Engagement & academic honesty
Engagement and academic honesty
The Statecraft Effect reported increased student engagement and academic honesty compared with non-Statecraft assignments and courses.
Linantud & Kaftan (2019)
AI-resistant assessment / academic integrity
The Essay is Dead. Long Live the Simulation.
Secure your curriculum with AI-resistant assessment grounded in each simulation's unique history—evidence-rich, context-dependent work that generic AI drafts cannot replace.
Output is behavior—coalitions, bargaining, institutional moves—captured as decision logs.
Exploring a custom simulation? Talk to Statecraft Labs →Integrity signal
Unique student interactions vs. static text
Static text (low variance)Interactive decisions (high variance)
Assessment mode
Performance evidence
Decisions, coalitions, constraints
AI-resistant design
Context-dependent
Tied to each world's history
Daily Policy Briefing
Biden Proposes Supreme Court Term Limits, Shaking Up Institutional Norms
- Event date
- Friday, July 31, 2026
- Source date
- 2026-07-31
- Last verified
- 2026-07-31
- Topic
- Topic: Political Context
On July 29, 2024, President Joe Biden proposed historic structural reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court, calling for 18-year term limits and an enforceable code of conduct. This institutional friction illustrates how the "Topic: Political Context" shapes the strategic battles between executive authority and judicial independence when systemic legitimacy is contested. Statecraft Move: Choose the scarce-XP tradeoff of influencing the Court over governing, justifying the opportunity cost of delayed legislative achievements to secure long-term structural rules that favor your faction's judicial agenda.
Discussion Prompt
“How does “Topic: Political Context” relate to the concepts in your current unit?”
Verified Partners
Universities using Statecraft in live courses
These partners are verified via active users, documented case studies, and faculty super users.
University of Minnesota
Active user
University of Alabama
Featured in Winter Interim case study
James Madison University
Home of Dr. Jonathan Keller (Dept Chair & Super User)
University of Alaska
Featured in World of Statecraft article
Augusta University
Home of Nadia Jilani-Hyler (Super User)
University of Georgia
Large active user base
CUSTOM PARTNERSHIPS
Need a simulation that does not exist yet?
Statecraft also works with universities, nonprofits, associations, and public-sector organizations to turn curricula, tabletop exercises, research models, and complex decision systems into custom multiplayer simulations.
Explore Custom Simulation DevelopmentSyllabus Map
15-Week Semester → Simulation Turns
Designed to replace inefficient lecturing, not add to it. The simulation becomes the assessment substrate—students generate evidence through real interactions.
Saves instructional time vs. lecture-heavy pacing
- 1Step 1Weeks 1–3Lecture ReplacementConstitutional UnderpinningsEvidence: negotiation logs • coalition moves • constraints
- 2Step 2Weeks 4–6Simulation Start (Turn 1)Federalism & State FrictionEvidence: negotiation logs • coalition moves • constraints
- 3Step 3Weeks 7–9Turn 2: The Iron TriangleHard to Teach ConceptsLobbying & BureaucracyEvidence: negotiation logs • coalition moves • constraints
- 4Step 4Weeks 10–12Turn 3: Crisis & CourtsCivil Liberties ScenariosEvidence: negotiation logs • coalition moves • constraints
Research-backed. Transparently.
Pedagogical Efficacy
Statecraft has been examined in a growing body of peer-reviewed research. The findings are not identical across every study: evidence is strongest around engagement, academic honesty, applied reasoning, student preference, and the relationship between ideology, strategy, and outcomes. We present that record directly so instructors and partners can evaluate it for themselves.
Implementation & student feedback
Learning by doing
An implementation study reported positive student feedback and successful performance on selected assessments when Statecraft was used alongside traditional instruction and assessment.
Jennifer Epley (2016)
Controlled comparison
What controlled evidence says
A controlled comparison found that students enjoyed and generally preferred Statecraft, while broad exam-performance gains were not demonstrated. The result reinforces the importance of thoughtful course integration and debriefing.
Eric Cox (2019)