Attentiveness to and transparency about the methodological implications of the level of analysis selected for peace and conflict exercises constitute essential elements of good game design. The article explores the impact of level of analysis choices in the context of two key portions of exercises, scenario construction and role specification. It…

A course on game preparation attended by students from different disciplines involved an exposure to various types of games, leading up to individual and group development of games. Two of the games developed, Senate and Disarmament, described in the article, exemplify the benefit in hard deductive reasoning required by game preparation. (JH)

A discription of GAMEgame which teaches various aspects of designing, adapting and evaluating instructional games and simulations. (Author)

Designed to improve undergraduate political science instruction, this monograph provides a guide to the design and use of simulations and games in the political science classroom. The book is divided into five chapters that stress the legitimate need and use of simulations and games. Chapter one outlines the background of simulations and games and…

Nearly 2,000 games and simulations are listed along with details of their content, suppliers, and audience. The games range in level from those designed to teach young children to read, to those intended for postgraduate study of political decision-making. The subject range is equally wide. Management topics convered include: industrial relations,…

This paper examines the relationship between Paulo Friere's philosophy and methodology in "Pedagogy of the Opressed" and the use of simulation games for consciousness raising. Friere suggests that the supposed insurmountable barriers facing oppressed peoples are as much a product of their perceptions as they are of the oppressor. The…