# Socially Aware Video Games The Migrant Trail Ponders the Risks of the Sonoran Desert By Social Business Editor | Published 2014-04-26 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-migrant-trail References: [theundocumented](http://theundocumented.com/) & [pbs.org](http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/undocumented/migrant-trail.html) The Migrant Trail is a video game that has launched officially at the TriBeCa film festival. It's not simply [films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-shooting) that can attempt to strive toward an ethics that coincides with aesthetics. While the military industry has a close relationship with the [video game industry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-donors) as a source of shared technological renewal, here, [video games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/subway-surfers-veggie-hunt) are attempting to good for the planet--and others. The Migrant Trail itself is much more complicated. How are you able to tell the story of migrants who cross the Sonoran desert in order to reach America? If they are searching for a better life, how on earth do Border Patrol agents intervene? And they also attempt to address even more pertinent questions such as what happens when there are deaths? **Contact Information** The Undocumented[website](http://theundocumented.com/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Ethical Video Games:** Opportunity for video game developers to create games that strive towards ethics and aesthetics. - **Storytelling in Video Games:** Potential for video games to tell complex and thought-provoking stories. - **Addressing Social Issues in Video Games:** Video games as a medium for raising awareness and addressing important social issues. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Video Game Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for video game developers to explore the creation of ethically-driven video games. - **Film and Entertainment:** Collaboration between the film industry and video game industry to create immersive and socially aware gaming experiences. - **Immigration and Border Control:** Potential for the immigration and border control industry to utilize video games as educational tools to raise awareness about the complexities of migration. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wildlife Awareness Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animal-cards.md) - [Album-Inspired Video Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cross-country-legacy.md) - [Monstrous Horror Video Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horror-video-games.md) - [Experimental Film Motels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mountain-dew-borderlands-motel.md) - [Gallery-Focused Heist Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/african-futurism.md) - [Immersive Action-Adventure Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindseye-game.md) - [Lifelike FPS Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unrecord.md) - [Adventurous Soccer Game Trailers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/despelote.md) - [Social-Focused Childrens Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dragon-snacks-games.md)