Bringing the battlefield into the classroom : using video games to teach and assess international humanitarian law / Luke Moffett, Dug Cubie and Andrew Godden
Bringing the battlefield into the classroom : using video games to teach and assess international humanitarian law
Author zone:
Luke Moffett, Dug Cubie and Andrew Godden
Host item entries:
The law teacher, Vol. 51, issue 4, 2017, p. 499-514
Languages:
English
General Note:
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Abstract:
The School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast has developed a series of innovative computer scenarios based on the Arma 3 open world tactical war simulator. A variety of formative scenarios (addressing issues such as cluster munitions and landmines) were developed to familiarise the students with the factual scenario and the computer technology. Subsequently, students engaged in a summative assessment to test their legal understanding in the face of increasingly challenging conflict situations, in particular grey zones where legal argument can justify seemingly morally wrongful acts during war. This paper examines both the learning objectives of this project, and the project development cycle – from the initial proposal to its implementation in class, as well as positing the benefits and drawbacks in integrating technology and games into the legal teaching environment, reflecting on the emerging and traditional pedagogy in this area.
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