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Critical Ethical Reasoning and Role-Play

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	Abstract

Role-playing games provide a particularly fruitful environment for the development of critical, ethical reasoning skills, a core component in developing a citizenry capable of fully participating in a cosmopolitan, democratic society. In this study, ethnographic interview participants recount particularly engaging ethical situations in their own game play. Through their responses, thematic trends develop that help us identify key elements in games that provide opportunities for the development of these crucial skills.

First published on May 12, 2008, doi:10.1177/1555412008317313

Games and Culture 2008;3:333.

A more recent version of this article appeared on July 1, 2008


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