August 24, 2010—EVOKE, the World Bank Institute (WBI) and Info Dev’s online alternate reality game was launched in March 2010 and exceeded all expectations.

The game’s goal is to support social innovation among the world’s youth and had 19,324 people from over 150 countries registering to play by the time it came to a close.

In his latest blog post (August 23, 2010), Robert Hawkins shares data and reflections on the EVOKE experience.

Read the previous blog post "EVOKE Reflections and Results (Part 1) (August 17, 2010).

Read WBI’s feature story (June 3, 2010).

Blog and News Coverage about EVOKE

• Read "Cybergame gives real boost to rural areas: Scholars solve problems at play" by Brendan Peacock (August 14, 2010) Times Live 
• View the coverage from Voice of America (March 10, 2010)
• Watch the video clip (7 minutes) from CNN's American Morning (March 9, 2010)
• Read the Press Release: "World Bank Institute Launches Online Game EVOKE, a Crash Course in Changing the World" (March 3, 2010)
• Read Robert Hawkin's blog post about EVOKE (Feb. 11, 2010) on EduTech, A World Bank Blog on ICT use in Education.
• Read the YouThink! blog post "Get Ready to Change the World!" about EVOKE. (Feb. 8, 2010). YouThink! is the World Bank's website for Youth