The Civilian's War

The Prompt

Place This War of Mine in its historical and ludic context. Cite the Siege of Sarajevo (1992–1996) as source material, at least one academic study of the game's ethical mechanics (Ambrosio, the MIT Game Lab, or another), and its recognition by MoMA's permanent collection or the Polish Ministry of Education's inclusion on the national school reading list. Explain what it means for a game to enter a national school curriculum — what claim does that recognition make about the relationship between play and pedagogy, and what does the game teach that a textbook cannot?

Completion Criteria

Three citations (one historical, one academic, one institutional recognition) and a short essay of three or four paragraphs on the game's place in the pedagogy of war.

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