Dataset of Israeli-Jews, Palestinians, Israeli-Arabs, Americans and Cypriot students who played Fact Finders and PeaceMaker (examining game performance)

Serious Games, Players' Characteristics and Game Performance The study examines the impact of players' gender, religiosity, political orientation, and nationality on game performance, focusing on two games for social impact revolving around intractable conflicts: PeaceMaker (Israeli-Palestinian conflict) and Fact Finders (Cyprus Conflict). Using questionnaires, we conducted a case study with 168 undergraduates voluntarily playing the two games and reporting their final scores. The participants included Israeli-Jew, Israeli-Arab, Palestinian, American, and Cypriot undergraduate students, differentiating between direct parties and third parties to the conflicts.