Ayati: The Cost of Life is a game that has been created to help create awareness of the reality of life for many people in the country of Haiti. Giving students an awareness of what life is like in a third world country is not an easy thing to do, but this game is a great opportunity to give them a glimpse of it. This simulation game gives you the opportunity to live 4 years as a family of five in Haiti, and make decisions based on your priorities. You have to choose between happiness, money, education, and health in order to survive as a family. This game is not easy to be successful at. In fact, it is extremely difficult to focus on much other than survival. If you are familiar with Oregon Trail (...ahhh the good old days) - this game is very similar in the way that it is formatted. Throughout the game your family will deal with many factors (both good and bad) as they continue to live a fulfilling life. Students will definitely find this game challenging, but it will be self-motivating for them to want to continue to try to improve at it. When playing the game, students could even focus on one family member and keep a "journal" from that person's point-of-view. However you incorporate this game, it does a good job at bringing up an important discussion, and giving students some perspective of living conditions in other parts of the world.
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