The American housing system is filled with loopholes that have treated people of color unfairly. A recent video game developed by housing and community advocates aims to convey the illusion of choice in the housing system.
The game is called Dot’s Home. In Dot’s Home, players take the role of Dorothea “Dot” Hawkins, a young black woman living in her grandma’s house. The house is located in an uninvested neighborhood in Detroit and is in desperate need of repairs. Dot travels back in time using a magical key to make a series of housing decisions that can change the future. The decisions include whether her grandma should invest in a shabby house as their first home, whether her parents should move away from their community to the suburbs after their home is set…
