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Political Simulations and Gaming
Course	Jan - April 2011 at the University of Westminster
Classes	Week 1 Introduction to module \| Week 2 Politics as a game \| Week 3 Military historians and gaming \| Week 4 Game theory and gaming \| Week 5 Cultural theorists and gaming \| Week 6 Russell King from Serious Games \| Week 7 Game design principles: abstraction, competition & realism \| Week 8 Game design principles: iteration, sociability & playability \| Week 9 Guided Independent Study \| Week 10 Tutorials and play-testing of Prototype Political Simulations \| Week 11 Tutorials and play-testing of Prototype Political Simulations \| Week 12 Final assessment of Prototype Political Simulations
Resources	Bibliography \| Games \| London Gaming Clubs \| Weblinks \| Game mechanics \| Components \| Evaluation
Design groups	Law and Disorder \| BRIC \| Sex Slaves \| Clash Of The Titans \| Fight for Libya! \| Election Enmity \| "Nuclear War?" \| Energy Game
This course is run by Dr Richard Barbrook at the University of Westminster

This is a bibliography for SPIR608 Political Simulation and Gaming.

Atkins, B (2003). More Than A Game. London: Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719063657.
Becker-Ho, A; Debord G (2007). A Game of War. London: Atlas Press.
Dunnigan, J (1992). The Complete Wargames Handbook: how to play, design find them. Quill.
Flanagan, M (2009). Critical Play: radical game design. MIT Press.
Huizinga, J (1950). Homo Ludens: a study of the play-element in culture. Beacon Press.
Laver, M (1979). Playing Politics: seven games that bring out the politician in all of us!. Penguin.
McGonigal, J (2011). Reality is Broken: why games make us happy and how they can change the world. Penguin.
Perla, P (1990). The Art of Wargaming. Annapolis: United States Naval Institute.
Rapoport, A (1960). Fights, Games and Debates. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Sabin, P (2007). Lost Battles: reconstructing the great clashes of the ancient world. London: Hambleton Continuum.
Salen, K; Zimmerman E (eds) (2004). Rules of Play: game design fundamentals. Boston Mass: MIT Press.
Wilson, A (1968). The Bomb and the Computer. London: Barrie & Rockliff.

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