Poliventure

Fall 2021: 8 Videos

FA21: Week 1: "The 7 Concepts"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

List the 7 concepts.
Identify two values of each concept.
Explain how a concept can be operationalized.
Describe how concepts can be illustrated by games.

FA21: Week 2: "Communication"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Define communication
Explain how communication occurs in a game.
Explain how communication occurs with a real-life political example.

FA21: Week 3: "Information"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Define information.
Explain how information occurs in a game.
Explain how information occurs with a real-life political example.

FA21: Week 4: “Strategy"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Define strategy.
Explain how strategy occurs in a game.
Explain how strategy occurs with a real-life political example.

FA21: Week 5: “Moves"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Define moves.
Explain how moves occur in a game.
Explain how moves occur with a real-life political example.

FA21: Week 6: “Network"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Define network.
Explain how networks are largely hidden in games.
Explain how networks exists with a real-life political example.

FA21: Week 8: “Signals"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Define signals.
Explain how signals exist in games.
Explain how signals exist with a real-life political example.

Summer 2021: 8 Videos

SU21: Week 1: "Overview"

Poliventure! is a workshop series that explores how games relate to concepts in political science. I will be livestreaming games, such as Risk Board Game and Sid Meier's Civilization, and discussing how different elements of the game relate to political science.

SU21: Week 2: "Risk!"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Recall the four concepts of communication, information, strategy, and moves.
Apply at least one of the four concepts to a specific game or versions of a game.

SU21: Week 3: "Networks"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Define network theory
Explain what a network is
Apply network analysis to the game of Risk!

SU21: Week 4: “Settlers of Catan"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Apply the concept of the network to a popular board game: Settlers of Catan.
Describe how a network, whether simple or complex, makes the overall game more complex.

SU21: Week 5: “Randomness and Probability"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Define randomness and probability.
Explain how randomness and probability are related.
Apply randomness and probability to the game of Catan Universe.

SU21: Week 6: “Signals and Bluffs"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Define signals and bluffs.
Explain how signals and bluffs are related.
Apply signals and bluffs to the game of Stratego.

SU21: Week 7: “Real World Applications 1"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

List the 7 concepts.
Apply at least 3 of the concepts to the real-world.
Explain the utility of applying concepts to the real-world.

SU21: Week 8: “Real World Applications 2"

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

List the 7 concepts.
Apply the concepts to real-world politics.

Poliventure!

About Poliventure!

Fall 2021: 8 Videos

FA21: Week 1: "The 7 Concepts"

FA21: Week 2: "Communication"

FA21: Week 3: "Information"

FA21: Week 4: “Strategy"

FA21: Week 5: “Moves"

FA21: Week 6: “Network"

FA21: Week 8: “Signals"

Summer 2021: 8 Videos

SU21: Week 1: "Overview"

SU21: Week 2: "Risk!"

SU21: Week 3: "Networks"

SU21: Week 4: “Settlers of Catan"

SU21: Week 5: “Randomness and Probability"

SU21: Week 6: “Signals and Bluffs"

SU21: Week 7: “Real World Applications 1"

SU21: Week 8: “Real World Applications 2"

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