Facilitator Game

Workshop facilitators can utilize an alternative version of the Fair Play game called the Facilitator Game. The Facilitator Game is a separate, downloadable file that is also free of charge. The facilitator version of the game contains short videos of iconic bias incidents encountered during the Fair Play game. These videos allow facilitators (and other users) to selectively present their audience with specific examples of biases. For workshops when the game play experience is not feasible, the Facilitator Game offers the facilitator the opportunity to present isolated bias vignettes drawn directly from the Fair Play game. These short video vignettes can be displayed on a screen, viewed by the participants, and serve as seeds of discussion for a larger bias literacy training program. The “Game Content” section of this Facilitator Resource Guide includes background intended to prepare facilitators with a better understanding of game events and how to use them for discussions, in presentations, or as part of other training activities.

Early research shows promise for the game, Fair Play, as an educational and potentially bias-reducing tool. Also, the relationship between player empathy for Jamal and lower implicit bias scores is highlighted. Regardless of implementation (as a workshop, training activity, other event, individually or in a series), facilitators are encouraged to integrate the game in ways that best meet the needs of the group. This Facilitator Resource Guide is intended to support future Fair Play facilitators as they move forward using the game as they see fit.

Using the Facilitator Game

Technically speaking, the Facilitator Game is an alternative version of the Fair Play game. The primary distinction between the Fair Play game and the Facilitator Game (FG), is that the latter is not a game. Instead, the Facilitator Game is an alternative interface to access selected Fair Play game content. The game content available through the Facilitator Guide are the bias vignettes normally encountered by playing through each chapter. The Facilitator Guide enables facilitators to move throughout the game’s content to highlight specific experiences.

Using the Facilitator Game, one option for you to access a given bias incidents is to select a particular Chapter of the game:

A second option for accessing a particular bias incident using the Facilitator Game is to select a particular Bias Type:

Or, you can access the bias incidents by going through the Almanac for the definitions and references:

Fair Play Usage Guidelines

The Fair Play Project materials are copyrighted by Fair Play Project and the UW
System Board of Regents. The Fair Play Project permits the use of the materials
which includes, but is not limited to powerpoint slides,
workshop handouts, and the facilitator guide based on the following
requirements:

• You do not significantly alter the design, format or content of the materials;
• The Fair Play Project logo and copyright statement should remain on all materials;
• Financial support and disclaimer should remain on all materials;

If you plan to create your own documents that include a quote or paraphrases a
sentence or two from one of our materials, attribution and a citation should be
included. A suggested citation is provided below:

• (The Fair Play Project, 2015-2020)

If you envision using our material in some other manner, please contact us:

• Christine Pribbenow, PI; cmpribbenow@wisc.edu
• Carissa Brown, Outreach Coordinator; cnfranz@wisc.edu

This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIGMS) under
award numbers R25GM114002 (2010-2014) and R25GM08352 (2015-2025), and in part
by the Gates Millennium Foundation. The curriculum and professional development
offerings are also supported by the University of Wisconsin System
Administration’s Growth Agenda for Wisconsin grant program (2014-2016). The
project’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not
necessarily represent the official views of NIGMS, the NIH, the Gates
Millennium Foundation or UWSA.