ERIC Number: EJ1175074
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Games Superheroes Play: Teaching Game Theory with Comic Book Favorites
O'Roark, Brian; Grant, William
Journal of Economic Education, v49 n2 p180-193 2018
The valuable insights of game theory sometimes remain out of reach for students who are overwhelmed by the subject's complexity. Comic book applications of game theory, with superheroes as players, can facilitate enthusiasm and classroom interaction to enhance the learning of game theory. Drawing from content in superhero movies and books, the authors construct games to illustrate pure-strategy Nash equilibrium, Bayes-Nash equilibrium, mixed strategies, sub-game perfection, and perfect Bayesian equilibrium. To help instructors build students' skills in finding and interpreting game solutions, they translate comic book scenarios into specific game forms; however, not all scenarios are obvious so they suggest instructors help students develop their own game-theoretic judgments to determine what game forms, payoffs, and solution concepts might be appropriate for understanding a situation.
Descriptors: Game Theory, Teaching Methods, Cartoons, Picture Books, Educational Games, Bayesian Statistics, Economics Education, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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