%0 Journal Article
%T Training Moral Sensitivity Through Video Games: A Review of Suitable Game Mechanisms
%A Carmen Tanner
%A David Schmocker
%A Johannes Katsarov
%A Markus Christen
%A Ralf Mauerhofer
%J Games and Culture
%@ 1555-4139
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1555412017719344
%X The goal of this study is to support game designers in the selection and implementation of game mechanisms to promote players¡¯ moral sensitivity (MS). A lack of MS may lead people to behave unethically, without awareness for their actions¡¯ moral implications. In this study, we conduct a theory-based evaluation of 20 distinct game mechanisms in view of their potential to promote MS. MS is thereby operationalized in terms of three learning outcomes (LOs): empathic concern for relevant groups, alertness to values/principles, and awareness for one¡¯s vulnerability to biases. This study suggests that MS is best promoted through a careful combination of game mechanisms, addressing all three LOs
%K game-based learning
%K moral education
%K ethics
%K moral sensitivity
%K moral awareness
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1555412017719344