Madagascar Energy – A leadership change game

KEYWORDS: Online game. Leadership Change. Group Decision Making.

A short demonstration of an online game created though a computer science class. The game involves selecting energy generating sites in Madagascar. Participants get one map to examine. Success depends upon an individual’s memory plus integrating the information from all participants to make good choices. The twist is that the group’s selected manager will be transferred to a new group after the first quarter. The reactions to their new managers are recorded. For the OBTC session, we will work through a quarter of the game and compare results. Bring laptops.

Author(s):

Elizabeth [Beth] Haley
University of Southern California
ehaley@marshall.usc.edu
United States