CLASSROOM CRISIS SIMULATION
THE 23andMe DATA CRISIS
Choose your role. Each perspective reveals different ethical tensions.
Reality check: This simulation is inspired by real events involving
23andMe, but scenarios are hypothetical, designed for classroom ethical analysis.
Built using Gemini 3.7 Flash with the prompt to generate this interactive
web simulation based on our custom classroom game design.
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💬 DISCUSSION CONNECTION
WHAT DO YOU DO?
COMPLICATIONS
BUT WAIT…
TWIST 01
THE BIG QUESTION
WHO SHOULD CONTROL THE DATA?
Does your answer change if the data is genetic?
Does your answer change if the data belongs partly to your relatives?
FINAL STAGE
FINAL REFLECTION
NOW THINK ABOUT THE OTHER ROLES
You experienced this crisis as . Others in the room made different choices from different perspectives.
💬 DISCUSS WITH YOUR CLASSMATES
Find someone who played a different role. Compare your decisions. Where did your perspectives diverge, and where did they unexpectedly align?
WHAT THIS SIMULATION ASKED YOU TO CONSIDER
Designed for IDS 704: Ethics in Data Science at Duke University. Developed with Gemini 3.7 Flash based on classroom game design.