Designing Ethics Games-Schrier

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2811147.2811156

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morality vs ethics

Teaching ethical thinking instead of ethics avoids bias in ethical teaching

Zagal 2009 - evaluating ethically notable games? Pg. 5 and 6 have interesting frameworks for analyzing ethical games.

Fable 3

evaluating transformational games

  • Players should be exposed to alternative perspectives
  • Players should be able to deliberate with others
  • Players should be able to make choices
    • The choices should be relatable
  • The game’s context should be personally meaningful and authentic
  • Any consequences should be appropriate
  • Players need time to develop relationships with their avatar and with other characters to build empathy for them.
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