BBC NEWS | Technology | Game plays politics with your PC
But the writings of Elias Canetti about the nature of power are behind a complex and ambitious game called Republic: The Revolution, which has just gone on sale in the UK.
Republic is a strategy simulation game that puts you in the role of a budding revolutionary, out to overthrow a despotic and corrupt regime.
Much of the artificial intelligence in the game is based on the book, Crowds and Power, by the 1981 Nobel Laureate in Literature.
Ah, two of my favourite topics rolled into one. Games and politics (well the nature of power anyway). I am very tempted to purchase this, not only because it looks like a fascinating game, but also because of the teaching benefits.
If anyone has played it let me know - or buy it now and get back to me :)