ENVI 18
Games! Winter 2019

Cross-listed ECON 18
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We will explore interactive games and how they can be used for scholarly research, teaching or training, negotiation, and, oh, yes, having fun. In math and economics, games are the fundamental way we model situations in which people (or firms or governments) interact with each other, and we use these games to predict responses to new policies, to teach policymakers how policies might work in practice, and to test theories of behavior. In negotiation and policy making, games can be used to demonstrate key concepts about stakeholders, their positions, and their strategies, as well as pitfalls and paths to “win-win” outcomes to resolve public disputes. A number of popular board games and video games also can have similar applications. In our class, we will learn about different types of games and how they can be used. Short readings will be complemented with in-class game play and discussions of the games, and we will watch some relevant movies. Students will keep a journal of reflections on their experiences with the games. The semester will culminate in students designing games of their own–negotiation games, economic games, mathematical games, or board games–and presenting them and playing them with the group.
The Class: Format: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 1-4pm
Limit: 20
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: final project; game journal
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: expressed interest
Materials/Lab Fee: none
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ECON 18 ENVI 18
Attributes: EXPE Experiential Education Courses

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