Based off of a real detention camp in Austrailia; this game is actually a mod of the game 'Half-life', however they do plan to create the game not using the 'Half-life' engine. I read up on the websites Q&A and found that they very thoroughly covered what message the developers were trying to get across.
"Believe it or not, the truth is we're sick and tired of games that create heroes out of professional killers and US marines. For us, refugees are some of the greatest and most legitimate heroes of our time. And we're not prepared to hold back and leave this facet of their story untold because the lives of these remarkable individuals collectively constitute an 'issue' so serious that it is supposedly 'untouchable'."
This small portion of explaination was more than enough to tell me that the developers are genuinely trying to get the message across that games can be such a strong tool in teaching the public about refugees time in the detainemnt centres. They know their not using it in poor taste and are adressing the issues with these people being trapped; what's more is that they are trying to create a game that isn't a dry piece of recycled information.
The team appreciates the horrors that the asylum seekers were trying to escape from their homeland, and to be stuck in yet another hell is nothing to be trifled with.
'Escape from Woomera' (2003) Had achieved, creating a docugame on real events in these detention camps; asking the asylums seekers about their time in their and so forth. They had recieved first hand information on the camps and presented it very well; backing up their game with clear and concise information.
http://www.selectparks.net/archive/escapefromwoomera/faq.htm
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