Educator's Manual

Debates

• Personal Experience
  1. Did you enjoy playing?
  2. Did you identify with your character?
  3. Are you satisfied with how you played your character?
  4. What emotions did you experience during the game?
  5. Do you feel that you communicated clearly with your teammates?
  6. Was there any time that you acted in the game in a way you would not act in real life?
  7. Was there a decision you are proud that you made?
  8. Were you hesitant to choose between the common good and your own interests?
  9. What did you learn during the game?
  10. What do you think was the most difficult part of decision making?
  11. Would you change any of the decisions you made during the game? Why?
  12. Mention a situation or decision that was made that you believe facilitated progress in the game.
  13. Are you satisfied with the way the team played?
  14. Do you think it’s possible for every player to finish the game with satisfaction?
  15. If your team was the local government in your community, would you vote for it?
  16. Would you want to participate and make decisions in your community/town/city the same way as in SmileUrbo?
  17. What have you learned during the game about group decision making processes?
  18. Do you believe that the problems in SmileUrbo are similar to real life?
  19. What would have happened in SmileUrbo if the investor didn’t appear?
  20. And what if the NGO was not there? What would have happened?