This paper analyzes the ethics of producing video games with violent, militaristic, or stereotypical themes. The authors argue that video games shape the social ideologies that players hold and that the current video game industry promotes unjust ideas. The authors attempted to design a socially responsible game and analyze its ethical content. Social responsibility in video games is a difficult task due to market pressures, technological limitations, and a lack of understanding of the issue within the video game industry.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Thorn, Nathanael C.
• Smith, Alfreda M.
• Troutt, Mark P.
• Lawrence, Ethan Collins

Subject

• Well-Being
• Computing
• Culture
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030411-170044

Keyword

• Equality--Social aspects
• Video games

Advisor

• Moriarty, Brian J.
• Sanbonmatsu, John

Year

• 2011

Date created

• 2011-03-04

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright