Tag: Game

  • Nation & World

    Dealing with disaster

    As part of the class “GeoSciFi Movies: Real vs. Fiction,” students took part in a role-playing game that had them play the parts of the government and citizens of the island of Montserrat, as well as a group of scientists monitoring the island’s volcano.

    4 minutes
    Jania Tumey speaks in the Harvard class “GeoSciFi Movies: Real vs. Fiction.”
  • Nation & World

    Game-changing game changes

    Games that can change based on players’ actions help Harvard’s Martin Nowak and his fellow researchers to understand the evolution of cooperation.

    4 minutes
    Martin Nowak.
  • Nation & World

    Rapid acts of kindness

    In a series of experiments, Harvard researchers found that people who make quick decisions act less selfishly than those who deliberate.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Fun that helps change the world

    Brazilian urban specialist Edgard Gouveia Jr., who has won international attention for his approach to grassroots development through game play, demonstrates his techniques to Harvard students.

    4 minutes