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Games That Dare to Ask Who is in Charge?

Code or Be Coded

Games That Dare to Ask Who is in Charge?

February  27 , 2025

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Game Development

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What We Are Making

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Are we shaping the code or is the code shaping us?

While we write the code and build the systems, those same algorithms can influence our decisions and behavior, prompting us to question who truly holds the power—us or our creations.

OUR PROMPT

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YOUR CHALLENGE

Develop a video game concept that explores how moral and ethical choices are ‘hard-coded’ into digital systems, like the self-driving car trolley problem, teaching players how these decisions can profoundly reshape society.

Today's Goal

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Game Design Day

Create a game concept that:

1. Explores a technology driven moral dilemma

2. Focuses on Societal Impact

3. Maps out incentives, art and gameplay

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Game Design Day

  1. Brainstorm real moral dilemmas from modern tech controversies.
  2. Pick one scenario that resonates with you deeply.
  3. Imagine how code shapes your world’s critical choices.
  4. Identify who benefits and who loses from decisions.
  5. Choose gameplay mechanics to highlight tough ethical decisions.
  6. Develop visuals mirroring your dilemma’s ethical tension.
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What is intelligence?

Question for you:

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Is Google intelligent?

Follow up Question:

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Go to www.budmen.xyz/ai-ethics

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See you next week for "Game Development!"

Code or Be Coded

Games That Dare to Ask Who is in Charge?