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by paulgb 1335 days ago
They self-select when they’re spread as viral games, but there’s nothing to stop a teacher from discovering it as a viral game and assigning it as curriculum.
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I recommended this to my class and other faculty when taught a class and it fell on deaf ears mostly.

Shame, really, because it is very true and a great exercise for journalism students.

There's also nothing to stop word of a particularly noteworthy game from spreading into the MemePlex as well. It can be countered with memes though, which is what much of our ecosystem is now composed of.