Hannah Adams & Edwin Rutsch: Dialogs on How to Build a Culture of Empathy with Games

Hannah Adams is Education Coordinator at the Greater New Orleans Fair HOUSING Action Center. In their Equal Opportunity Game, students are assigned characters and must work in teams to find the housing that best meets their characters’ needs. Students learn to empathize with and take the perspective of others.

Some of the characters “experience” housing discrimination, and students see the impact discrimination has on access to education, healthcare, jobs, and other resources via “situation cards” that they draw periodically. The game was one of 15 Finalists in the Activating Empathy competition.
Sub Conferences: Education