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From: bruck@actcom.co.il (Uri Bruck)
Subject: Re: Simulation of political campaign?
Organization: ACTCOM - Internet Services in Israel
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 22:05:38 GMT
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Jorn Barger (jorn@MCS.COM) wrote:
: In article <D9M56z.4Gu@actcom.co.il> on comp.ai.games, 
: Uri Bruck <bruck@actcom.co.il> wrote:
: >Homogenous?
: >I think social background can effect a person's politics.
: >One the things I dislike about simulations like SimCity is the way
: >social issues are completely ignored.
: >When they tear down the cheap housesw and build condos instead
: >they just that the same people who lived in the working class houses
: >will continue to live in the condos, while the reality is that 
: >they are probably thrown out into the street.

: In other words, the capitalist value system is *taken for granted*!?
: How justifiable is this?

The capitalist system is taken for granted in Simcity. It should hardly
be taken for granted in any simulation you might choose to right.
On the contrary, how people vote one the issues and how the candidates
address them, should be able to completely change the system, or
at least make campaign promises to that effect. That is part of the
point of creating a simulation of politics.
If you chose to extend your simulation into a country management game,
then my above statement would become more relevant. Too many
simulations tend to oversimplify and encourage social bullying
as a winning startegy. I would to reiterate the point that this
was an assesment of existing simulations and not an assumption
for future ones. 


: I'm thinking we might ask, what sort of person could be (eg) anti-BATF
: and pro- guncontrol.  And if we go over these intersections thoroughly,
: the 'map' that emerges ought to be completely at odds with the
: two-party model...
Any system of government represents a compromise.
Anyway are you taking the two party model for granted.
We have a multi party relational system over here (in Israel)
and it's fascinating...
: >Designing a campaign also has to do with timing.
: >You might like to give the candidate an option to  time his anoucements
: >to participate is certain events (does baby kissing win votes?)
: >To redirect some of the campaign folowing the polls.
: >Of course some of the voters may perceive the change and drop
: >their support because they feel he is trying too hard...

: How else can timing play a role?
Read Ross Perot's lips.

Uri



