Norwegian high school teacher uses The Walking Dead to teach ethics

If the zombie apocalypse came tomorrow, students in a Norwegian high school’s ethics class would be ready.

That is, they would be ready to make appropriate and ethical decisions. Tobias Staaby, a teacher at Nordahl Grieg High School, has developed a curriculum around Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead. According to an English translation of quotes from Staaby, he wants “a good catalyst for discussions about ethical theories or ethical dilemmas.” It seems like he picked great material for the job; The Walking Dead (based on the AMC television show of the same name) intense narrative, heavily influenced by the player’s choices, helped it to win over 90 game of the year awards in 2012.