Serious Moral Games in Bioethics

Our contribution discusses the possibilities and limits of using video games for apprehending and reflecting on the moral actions of its players. We briefly present the results of an extended study [1] that introduces the conceptual idea of a Serious Moral Game (SMG). We outline its possible application in bioethics for training medical professionals such that they can deal better with moral problems in practice. In this way, a SMG Bioethics intends to improve psychological competences that are needed for dealing with various ethical questions within healthcare. The contribution is part of a project that aims for actually creating a SMG for training moral competences that are needed for putting bioethics in practice.