Playing for peace: understanding the conflict management through design in games and the possible insertion in the Olympic and Paralympic games = Jogando pela paz: entendendo a gestão de conflitos por meio do design de jogos e possíveis inserções nos jogos olímpicos e paralímpicos
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2021
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Academia Olímpica de Portugal
Abstract
Games are interactive systems that play a crucial role in teaching through scenarios that
expose mechanics and dynamics promoted by the cause and consequence of an action.
Games can be used to engage players in conflict resolution challenges. Considering that
Olympic, Paralympic, and Educational Values seek respect, friendship, and concepts of
peace in their nature, this chapter seeks to understand how games created for conflict
management can be used to promote the message of peace. To do so, we sought to
analyze five games: World Peace Game (WPG), PeaceMaker, Liyla and The Shadows
Of War (LARSOW), This War Of Mine (TWOM), and Valiant Hearts: The Great War
(VHTGW). From a systematic analysis of values and game elements, we see that the
message of peace is tied to the narrative, which may or may not be flexible. There is
also the possibility of creating scenarios with more players and facilitating discussion
with game educators like WPG. This way, this chapter not only shows the possibility
of incorporating values in games, but also presents the educational potential of these
e-games, which can be applied to promote discussions about stereotypes, diversity,
and inclusion. We hope this chapter will be of interest to educators, designers, and
researchers in the field of Sports.
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This book chapter is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this book chapter is published in Olympism and Peace = Olimpismo e Paz
(2021), available online at: https://aop.pt/upload/tb_book/020210807104117/0610e66034c1b2/OlimpismoePaz.pdf
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Keywords
games design, conflict management, peace
Citation
Wanick, V., Xavier, G. & Mataruna-Dos-Santos, L.J. (2021). Playing for peace: understanding the conflict management through design in games and the possible insertion in the Olympic and Paralympic games = Jogando pela paz: entendendo a gestão de conflitos por meio do design de jogos e possíveis inserções nos jogos olímpicos e paralímpicos. In L.J. Mataruna-Dos-Santos & T. Viegas (Eds.), Olympism and Peace = Olimpismo e Paz (pp. 66-87). Lisbon: Academia Olimpica de Portugal. https://aop.pt/upload/tb_book/020210807104117/0610e66034c1b2/OlimpismoePaz.pdf