In an effort to combat what she called " public ignorance" about the judicial system, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has come up with a videogame project called "Our Courts." The game, developed in conjunction with Georgetown University law school and Arizona State University, will be distributed free online.
"In recent years I've become increasingly concerned about vitriolic attacks by some members of Congress, some members of state legislatures and various private interest groups ... on judges," O'Connor told the Games For Change conference on using gaming technology for social improvement and education. Her fear is that there aren't enough Americans with adequate knowledge of all three branches of government, legislative, executive and judicial. Her hope is that by incorporating digital techonology, children will be more willing to learn about the court system on their own.
She said the web site at should have some initial material by this September and be fully operational with interactive elements a year later.
"In recent years I've become increasingly concerned about vitriolic attacks by some members of Congress, some members of state legislatures and various private interest groups ... on judges," O'Connor told the Games For Change conference on using gaming technology for social improvement and education. Her fear is that there aren't enough Americans with adequate knowledge of all three branches of government, legislative, executive and judicial. Her hope is that by incorporating digital techonology, children will be more willing to learn about the court system on their own.
She said the web site at should have some initial material by this September and be fully operational with interactive elements a year later.
This could be a cool game or the most boring thing on the planet!
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