Repurposing an Old Game for an International World

Autor/inn/en	Hofstede, Gert Jan; Murff, Elizabeth J. Tipton
Titel	Repurposing an Old Game for an International World
Quelle	In: Simulation & Gaming, 43 (2012) 1, S.34-50 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1046-8781
DOI	10.1177/1046878110388250
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Games; Ethical Instruction; Asians; Cultural Differences; Global Education; Intercultural Communication; Trust (Psychology); Incentives; Game Theory; Economics; Competition; Graduate Students; Business Administration Education; Instructional Design; Simulated Environment; College Instruction; Comparative Analysis; Prosocial Behavior; Antisocial Behavior; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Social Values; Sociocultural Patterns; Socialization; Social Psychology; Simulation; Taiwan; United States; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Educational game; Lernspiel; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Kultureller Unterschied; Globales Lernen; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Anreiz; Spieltheorie; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Wettkampf; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Künstliche Umwelt; Hochschullehre; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Wert; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Sozialpsychologie; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; USA
Abstract	The game SO LONG SUCKER was designed in the United States in 1964 with the aim of showing how potentially unethical behavior necessary for winning was inherent in the game's incentive structure. Sessions with East Asian participants, however, led to very different game dynamics in which collaborative rather than antagonistic behaviors occurred. This confirms that the course of a simulation game run is determined by more than its rules and roles. The participants' personalities, skills, personal histories, and preexisting relationships also play a role. Furthermore, the unwritten rules of social behavior that the participants have been socialized into, their culture, is of crucial importance. This article uses experiences with a mix of U.S. and Taiwanese participants to discuss the interaction of written and unwritten rules in determining game dynamics. The suitability for international classroom use of this game, and others, as a vehicle for drawing lessons about culture is argued. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10