SPIR608/Components

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Political Simulations and Gaming
Course	Jan - April 2011 at the University of Westminster
Classes	Week 1 Introduction to module \| Week 2 Politics as a game \| Week 3 Military historians and gaming \| Week 4 Game theory and gaming \| Week 5 Cultural theorists and gaming \| Week 6 Russell King from Serious Games \| Week 7 Game design principles: abstraction, competition & realism \| Week 8 Game design principles: iteration, sociability & playability \| Week 9 Guided Independent Study \| Week 10 Tutorials and play-testing of Prototype Political Simulations \| Week 11 Tutorials and play-testing of Prototype Political Simulations \| Week 12 Final assessment of Prototype Political Simulations
Resources	Bibliography \| Games \| London Gaming Clubs \| Weblinks \| Game mechanics \| Components \| Evaluation
Design groups	Law and Disorder \| BRIC \| Sex Slaves \| Clash Of The Titans \| Fight for Libya! \| Election Enmity \| "Nuclear War?" \| Energy Game
This course is run by Dr Richard Barbrook at the University of Westminster