Sports and Event Related Riotsīetween 20, the majority of incidents plotted on the map are related to sports and events. By the time camps were broken up the next year, hundreds of people had been arrested. In 2016, the Dakota Access Pipeline protests grabbed headlines around the world as protesters faced off against armed soldiers and police with riot gear and military equipment. The protests began in September 2011 in Downtown Manhattan, and soon spread through cities throughout the world. One of the most prominent examples in this category is the Occupy Wall Street movement. Let’s take a look at a prominent example in each of these categories, to get further context. Looking back over two decades, we see that instances of civil unrest in the United States have fallen into roughly four categories: As well, universities have also been hotspots for rioting, though often for much different reasons. Louis and Oakland, have been disproportionately impacted by civil unrest. Instances of civil unrest eventually leave the news cycle, and we rarely have the chance to examine the bigger picture or see where they fit within a nation-wide pattern.įrom this map we can see that certain cities, such as St. Our animated map above looks at the last two decades of civil unrest in the United States using lists compiled on Wikipedia. Even protests that are largely peaceful can still result in arrests, violence, police aggression, and property damage. Protests are a regular feature of democratic society, but they can occasionally cross over from non-violent demonstrations into civil unrest. See a static version of these maps by clicking here. Versus mode – play with or against a friend or AI.Mapping Civil Unrest in the United States (2000–2020).Single player mode - play against the computer AI.See the story unfold from both sides - play all thirty-two levels as the Rioters or the Police.Sixteen campaign levels split over four scenarios Keratea (Greece), NoTAV (Italy), Indignados (Spain) and Arab Spring (Egypt).Attack authority with Molotov cocktails, fireworks, paper-bombs, rocks, street furniture and the power of the media.Incite rage and cause the masses to act aggressively or try to calm the situation with tactical crowd reformation and retreats.Instruct Rioters (armed and passive) and Journalists.Choose whether to use smoke grenades, rubber and plastic bullets or even live ammunition.Call in police trucks, water cannon or even a tank!.Command Assault, Tactical, and Ballistic squads.Employ numerous crowd-control tactics, both passive and aggressive.Who is right and who is wrong? Experience RIOT – Civil Unrest and draw your own conclusions. What triggers the crowd to behave with such anger and aggression? Often outnumbered, what does a police officer feel like during the conflict? RIOT – Civil Unrest presents the player with the opportunity to experience both sides of the fight - a fight in which there really are no winners.
He created the game to tell the stories and express the feelings experienced during these clashes. RIOT – Civil Unrest’s creator, Leonard Menchiari, experienced rioting first-hand at the NoTAV protests in Italy. Seventeen single level scenarios include Rome, Oakland, Paris, London and Ukraine. Campaigns include: Indignados (Spain), Arab Spring (Egypt), Keratea (Greece) and NoTAV (Italy).
RIOT – Civil Unrest is the highly anticipated real-time riot simulator that places the player right in the heart of some of the world’s most fractious clashes.