Project Number: IQP JMW-PAKA - 14762 The Pakistan Connection An Interactive Qualifying Project Proposal submitted to the Faculty of the WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science by _____________________ Michael J. Roberts and _____________________ Joshua M. Lane Date: October 10, 2006 Approved: _________________________________ Professor John M. Wilkes, Major Advisor _________________________________ Professor Peter Campisano, Co-Advisor 1 Abstract: This report covers phase one of a three part project involving the development, field testing and assessment of a live role playing game in classroom and more casual consciousness raising setting. An existing game dealing with nuclear proliferation was revised using media coverage and literature sources so as to focus on the case of A. Q. Khan’s private network of suppliers used to get a nuclear weapon for Pakistan. The game is designed for use by high school upper classman or college students. The classroom test will occur after this phase of the project is over but the plan was to assess the practical logistics and materials as well as the value of the game for informal consciousness raising during their project. However, the informal field test did not materialize in time to be included in their report. 2 Table of Contents Abstract: .............................................................................................................................. 2 Chapter 1 ............................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 2 ........................................................................................................................... 10 Literature Review.......................................................................................................... 10 Table of Game Development at WPI ........................................................................ 10 Overview ................................................................................................................... 11 Current Events .............................................................................................................. 16 Games as Pedagogy ...................................................................................................... 17 Chapter 3 ........................................................................................................................... 20 Methodology ................................................................................................................. 20 Chapter 4 ........................................................................................................................... 24 Test Run Analysis ......................................................................................................... 24 Chapter 5 ........................................................................................................................... 32 Evaluation of Game / Grading ...................................................................................... 32 Chapter 6 ........................................................................................................................... 38 Information Dissemination ........................................................................................... 38 Chapter 7 ........................................................................................................................... 42 Project Continuation ..................................................................................................... 42 Chapter 8 ........................................................................................................................... 51 Suggestions for Future Games ...................................................................................... 51 Online Games............................................................................................................ 51 Potential Course for Teachers ................................................................................... 54 Chapter 9 ........................................................................................................................... 57 Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 57 Appendix A: ...................................................................................................................... 60 Character Sheets ............................................................................................................ 60 China Head Diplomat ............................................................................................... 62 China Science Advisor .............................................................................................. 65 China Chief Military Advisor ................................................................................... 68 China Chief Financial Advisor ................................................................................. 71 France Diplomat........................................................................................................ 74 France Science Advisor ............................................................................................ 77 France Military Advisor ............................................................................................ 80 France Finance Advisor ............................................................................................ 83 India Head Diplomat ................................................................................................. 86 India/ Science Advisor .............................................................................................. 89 India Military Advisor .............................................................................................. 92 India Financial Advisor ............................................................................................. 95 Iran Head Diplomat ................................................................................................... 97 Iran Science Advisor ............................................................................................... 100 Iran Military Advisor .............................................................................................. 103 3 Iran Financial Advisor ............................................................................................ 105 Israeli Diplomat ...................................................................................................... 108 Israel Science Advisor ............................................................................................ 111 Israel Military Advisor ............................................................................................ 114 Israel Financial Advisor .......................................................................................... 117 Pakistan Head Diplomat ......................................................................................... 120 Pakistan Science Advisor ........................................................................................ 123 Pakistan Military Advisor ....................................................................................... 126 Pakistan Financial Advisor ..................................................................................... 129 Russia Diplomat ..................................................................................................... 132 Russia Scientific Advisor ........................................................................................ 135 Russia Military Advisor .......................................................................................... 138 Russia Financial Advisor ........................................................................................ 141 South Africa Head Diplomat .................................................................................. 144 South Africa Science Advisor ................................................................................. 147 South Africa Military Advisor ................................................................................ 150 South Africa Financial Advisor .............................................................................. 153 United Kingdom Diplomat ..................................................................................... 156 United Kingdom Science Advisor .......................................................................... 159 United Kingdom Military Advisor .......................................................................... 162 United Kingdom Financial Advisor ........................................................................ 165 United States Diplomat ........................................................................................... 168 United States Scientific Advisor ............................................................................. 171 United States Military Advisor ............................................................................... 174 United States Financial Advisor ............................................................................. 177 Appendix B: ...................................................................................................................