2018 Games for Change Festival

Climate change is one of the most pressing socio-political issues of our time. On the basis of examples of so-called ecogames, the possibilities and limitations of games and play to make people become ecological citizens will be discussed. This talk acknowledges the necessity for a broad and diverse understanding of types of impact–on an individual, community and societal level-in order to come to grips with the complexity of this issue. Based upon a study of the history of Games for Change, different opinions on and models for game-based ecological impact-such as stand alone, portfolio, transmedia, evidence-based-will be discussed.