Morality play: designing videogames for moral expertise development

Abstract

In this thesis, I explore the use of videogames for moral development. Drawing on research in the field of moral psychology, I argue that morality is a kind of expertise that videogames are -- by nature of their unique interactive properties -- well-suited to cultivating. I then outline Morality Play and the Four Lenses: a combined framework for developing games intended to promote moral expertise. I then outline a proposal for one such game: Revolution.