless, with hair pulled up and tied in a knot SUMO EAST AND WEST | Sumo Style
What's this world of sumo wrestling all about? Get the skinny on sumo size, style and tradition »

Photo of an African American man and woman, standing side by side, both holding and pointing guns off to the left NEGROES WITH GUNS: Rob Williams and Black Power | Radio Free Dixie
In the '60s, from a recording studio in Havana, Rob and Mabel Williams gave voice to the fight against racial oppression Listen to songs and show excerpts »

Two Mexican men in cowboy hats and two Mexican boys stand waiting at the border. THE NEW AMERICANS | Immigration Quiz
How much do you know about immigration in America and its effects on our society? Separate the myths from the realities. Test your immigration IQ »

A close-up of Imelda Marcos looking at herself into a gold-plated compact mirror. CHAVEZ RAVINE: A Los Angeles Story | Photo Album
Don Normark's photographs illustrate daily life in a lost community. Original music by Ry Cooder.
Step back in time »

A close-up of Imelda Marcos looking at herself into a gold-plated compact mirror. IMELDA | Interactive Timeline
Imelda Marcos’s name and notoriety are inseparable from Filipino politics. Learn what made the Marcos regime possible—and what led to its downfall. View a political history of the Philippines »

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