Gigantic Mechanic

By developing and integrating generative AI (genAI) into VOXPOP, we will be able to create a new Congressional simulation that aligns with proven practices in civics education, combats affective polarization and sharpens media literacy skills. The addition of genAI to play constituents and power real-time feedback systems will allow students to practice representative democracy, engage with more diverse perspectives, and experience how their policy decisions influence public opinion.

The project team fully developed and tested VOXPOP (formerly A More Perfect Union), a tablet-based role-playing game for classes of middle and high school students covering standards-aligned topics in social studies. Interventions that utilize simulations, such as role-playing, provide opportunities for students to practice and learn about social studies and history, gain critical 21st century skills to be college and career ready, and prepare for active citizenship in a democracy.

In this project, the developers created a prototype of VOXPOP (formerly A More Perfect Union), a role-playing game for high school civics and history. The technology-facilitated intervention provides a library of simulations on a range of topics and historical moments with learning outcomes aligned to AP U.S. History Curriculum and the Common Core History Standards.