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Weir, Kimberly; Baranowski, Michael – Simulation & Gaming, 2011
To understand world politics, one must appreciate the context in which international systems develop and operate. Pedagogy studies demonstrate that the more active students are in their learning, the more they learn. As such, using computer simulations can complement and enhance classroom instruction. CIVILIZATION is a computer simulation game…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Active Learning, International Relations, Political Issues
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Feeley, Thomas H.; Tutzauer, Frank; Young, Melissa J.; Rosenfeld, Heather L. – Simulation & Gaming, 1997
The Prisoner's Dilemma (PD) game demonstrates how cooperative or competitive choices influence decision making between two people or groups. A study of 48 college students tested an infinite-choice, continuous-time version of the PD. Results indicated that oscillatory cooperation was the predominant over-time behavior, that players matched…
Descriptors: Behavior, Competition, Computer Simulation, Cooperation