Papers on "ludonarrative" analyze how the game allows for "corrupt" play (smuggling contraband) versus "strict" play, testing the player's personal ethics within a rigid system. 3. "Gaming the System" – Coping Mechanisms
How simulators shape political and social attitudes toward prisons. Sage Journals PRISON SIMULATOR(2021)
Argues for using virtual models to reform the 21st-century justice system. NIU Law Review Papers on "ludonarrative" analyze how the game allows
Academic studies have explored how use digital games (like Prison Simulator ) as a coping mechanism for: Time Management: Helping to pass long periods of detention. PRISON SIMULATOR(2021)
Papers related to the "Prison Simulator" genre typically explore three major areas: 1. The Virtual Prison as a Political Object