<s>
Spent	O
(	O
stylized	O
SPENT	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
about	O
poverty	O
and	O
homelessness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spent	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
browser	B-Protocol
and	O
mobile	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
real-life	O
social	O
media	O
connections	O
on	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
to	O
ask	O
a	O
friend	O
for	O
assistance	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
organic	O
advertising	O
for	O
the	O
website	O
and	O
personalizing	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McKinney	O
’s	O
11-member	O
development	O
team	O
noted	O
that	O
tens	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
people	O
each	O
month	O
played	O
social	O
network	O
games	O
like	O
FarmVille	B-Application
and	O
Mafia	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
raised	O
$	O
45,000	O
from	O
25,000	O
new	O
UMD	O
donors	O
in	O
just	O
over	O
10	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
CNN	B-Architecture
,	O
ABC	O
,	O
and	O
Fast	O
Company	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
increase	O
awareness	O
of	O
poverty	O
in	O
an	O
immersive	O
social	O
media	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
