Exploring Moral Dilemmas Through Video Game Playing

Moral Dilemma, Video Game, Technology

The benefits and role video games play has been contentiously debated since their creation. Whether detrimental or developmental, researchers are finding, given the right environment and context, these diversions can be used not only to enhance problem solving and reasoning skills, but to provide a lasting ethical foundation for ‘gamers’ (Rice, 2007; Zagal, 2009). In this session, we outline benefits to be gained by incorporating ethically notable video games in the classroom, set aside time for teams to come together and ‘live’ in a virtual world, and dialogue about ethical experiences shared.

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