2 January 2013

Taste #10 - Real Lives 2010

Real Lives 2010

Developer: Educational Simulations
Publisher: Educational Simulations
Released: August 2009
Time played: 60 minutes

Notes:


Life #1:

0 years old
  • I was born a girl in the city of Qaraghandy in Kazakhstan.
  • My parents have named me Salieva. My surname is Arlov.
  • My mother, Shara, is 27 and my father, Babur, is 26.
  • I have no brothers or sisters.
  • My mother is now working as a trader of used goods.
1 year old
  • Got my first tooth at the age of 8 months.
  • Learned to crawl at the age of 8 months.
  • Learned to walk at the age of 14 months.
  • Sister Nila born.
2 years old
  • I've had measles.
  • My mother is now working as a part-time handicraft worker.

6 years old
  • Began school.
  • My sister Nila has had measles.
  • My sister Nila began school.
9 years old
  • My father has become addicted to illicit drugs.
  • My father has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.
10 years old
  • My mother is now working as a seamstress.
12 years old
  • Brother Fakriddin born.
14 years old
  • Decided not to smoke cigarettes.
  • Avoided drinking alcohol.
  • Met a new boy I like very much, named Izzat Aslonov. Rejected by Izzat Aslonov.
15 years old
  • Told the truth at the risk of offending a friend.
  • Avoided drinking alcohol.
16 years old
  • Met a new boy I like very much, named Esen Nabiyev. Rejected by Esen Nabiyev.
17 years old
  • My father has given up drugs.
  • My sister Nila's boyfriend Bil has graduated from secondary school.
  • My sister Nila's boyfriend Bil began college.
  • My brother Fakriddin began school.
18 years old
  • Graduated from secondary school.
  • Failed the college entrance examinations.
  • Met a new boy I like very much, named Talaibek Gasanov. Decided not to pursue a relationship with Talaibek Gasanov.
  • Need to look for a job.
  • Began work as a numerical clerk.
  • My sister Nila has graduated from secondary school.
  • My sister Nila is now working as a trader of used goods.
19 years old
  • My sister Nila has moved out on her own.
  • Bil Skolov and my sister Nila have married.
  • My brother Fakriddin has cutaneous leishmaniasis.
  • My brother Fakriddin has been cured of leishmaniasis.
20 years old
  • My sister Nila is now working as a handicraft worker.
21 years old
  • Moved to a less expensive place.
  • Lost my job due to my political activities.
  • Need to look for a job.
  • Began work as a numerical clerk.
  • My father has arthritis of the knee.
  • My sister Nila's husband Bil has graduated from college with a degree in Business.
  • My sister Nila's husband Bil began graduate school.
22 years old
  • Lost my job due to my political activities.
  • Need to look for a job.
  • Began work as an administrative aid.
23 years old
  • Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.
  • Released by security police.
24 years old
  • Helped out a beggar.
  • Met a new man I like very much, named Alishaer Tsevetkovsky. Rejected by Alishaer Tsevetkovsky.
  • My father has died at age 51 from a heart attack.
25 years old
  • Moved to a less expensive place.
  • I was raped.
  • My sister Nila's husband Bil has been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.
  • My sister Nila's husband Bil has graduated from graduate school with an advanced degree in Business.
  • My sister Nila's husband Bil is now working as a primary school teacher.
26 years old
  • Lost my job due to my political activities.
  • Need to look for a job.
  • Began work as an administrative aid.
28 years old
  • Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.
  • Released by security police.
  • I've become an alcoholic.
29 years old
  • I am suffering from clinical depression.
  • Met a new man I like very much, named Abdumannob Chokayev. Rejected by Abdumannob Chokayev.
  • My brother Fakriddin has graduated from secondary school.
  • My brother Fakriddin is now working as a manufacturing laborer.
30 years old
  • Tried to give up drinking
31 years old
  • My sister Nila's husband Bil is now working as a college professor.
  • My brother Fakriddin has moved out on his own.
32 years old
  • Lost my job due to my political activities.
  • My brother Fakriddin is now working as a freight handler.
33 years old
  • Began work as an administrative aid.
  • Decided to look for a job.
  • Tried to give up drinking
  • My mother has reduced vision from cataracts.
34 years old
  • I have been cured of depression.
35 years old
  • Lost my job due to my political activities.
  • Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities. Released by security police.
  • Nurhan Rahimov and my brother Fakriddin are now engaged to be married.
36 years old
  • Began work as an administrative aid.
  • Decided to look for a job.
  • Moved to a less expensive place.
  • Lost my job due to my political activities.
  • Tried to give up drinking
37 years old
  • Began work as a numerical clerk.
  • Decided to look for a job.
  • My sister Nila has died at age 37 from tuberculosis.
  • Nurhan Rahimov and my brother Fakriddin have married.
38 years old
  • My mother is now working as a part-time temporary odd jobs.
39 years old
  • Moved to a less expensive place.
  • Gave up drinking.
  • My brother Fakriddin has schistosomiasis.
40 years old
  • Received a 3% pay raise.
  • My mother has been cured of cataracts.
  • My brother Fakriddin has been cured of schistosomiasis.
41 years old
  • My mother has hepatitis.
42 years old
  • My mother has Cured of hepatitis.
46 years old
  • Moved to a nicer place.
47 years old
  • Moved to a less expensive place.
  • Hamid born to Nurhan Rahimov.
48 years old
  • Moved to a nicer place.
49 years old
  • My mother has died at age 77 from tuberculosis.
  • My brother Fakriddin has been cured of schistosomiasis.
  • Bahauddin born to Nurhan Rahimov.
50 years old
  • Decided not to give money to charity.
51 years old
  • Died at age 51 from a stroke.







Life #2:

0 years old
  • I was born a boy in the city of Vanderbijl Park in South Africa's Gauteng Province.
  • My parents have named me Molefi. My surname is Mashego.
  • My mother, Nozibele, is 24 and my father, Taruvinga, is 21.
  • I have no brothers or sisters.

1 year old
  • Got my first tooth at the age of 3 months.
  • Learned to crawl at the age of 7 months.
  • Learned to walk at the age of 14 months.
  • My mother is now doing temporary odd jobs.
  • My father has been cured of syphilis.
  • My father has been cured of schistosomiasis.
3 years old
  • My mother is now working as a seamstress.
4 years old
  • Moved to a nicer place.
  • My father is now working as a garbage collector.
6 years old
  • Began school.
  • My mother has been cured of syphilis.
7 years old
  • I have schistosomiasis.
  • Sister Nomsa born.
8 years old
  • Caught in a fire and suffered minor burns over 40% of the body. Luckily there was no permanent debilitating injury.
  • I have been cured of schistosomiasis.
  • My father has been injured in a mishap and suffered some nerve damage.
  • My father has been hurt in an accident.
9 years old
  • A famine or food shortage has hit South Africa. 23,279 people have died and 1,000,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
10 years old
  • I have been involved in a road traffic accident but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.
  • My father is now doing temporary odd jobs.
11 years old
  • My mother has been cured of syphilis.
12 years old
  • Told the truth at the risk of offending a friend.
  • Decided not to smoke cigarettes.
  • My father is now working as a street vendor.
  • My sister Nomsa began school.
13 years old
  • A famine or food shortage has hit South Africa. 5,550 people have died and 2,500,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
15 years old
  • Decided not to smoke cigarettes.
  • My mother is now working as a metal worker.
16 years old
  • Told the truth about a previous lie I had made.
18 years old
  • Avoided a beggar.
  • Graduated from secondary school.
  • Failed the college entrance examinations.
  • Avoided drinking alcohol.
  • Need to look for a job.
  • Began work as a laborer.
19 years old
  • Moved away from home.
  • Decided not to smoke cigarettes.
21 years old
  • Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.
  • Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.
  • Avoided drinking alcohol.
  • Met a new woman I like very much, named Spiwe Dingake. We've begun seeing each other.
  • My sister Nomsa's boyfriend Nyenyedzi has become an alcoholic.
22 years old
  • Decided not to smoke cigarettes.
  • Spiwe and I are now engaged.
  • Spiwe Dingake and I got married this year.
23 years old
  • Invested 2000 rands in high-risk stock.
  • Invested 2000 rands in medium-risk stock.
  • Invested 5000 rands in mutual fund.
  • My wife Spiwe has had malaria.
24 years old
  • My sister Nomsa has graduated from secondary school.
  • My sister Nomsa is now working as a metal worker.
25 years old
  • Donated to a disaster relief charity.
  • My sister Nomsa's boyfriend Mapfumo has died from dehydration.
26 years old
  • My wife Spiwe has been assaulted but fortunately suffered no permanent injuries.
27 years old
  • My sister Nomsa has moved out on her own.
28 years old
  • Invested 120000 rands in land.
  • My father has schistosomiasis.
29 years old
  • My country is involved in a small scale military intervention abroad. 751 South African soldiers have been killed.
  • I left my marriage.
  • Met a new woman I like very much, named Nondummiso Mbeki.
  • Decided not to pursue a relationship with Nondummiso Mbeki.
  • My father has been cured of schistosomiasis.
  • My wife Spiwe has had another malaria flare-up.
30 years old
  • Peace.
  • Refused to invest in a risky deal to make money.
  • Met a new woman I like very much, named Mashama Ngubane. Rejected by Mashama Ngubane.
31 years old
  • I have hookworm.
  • Widespread fighting in North-West province. Met a new woman I like very much, named Nondummiso Mamoepa. Rejected by Nondummiso Mamoepa. 32 years old Cured of ancylostomiasis.
  • Peace.
  • Met a new woman I like very much, named Nondummiso Mashego. Decided not to pursue a relationship with Nondummiso Mashego.
33 years old
  • Lost my investment in land.
35 years old
  • Met a new woman I like very much, named Thokozile Ngubane. We've begun seeing each other.
36 years old
  • Widespread fighting in Gauteng province.
37 years old
  • A famine or food shortage has hit South Africa. 368 people have died and 820,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • Home was broken into and burglarized. Victim of burglary.
  • Lost my girlfriend Thokozile by being too forward.
38 years old
  • Peace.
  • Refused to risk money on a get-rich-quick scheme.
  • Met a new woman I like very much, named Uvatera Dingake. We've begun seeing each other.
  • My father has died at age 60 from a stroke.
  • Son Gaika born.
39 years old
  • Uvatera and I are now engaged.
  • Uvatera Dingake and I got married this year.
  • Invested 25000 rands in bond fund.
  • Invested 50000 rands in a bank account.
  • Invested 30000 rands in mutual fund.
40 years old
  • A famine or food shortage has hit South Africa. 2,529 people have died and 660,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • Refused to risk money on a get-rich-quick scheme.
  • Son Dingane born.
41 years old
  • A famine or food shortage has hit South Africa. 50,402 people have died and 1,700,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • Home was broken into and burglarized. Victim of burglary.
  • My mother is now working as a part-time temporary odd jobs.
  • My son Gaika has had malaria.
  • My son Dingane has had measles.
42 years old
  • Refused to risk money on a get-rich-quick scheme.
  • My sister Nomsa has hookworm.
  • My son Gaika has schistosomiasis.
43 years old
  • Home was broken into and burglarized.
  • Victim of burglary.
  • Cashed in 34105 rands from mutual fund.
  • Cashed in 3524 rands from high-risk stock.
  • Cashed in 1955 rands from medium-risk stock.
  • Cashed in 2367 rands from mutual fund.
  • Cashed in 23879 rands from bond fund.
  • Cashed in 52030 rands from a bank account.
  • Moved to Australia. Moved to Newcastle.
  • My sister Nomsa has been cured of ancylostomiasis.
  • My wife Uvatera is now working as a part-time temporary odd jobs.
44 years old
  • A major fire has hit Australia. 0 people have died and 7,200 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • Began work as a metal worker.
  • My son Gaika began school.
45 years old
  • Decided not to give money to charity.
  • A major fire has hit Australia. 3 people have died and 91,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • My mother has arthritis of the knee.
  • My son Gaika has been cured of schistosomiasis.
46 years old
  • My son Dingane began school.
47 years old
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 0 people have died and 120,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
48 years old
  • Invested 200000 Australian dollars in land.
  • Invested 200000 Australian dollars in bond fund.
49 years old
  • You have failed the college entrance examinations.
  • My mother has died at age 74 from a heart attack.
50 years old
  • Decided to give some money to charity.
51 years old
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 0 people have died and 250,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
52 years old
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 2 people have died and 150,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • Home was broken into and burglarized. Victim of burglary.
55 years old
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 4 people have died and 25,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • Invested 500000 Australian dollars in land.
  • Invested 300000 Australian dollars in medium-risk stock.
56 years old
  • Sikumbuzo Vusani and my sister Nomsa have married.
  • My son Gaika has graduated from secondary school.
  • My son Gaika is now doing temporary odd jobs.
57 years old
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 0 people have died and 130,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • My son Gaika has moved out on his own.
58 years old
  • Sikumbuzo Vusani and my son Gaika are now engaged to be married.
  • Sikumbuzo Vusani and my son Gaika have married.
  • My son Gaika is now working as a street vendor.
  • My son Dingane has graduated from secondary school.
  • My son Dingane is now doing temporary odd jobs.
59 years old
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 2 people have died and 210,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • My son Dingane is now working as a freight handler.
60 years old
  • A major fire has hit Australia. 2 people have died and 5,900 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • Invested 400000 Australian dollars in high-risk stock.
  • Invested 400000 Australian dollars in land.
  • My son Gaika is now working as a garbage collector.
  • My son Gaika's wife Sikumbuzo has graduated from college with a degree in Mathematics.
  • My son Gaika's wife Sikumbuzo has failed the graduate school entrance examination.
  • My son Gaika's wife Sikumbuzo is now working as a primary school teacher.
  • My son Dingane has moved out on his own.
62 years old
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 2 people have died and 26,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
63 years old
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 0 people have died and 100,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
64 years old
  • A major fire has hit Australia. 0 people have died and 15,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 0 people have died and 130,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
66 years old
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 2 people have died and 24,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • Too old to continue working as a metal worker.
  • Started up a hat store business.
67 years old
  • My hat store business made a profit of 8,620 Australian dollars.
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 2 people have died and 110,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • Started up a hat store business.
68 years old
  • My hat store business made a profit of 19,847 Australian dollars.
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 0 people have died and 100,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
69 years old
  • Cashed in 1144346 Australian dollars from high-risk stock.
  • My hat store business made a profit of 19,559 Australian dollars.
  • A major fire has hit Australia. 2 people have died and 42,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
  • A major tropical storm has hit Australia. 0 people have died and 350,000 others have been affected. My family and I were not directly affected.
70 years old
  • My hat store business made a profit of 18,025 Australian dollars.
  • Home was broken into and burglarized. Victim of burglary.
  • Started up a hat store business.
  • Started up a hat store business.
  • My son Dingane has a peptic ulcer.
71 years old
  • I died from an infection at the age of 71.





Observations:

  • Interesting idea.
  • Provides an interesting platform for highlighting the vastly different levels of opportunity and privilege people face.
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