In class we discussed ethical realism and did our simulations based off the Washington Consensus. The book Ethical Realism was very interesting and well written. In the end, the book is right for most policies of the United States. However, it is wrong when it comes to a capitalist peace. In an ideal world, a capitalist peace would work, but we do not live in an ideal world so therefore the capitalist peace would never work.
For the simulations, they were fairly interesting to see what the groups did with each of their movies. Everyone got their point across, even though most of the videos ended up being a little cheesy. Some of the questions asked were to detailed as it would have required a much larger knowledge base of the country or organization than the project called for. This made it hard for the groups to answer these questions. In looking at the simulation, I think that it would be a good idea, in the future, to allow people to choose a couple different options for the simulation - instead of just a video. This would make the class more interesting and keep people from becoming placated by the movies.
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I really like the idea of a choice with the method of presentation of the simulation. Im really not a big technology fan so the biggest challenge for me with the simulations is making the video. Also, I really hate being on camera so I would prefer some other form of media. My group was actually thinking about some sort of interactive skit thing (where we asked the interview questions in class and they were answered in the video) but we were not sure this would work as it was not strickly a 5 minute video. I think it would make the presentations more varied and interesting. Good idea!
Technically, the simulation directions state that (and I quote) "Each of the five teams will have five minutes to state their case using digital video in some fashion." So we didn't all have to do our entire presentation on video. In actuality, we could have done 1-2 minutes of video and the rest of it in person, or using whatever other method you were thinking of.
Personally, I think that making videos is convenient for several reasons: (a) you know whether or not you're over the time limit; otherwise groups could lose track of time and have to be cut off before reaching all of their points, (b) if you mess up, it's okay because you can just do it again, (c) video making/editing is a useful skill to have as you never know when you might need it.
I do agree that overall, we could have been more creative in some aspects, but c'est la vie. I thought that the videos were entertaining and informative, though some were difficult to hear from further back in the room - the set up was not great for view/listening purposes.
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