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Theodoridis, Alexander. and Stroupe, Kenneth. "Playing Politics: An Educational Campaign Video Game" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p11594_index.html>

Theodoridis, A. and Stroupe, K. "Playing Politics: An Educational Campaign Video Game" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p11594_index.html

Publication Type: Abstract Abstract: The University of Virginia Center for Politics, via its signature program, the Youth Leadership Initiative, has developed A More Perfect Union. This innovative CD-ROM utilizes cutting-edge technology and offers an unprecedented means by which students at the high school and introductory college levels can learn about American politics. An interactive game allows the user to run a Senate campaign in the fictitious state of Franklin. The player chooses among four potential candidates of various backgrounds and ideologies, and controls every aspect of the campaign, including message development, fundraising, campaign advertisements, and polling strategies. The CD-ROM also includes other educational features, including a liberal-conservative test and a political trivia quiz. This pedagogical technology appropriates formats with which young people are very familiar -- computers and video games -- and uses them to educate students about the campaign process. More information on the CD-ROM can be found at http://www.centerforpolitics.org/cdrom/. There is no paper to present along with this software. However, data collected in a recent national survey, conducted by the Center for Politics and funded by CIRCLE, demonstrates a noticeable educational impact. This survey included high school students using the software and a control group. We would plan to present this data and analysis of it. The proposed presentation of the CD-ROM and relevant data would be made by Alex Theodoridis and Ken Stroupe, two of software's Executive Producers. Stroupe is currently the Chief of Staff at the Center for Politics and Director of the Youth Leadership Initiative and Theodoridis is the former Chief of Staff of the Center and currently a graduate student at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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