The "Pakistan Connection" is a 6-8 hour role-playing game designed to address the society-technology and political issues concerning the effort to contain nuclear proliferation. Currently the game is run as the culmination of a 7-week course on the impact of technology on society and the social shaping of technology. Role playing games of this nature were designed with the overall goal of dissemination and adaptation to a variety of topics. Before dissemination is possible, RPGs must be evaluated to determine both their attractiveness to the students and their educational value when compared to standard lecture. An assessment of these factors is presented with this project. -

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Corner, Samuel Jamieson

Subject

• Culture
• Computing
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042010-192234

Keyword

• Role playing
• Educational games--Design and construction

Advisor

• Wilkes, John M.

Year

• 2010

Date created

• 2010-04-20

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright