imagine the following sin summer Monday afternoon you are the golden swimming
afternoon you are the golden swimming
afternoon you are the golden swimming pool the most famous and beautiful
pool the most famous and beautiful
pool the most famous and beautiful swimming pool in Israel located less
swimming pool in Israel located less
swimming pool in Israel located less than 200 metres from the beautiful sandy
than 200 metres from the beautiful sandy
than 200 metres from the beautiful sandy beaches of Tel Aviv you are surrounded
beaches of Tel Aviv you are surrounded
beaches of Tel Aviv you are surrounded with like-minded people tel-aviv
with like-minded people tel-aviv
with like-minded people tel-aviv hipsters some tourists some pensioners
hipsters some tourists some pensioners
hipsters some tourists some pensioners people who can afford spending a regular
people who can afford spending a regular
people who can afford spending a regular weekday at the pool you get up you
weekday at the pool you get up you
weekday at the pool you get up you stretch and as you are about to go into
stretch and as you are about to go into
stretch and as you are about to go into the water for another swim something
the water for another swim something
the water for another swim something strange catches your eyes a group of 50
strange catches your eyes a group of 50
strange catches your eyes a group of 50 work immigrants from Africa has entered
work immigrants from Africa has entered
work immigrants from Africa has entered the pools gates they look so different
the pools gates they look so different
the pools gates they look so different than anyone else that a fuss is created
than anyone else that a fuss is created
than anyone else that a fuss is created around them who are these people the
around them who are these people the
around them who are these people the guard at the gate is confused but they
guard at the gate is confused but they
guard at the gate is confused but they all have paid tickets and brand new
all have paid tickets and brand new
all have paid tickets and brand new bathing suits and are about to go in the
bathing suits and are about to go in the
bathing suits and are about to go in the establishment now if you were in that
establishment now if you were in that
establishment now if you were in that pool that day what would you do a stay
pool that day what would you do a stay
pool that day what would you do a stay in the water nothing unusual happens or
in the water nothing unusual happens or
in the water nothing unusual happens or be leave the pool at once that event
be leave the pool at once that event
be leave the pool at once that event happened a few a few years ago it was an
happened a few a few years ago it was an
happened a few a few years ago it was an organised event it was organized by a
organised event it was organized by a
organised event it was organized by a group of right-wing activists who hired
group of right-wing activists who hired
group of right-wing activists who hired the immigrants to go to the pool that
the immigrants to go to the pool that
the immigrants to go to the pool that day they wanted to demonstrate the
day they wanted to demonstrate the
day they wanted to demonstrate the hypocrisy of Tel Aviv’s white and
hypocrisy of Tel Aviv’s white and
hypocrisy of Tel Aviv’s white and privileged who speak so highly on human
privileged who speak so highly on human
privileged who speak so highly on human equality but will not want to share
equality but will not want to share
equality but will not want to share space with black people from Africa and
space with black people from Africa and
space with black people from Africa and I remember reading about this thinking
I remember reading about this thinking
I remember reading about this thinking that if I was there that day no doubt
that if I was there that day no doubt
that if I was there that day no doubt that I would have stayed in the water
that I would have stayed in the water
that I would have stayed in the water and tried to befriend the newcomers and
and tried to befriend the newcomers and
and tried to befriend the newcomers and how strange it is that so many people
how strange it is that so many people
how strange it is that so many people that were there went out I was always
that were there went out I was always
that were there went out I was always fascinated by the gap in how people
fascinated by the gap in how people
fascinated by the gap in how people perceive themselves and their actions
perceive themselves and their actions
perceive themselves and their actions they sometimes tell a different story
they sometimes tell a different story
they sometimes tell a different story and I want to make games that will
and I want to make games that will
and I want to make games that will confront players with actions and maybe
confront players with actions and maybe
confront players with actions and maybe tells them something new about them
tells them something new about them
tells them something new about them so it’s a little bit like these
so it’s a little bit like these
so it’s a little bit like these BuzzFeed’s personality quizzes but
BuzzFeed’s personality quizzes but
BuzzFeed’s personality quizzes but instead of telling people which
instead of telling people which
instead of telling people which character of the TV show friends they
character of the TV show friends they
character of the TV show friends they resemble the most show them how racially
resemble the most show them how racially
resemble the most show them how racially biased they might be so the game that we
biased they might be so the game that we
biased they might be so the game that we came up with was a game that is called
came up with was a game that is called
came up with was a game that is called protect the neighborhood because this is
protect the neighborhood because this is
protect the neighborhood because this is what you do in the game in the game you
what you do in the game in the game you
what you do in the game in the game you are a cop you have a gun and you’re
are a cop you have a gun and you’re
are a cop you have a gun and you’re supposed to shoot threats as fast as
supposed to shoot threats as fast as
supposed to shoot threats as fast as they appear and spare the innocent
they appear and spare the innocent
they appear and spare the innocent targets
targets
targets however while some targets look like
however while some targets look like
however while some targets look like this average white high tech dude others
this average white high tech dude others
this average white high tech dude others look like this stereotypical Arab so
look like this stereotypical Arab so
look like this stereotypical Arab so players are trying to do their best and
players are trying to do their best and
players are trying to do their best and shoot the threats as fast as they appear
shoot the threats as fast as they appear
shoot the threats as fast as they appear and not shoot the innocent ones however
and not shoot the innocent ones however
and not shoot the innocent ones however we didn’t really care about misfires we
we didn’t really care about misfires we
we didn’t really care about misfires we measured one importer to metric that we
measured one importer to metric that we
measured one importer to metric that we called time to trigger how much time
called time to trigger how much time
called time to trigger how much time does it take the player to shoot an Arab
does it take the player to shoot an Arab
does it take the player to shoot an Arab looking target versus a white looking
looking target versus a white looking
looking target versus a white looking target and as it turned out the majority
target and as it turned out the majority
target and as it turned out the majority of players shot Arab looking targets
of players shot Arab looking targets
of players shot Arab looking targets faster than white looking targets how
faster than white looking targets how
faster than white looking targets how fast thirty five percent faster now the
fast thirty five percent faster now the
fast thirty five percent faster now the reaction of players that have played the
reaction of players that have played the
reaction of players that have played the game was complete disbelief denial this
game was complete disbelief denial this
game was complete disbelief denial this cannot be the game is rigged but it was
cannot be the game is rigged but it was
cannot be the game is rigged but it was not we measured real performance data
not we measured real performance data
not we measured real performance data moreover I did not make this up this
moreover I did not make this up this
moreover I did not make this up this phenomena is called implicit racism and
phenomena is called implicit racism and
phenomena is called implicit racism and it was verified in various experiments
it was verified in various experiments
it was verified in various experiments the biggest was an online experiment the
the biggest was an online experiment the
the biggest was an online experiment the two million people engaged in over the
two million people engaged in over the
two million people engaged in over the Internet and it showed clearly that
Internet and it showed clearly that
Internet and it showed clearly that participants showed targets more often
participants showed targets more often
participants showed targets more often and faster when these targets were black
and faster when these targets were black
and faster when these targets were black rather than white
rather than white
rather than white I just localized this experiment to the
I just localized this experiment to the
I just localized this experiment to the Israeli test the game is not rigged we
Israeli test the game is not rigged we
Israeli test the game is not rigged we are rigged however the game proved this
are rigged however the game proved this
are rigged however the game proved this point successfully we failed miserably
point successfully we failed miserably
point successfully we failed miserably in distribution it turned out that
in distribution it turned out that
in distribution it turned out that people are proud to share online quizzes
people are proud to share online quizzes
people are proud to share online quizzes that through
that through
that through that there are Ross from friends rather
that there are Ross from friends rather
that there are Ross from friends rather than online games that cause them racist
than online games that cause them racist
than online games that cause them racist to their faces well you live you learn
to their faces well you live you learn
to their faces well you live you learn but I wanted to make another game and
but I wanted to make another game and
but I wanted to make another game and around that time in Israel there was a
around that time in Israel there was a
around that time in Israel there was a lot of fuss because of an israeli
lot of fuss because of an israeli
lot of fuss because of an israeli parliament member who called for
parliament member who called for
parliament member who called for segregation in hospitals delivery rooms
segregation in hospitals delivery rooms
segregation in hospitals delivery rooms he said that the Arabs were making too
he said that the Arabs were making too
he said that the Arabs were making too much noise and it is only natural that
much noise and it is only natural that
much noise and it is only natural that his wife would not want to share rooms
his wife would not want to share rooms
his wife would not want to share rooms with an Arab baby who might grow up and
with an Arab baby who might grow up and
with an Arab baby who might grow up and kill her own in 20 years he said that
kill her own in 20 years he said that
kill her own in 20 years he said that and my mind was blown away because
and my mind was blown away because
and my mind was blown away because nobody really condemned the guy maybe
nobody really condemned the guy maybe
nobody really condemned the guy maybe because it’s just words you know people
because it’s just words you know people
because it’s just words you know people speak I speak everybody speak this is a
speak I speak everybody speak this is a
speak I speak everybody speak this is a natural thing we talk so I wanted to
natural thing we talk so I wanted to
natural thing we talk so I wanted to attach actions to these words and
attach actions to these words and
attach actions to these words and another depressing game was in the
another depressing game was in the
another depressing game was in the making and this new game the players
making and this new game the players
making and this new game the players were requested to help this parliament
were requested to help this parliament
were requested to help this parliament member now in doctors uniforms to do the
member now in doctors uniforms to do the
member now in doctors uniforms to do the segregations
segregations
segregations in the hospital Jewish mothers to be
in the hospital Jewish mothers to be
in the hospital Jewish mothers to be would go right
would go right
would go right Arabs mothers to be would go left and
Arabs mothers to be would go left and
Arabs mothers to be would go left and says racism is racism Ethiopian would go
says racism is racism Ethiopian would go
says racism is racism Ethiopian would go up to the attic and Sudanese down out of
up to the attic and Sudanese down out of
up to the attic and Sudanese down out of the hospital the game mechanics are
the hospital the game mechanics are
the hospital the game mechanics are fairly simple ID cards pop on screen and
fairly simple ID cards pop on screen and
fairly simple ID cards pop on screen and by the patient’s picture surname name
by the patient’s picture surname name
by the patient’s picture surname name and other data players who determine
and other data players who determine
and other data players who determine which race this ID belongs to and swipe
which race this ID belongs to and swipe
which race this ID belongs to and swipe at the right direction so when we just
at the right direction so when we just
at the right direction so when we just came out with the game it was perceived
came out with the game it was perceived
came out with the game it was perceived as twisted power they may be a joke but
as twisted power they may be a joke but
as twisted power they may be a joke but players that play the game report on an
players that play the game report on an
players that play the game report on an intense experience because you cannot
intense experience because you cannot
intense experience because you cannot play this game without this inner voice
play this game without this inner voice
play this game without this inner voice telling you what to do she looks like an
telling you what to do she looks like an
telling you what to do she looks like an Arab she should go left she looks more
Arab she should go left she looks more
Arab she should go left she looks more with the European the Sudanese up to the
with the European the Sudanese up to the
with the European the Sudanese up to the attic she goes and this inner voice it’s
attic she goes and this inner voice it’s
attic she goes and this inner voice it’s your voice and it starts speaking at you
your voice and it starts speaking at you
your voice and it starts speaking at you very fast in 15 seconds of play
very fast in 15 seconds of play
very fast in 15 seconds of play you’re already overwhelmed by your own
you’re already overwhelmed by your own
you’re already overwhelmed by your own racist voice
racist voice
racist voice to my surprise this game was a hit we
to my surprise this game was a hit we
to my surprise this game was a hit we became viral in a few hours and not
became viral in a few hours and not
became viral in a few hours and not before long hundred thousand of Israelis
before long hundred thousand of Israelis
before long hundred thousand of Israelis with zina Slee sorting women at the
with zina Slee sorting women at the
with zina Slee sorting women at the virtual hospital I have learned that
virtual hospital I have learned that
virtual hospital I have learned that under certain conditions implicit racism
under certain conditions implicit racism
under certain conditions implicit racism tends to be explicit racism all that is
tends to be explicit racism all that is
tends to be explicit racism all that is needed is a little push towards the edge
needed is a little push towards the edge
needed is a little push towards the edge I can totally understand how ideas of
I can totally understand how ideas of
I can totally understand how ideas of nationalism and discrimination appeal to
nationalism and discrimination appeal to
nationalism and discrimination appeal to so many people because the base is their
so many people because the base is their
so many people because the base is their implicit risk racism exists and it is
implicit risk racism exists and it is
implicit risk racism exists and it is everywhere even if we don’t feel it or
everywhere even if we don’t feel it or
everywhere even if we don’t feel it or see it or want to believe in its
see it or want to believe in its
see it or want to believe in its existence so what can we do I won’t
existence so what can we do I won’t
existence so what can we do I won’t leave you hanging because there is hope
leave you hanging because there is hope
leave you hanging because there is hope and the first step would be to
and the first step would be to
and the first step would be to acknowledge the situation and the second
acknowledge the situation and the second
acknowledge the situation and the second would be to design our conditions
would be to design our conditions
would be to design our conditions differently to design conditions that
differently to design conditions that
differently to design conditions that will force us to communicate conditions
will force us to communicate conditions
will force us to communicate conditions that will force us to build bridges
that will force us to build bridges
that will force us to build bridges instead of walls and it is not easy
instead of walls and it is not easy
instead of walls and it is not easy building these conditions it’s scary
building these conditions it’s scary
building these conditions it’s scary luckily we can practice in virtual
luckily we can practice in virtual
luckily we can practice in virtual worlds before we do it in the real world
worlds before we do it in the real world
worlds before we do it in the real world and again I’m looking at video games and
and again I’m looking at video games and
and again I’m looking at video games and on this castle you see this castle was
on this castle you see this castle was
on this castle you see this castle was built on the Minecraft platform it’s a
built on the Minecraft platform it’s a
built on the Minecraft platform it’s a big online game but the fact unique
big online game but the fact unique
big online game but the fact unique about this castle is that it was built
about this castle is that it was built
about this castle is that it was built by people who were supposed to be
by people who were supposed to be
by people who were supposed to be enemies this castle was built by a 50/50
enemies this castle was built by a 50/50
enemies this castle was built by a 50/50 mix group of Jewish and Arabs youngsters
mix group of Jewish and Arabs youngsters
mix group of Jewish and Arabs youngsters teenagers from all over the Middle East
teenagers from all over the Middle East
teenagers from all over the Middle East that answered a call to put their heads
that answered a call to put their heads
that answered a call to put their heads together fix what the adults have
together fix what the adults have
together fix what the adults have screwed up and built something build
screwed up and built something build
screwed up and built something build something together and they were
something together and they were
something together and they were speaking in three different languages
speaking in three different languages
speaking in three different languages Arabic Hebrew English they had to
Arabic Hebrew English they had to
Arabic Hebrew English they had to structure blocks in the 3d space they
structure blocks in the 3d space they
structure blocks in the 3d space they had to plan they had to communicate and
had to plan they had to communicate and
had to plan they had to communicate and it was not easy but here it is big and
it was not easy but here it is big and
it was not easy but here it is big and beautiful Debian – all the hateful
beautiful Debian – all the hateful
beautiful Debian – all the hateful species that are so popular in Israel
species that are so popular in Israel
species that are so popular in Israel and outside of it this initiative by the
and outside of it this initiative by the
and outside of it this initiative by the games for peace organization proves
games for peace organization proves
games for peace organization proves that under certain conditions people who
that under certain conditions people who
that under certain conditions people who are supposed to be enemies play
are supposed to be enemies play
are supposed to be enemies play amazingly well together in games that
amazingly well together in games that
amazingly well together in games that feature guns people excel at shooting
feature guns people excel at shooting
feature guns people excel at shooting other races faster than their own and in
other races faster than their own and in
other races faster than their own and in other games that features and promote
other games that features and promote
other games that features and promote segregation people excel at sorting and
segregation people excel at sorting and
segregation people excel at sorting and discriminating other people and in games
discriminating other people and in games
discriminating other people and in games that features creativity and
that features creativity and
that features creativity and conversation Jews and Arabs build
conversation Jews and Arabs build
conversation Jews and Arabs build wonderful things together it is our
wonderful things together it is our
wonderful things together it is our responsibility to choose which games we
responsibility to choose which games we
responsibility to choose which games we play and if these games do not exist to
play and if these games do not exist to
play and if these games do not exist to go out and create them thank you very
go out and create them thank you very
go out and create them thank you very much
much
much [Applause]
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