Abstract:

The behavior of university students and the environment is conditioned by strategic interaction. To analyze this interaction, a game was simulated through the application of Game Theory (GT). The simulation counted on with the participation of students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

This game consisted of four phases with three movements each, the phases were:
1) without communication,
2) communication with signals or gestures,
3) to agree on a move and
4) free communication.

At the end of the second phase, a video was presented to sensitize participants about environmental pollution. The data obtained were processed through SPSS software which showed the students interaction in each phase. Finally, the results indicate that environmental protection should be promoted more in undergraduate courses due to the fact that their students are more sensitive than postgraduate students.

Keywords:

Strategic interaction, game theory, Nash equilibrium.