 During 2010, the publishers of "War on Terror" started speaking publicly in higher education circles about the game and the role that games have to play in politics and activism; this appears to be an area in which they are gaining increasing recognition.In February 2011 "War on Terror" appeared on its first major syllabus.The game formed part of a core module in "Political Simulation and Gaming" run by Richard Barbrook, at the University of Westminster.