When Brenda Romero wants to understand something complicated, she makes a game. Her two latest games explore the rules of inequality.
在经历了漫长的游戏设计师生涯之后，布伦达·罗梅罗转型成为一名教育者——她教导新一代艺术家、程序员和机制设计师，如何打造这个世界上最受欢迎的媒介形式。游戏是她思考问题、阐释概念、将想法具象化的工具。正如她所说：”这是我一生唯一做过的事。我从15岁起就是一名游戏设计师，这是我看待世界的天然方式。”
2008年，她开始了一项设计实验，并逐渐扩展成一个名为”机制即信息”的系列——这些是模拟（而非电子）游戏，借助游戏机制、棋盘、棋子和规则，帮助玩家深入思考艰难的议题。她的游戏《新世界》试图向年幼的女儿解释美国奴隶制的历史，以及那些深陷其中的人们的亲身经历。《Síochán leat》（盖尔语，意为”愿你平安”）则探索了爱尔兰及爱尔兰侨民的复杂历史。
在她2011年的TEDxPhoenix演讲中，罗梅罗提到了一款新游戏——一个引人入胜的原型，名为”墨西哥厨房工人”。我们请她进一步讲解，在一次长达一小时、边开车边进行的电话通话中
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