CPL Journal

Dawn of the Duck – A single player game/simulation to teach evolutional psychology

Content Unit 1

Published on 20 January 2025

In this video, Professor Norman Li1 and Mr Bernie Koh2 spoke about Dawn of the Duck as a single-player game and simulation developed for the Evolutionary Psychology course to teach concepts of evolution. The objective of the project is to allow students to view how an evolutionary process works with or without outside intervention. Through this, students will learn how traits are connected to genes and how new traits arise from random genetic mutations and how traits are shaped through the evolutionary process of selective retention occurring across numerous generations.

 

1 School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University

2 Centre for Teaching Excellence, Singapore Management University

To cite as

Koh, B. & Li, N.P. (2025). Dawn of the Duck – A single player game/simulation to teach evolutional psychology. Cyber-Physical Learning Journal. Singapore University of Technology and Design. Singapore. https://sutd.edu.sg/innovation/campusx/cpl-journal/publication/dawn-of-the-duck