<s>
PeaceMaker	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
ImpactGames	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
government	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
which	O
simulates	O
the	O
Israeli	O
–	O
Palestinian	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Labelled	O
as	O
a	O
serious	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
pitched	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
promote	O
peace	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peacemaker	B-Application
players	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
represent	O
either	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
Israel	O
or	O
the	O
Palestinian	O
Authority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PeaceMaker	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
both	O
the	O
gaming	O
and	O
general	O
press	O
and	O
won	O
several	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
important	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
serious	B-Application
game	I-Application
movement	O
and	O
is	O
becoming	O
a	O
flagship	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PeaceMaker	B-Application
is	O
a	O
government	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
interface	O
includes	O
a	O
map	O
,	O
like	O
Civilization	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
Gaza	O
Strip	O
,	O
the	O
Galilee	O
,	O
the	O
West	B-Application
Bank	I-Application
and	O
the	O
north	O
of	O
the	O
Negev	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
of	O
them	O
dropping	O
too	O
low	O
cause	O
the	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
:	O
either	O
the	O
leader	O
is	O
removed	O
from	O
office	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
new	O
intifada	O
begins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PeaceMaker	B-Application
started	O
as	O
a	O
university	O
project	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
logic	B-Language
engine	I-Language
and	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
used	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
and	O
QuickTime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
used	O
the	O
software	O
3ds	B-Language
Max	I-Language
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
and	O
Adobe	B-Language
Illustrator	I-Language
,	O
starting	O
with	O
3D	O
modeling	O
,	O
texture	O
mapping	O
and	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
stable	O
version	O
of	O
PeaceMaker	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
downloadable	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
box	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
four	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Brown	O
updated	O
the	O
ImpactGames	O
blog	O
to	O
announce	O
that	O
PeaceMaker	B-Application
was	O
now	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
,	O
hoping	O
this	O
would	O
"	O
allow	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
even	O
larger	O
audience	O
in	O
schools	O
,	O
community	O
centers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PeaceMaker	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
gaming	O
and	O
general	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compares	O
it	O
to	O
Balance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
geopolitics	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Chris	O
Crawford	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
claimed	O
that	O
while	O
Balance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Power	I-Application
can	O
be	O
summarised	O
as	O
a	O
zero-sum	O
game	O
,	O
PeaceMaker	B-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
richer	O
and	O
more	O
difficult	O
challenge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
PeaceMaker	B-Application
makes	O
the	O
player	O
understand	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
people	O
who	O
do	O
have	O
power	O
cannot	O
control	O
everything	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
,	O
too	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
at	O
the	O
mercy	O
of	O
events	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
PeaceMaker	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
sold	O
second	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rise	O
of	O
Internet	O
allows	O
alternative	O
distribution	O
channels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
downloading	O
freeware	B-License
or	O
through	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
or	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
mainstream	O
developments	O
tools	O
,	O
like	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
,	O
allow	O
a	O
democratization	O
of	O
game	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
elements	O
have	O
given	O
rise	O
to	O
new	O
dynamics	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
fangame	B-Application
,	O
independent	O
game	O
and	O
serious	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
however	O
a	O
bad	O
reputation	O
because	O
of	O
widely	O
criticised	O
gameplay	O
and	O
game	O
design	O
flaws.PeaceMaker	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
flagship	O
of	O
the	O
serious	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
major	O
step	O
for	O
the	O
acknowledgement	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
awarded	O
by	O
the	O
association	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Change	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
promote	O
"	O
games	O
that	O
engage	O
contemporary	O
social	O
issues	O
in	O
meaningful	O
ways	O
to	O
foster	O
a	O
more	O
just	O
,	O
equitable	O
and	O
tolerant	O
society	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzanne	O
Seggerman	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
the	O
association	O
,	O
stated	O
in	O
2009	O
that	O
just	O
like	O
Darfur	B-Operating_System
is	I-Operating_System
Dying	I-Operating_System
,	O
Food	B-Application
Force	I-Application
and	O
Ayiti	O
:	O
The	O
Cost	O
of	O
Life	O
,	O
PeaceMaker	B-Application
was	O
just	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
having	O
had	O
an	O
impact	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|For	O
the	O
Annapolis	O
conference	O
,	O
the	O
Peres	O
Center	O
for	O
Peace	O
funded	O
a	O
large-scale	O
distribution	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Israel	O
and	O
Palestine.PeaceMaker	O
is	O
described	O
by	O
its	O
creators	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
teach	O
peace	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
primarily	O
intended	O
for	O
Israeli	O
and	O
Palestinian	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Centre	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
"	O
PeaceMaker	B-Application
Educational	O
Program	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
Knight	O
News	O
Game	O
Awards	O
"	O
,	O
awarded	O
by	O
the	O
association	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Change	I-Application
.	O
</s>
