Slog - Comments on Sandra Day O'Connor Caulks Her Wagon To Float Over a River of Civic Indifference http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f Will a video game co-created by a Supreme Court Justice win over the kids? You might think edutainment died with the Oregon Trail, but even if next year's Our Courts bombs, there's something to be said about an influential person giving games the benefit of the doubt--and passively-aggressively bashing Bush's educational policies in the process. O'Connor said that the No Child Left Behind act of 2001 has "effectively squeezed out civics education" from public schools. "We can't forget that the primary purpose of public schools in America is to produce citizens who have the skills and knowledge to sustain... Copyright 2008 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:02:42 -0800 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:51:49 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by tfifany i would play this game in a hearbeart. different strokes for different folks.

]]> tfifany http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1040951 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1040951 Games Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:17:01 -0800 Comment by Sam M. @1: I should've put "LAME" in quotes. I would play this game as well; I also happen to be a total goody-goody who has an active interest in the judicial system. So, you know, there's that.

]]> Sam M. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1040960 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1040960 Games Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:22:44 -0800 Comment by harold Speaking of GTA, this reminds me of the fake radio ad for the Sim-City-like Civil Service game.

]]> harold http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1040983 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1040983 Games Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:34:38 -0800 Comment by tfifany p.s. the oregeon trail game was also rad.

]]> tfifany http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1041011 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1041011 Games Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:48:18 -0800 Comment by K A good place to start is to let kids digitally re-enact court cases… which sounds LAME

You've obviously never played Phoenix Wright. (Well, neither have I, to be fair.) But it could be a fun game if it had lots of "OBJECTION!" and "OVERRULED!" thrown in.

Add Harvey Birdman, Matlock, and Sam Waterston as playable characters and you're on to something.

]]> K http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1041101 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1041101 Games Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:24:52 -0800 Comment by Sam M. @5: There's actually a Harvey Birdman game for the PS2 and Wii. It's supposed to be funny but simple. And I don't count Phoenix Wright as the same thing as what Sandra's doing here--that game's a cheesier Law & Order. Fun, but sensationalized.

]]> Sam M. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1041109 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1041109 Games Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:28:47 -0800 Comment by shalini_avvo Ironic that when she was sitting on the Supreme Court, she opposed having cameras there. That would have been more helpful for civic engagement with the Supreme Court. Count me as a skeptic on this upcoming title.

]]> shalini_avvo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1042455 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/sandra_day_oconnor_caulks_her_wagon_to_f#c1042455 Games Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:51:49 -0800