Training Moral Sensitivity Through Video Games: A Review of Suitable Game Mechanisms

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The goal of this study is to support game designers in the selection and implementation of game mechanisms to promote players’ moral sensitivity (MS). A lack of MS may lead people to behave unethically, without awareness for their actions’ moral implications. In this study, we conduct a theory-based evaluation of 20 distinct game mechanisms in view of their potential to promote MS. MS is thereby operationalized in terms of three learning outcomes (LOs): empathic concern for relevant groups, alertness to values/principles, and awareness for one’s vulnerability to biases. This study suggests that MS is best promoted through a careful combination of game mechanisms, addressing all three LOs.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftGames and Culture
Jahrgang14
Ausgabenummer4
Seiten (von - bis)344-366
Anzahl der Seiten23
ISSN1555-4120
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 01.06.2019
Extern publiziertJa

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