SSJ: SSJ: a framework for stochastic simulation in Java
Proceedings of the 34th conference on Winter simulation: exploring new frontiers
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This poster describes a computer game designed to provide players with exposure to repeated draws from probability distributions. In the game, players shoot aliens dropping from the sky (as in the classic arcade game Space Invaders) while deciding which of two displayed distributions better reflects the pattern of the alien attack. Our hypothesis is that playing this version of the game will better prepare players to learn from a passage about probability distributions (as evidenced by pre-/post-test gains) than will playing a control version that is identical in every respect except instead of deciding which distribution generates the alien attack, players must decide which of two displayed proportions of "special" (differently colored) aliens better reflects the attack.