This Company Wants To Change Video Games For The Better

The gaming industry often gets a bad rap for its depictions of violence and female objectification, but Games for Change, a New York-based organization, hopes to slowly change that.

Founded in 2004, G4C facilitates the creation and distribution of games that focus on social impact, human rights, poverty and other issues. The customary gun-toting badasses are gone, replaced instead by characters with a strong sense of moral responsibility and a mission to educate players worldwide.

Watch the video above to learn more about the company's efforts to create a new niche in the gaming market.