Climate Chaos: An Interactive Board Game to Enhance Global Warming Education

Abstract

The lack ofawareness ofglobal warming has reflected a sharp increase in the detrimental effects on the environment. This correlation has received significant attention; hence, my Graduation Project's main aim is to teach young teens & adults (12+ years) the solutions to global warming through an interactive, tangible game. This can also help instill societal responsibility and critical thinking skills. Keeping all the research results in mind, I applied them to my ideation process to design a game that motivates the players to do their best, stimulates discipline, and helps them think about issues from many perspectives, leading to various solutions. It further encourages competition and creative play. As a result, the proposed solution includes an interface similar to a board game with 1-4 players. The game's objective is to lower the temperature on the visual thermometers, by correctly matching the solution to the cause ofglobal warming. In this way, the players learn cause & effect and strategically apply the solutions.