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Akyar Ö. Y. (Executive), Demirhan G., Bulca Y.
Erasmus Project, Erasmus Project, European Level, 2023 - 2026
Green Gaming aims at developing a methodology that uses a game-based approach for achieving the objectives of equipping ICT students and vulnerable young people with soft, digital and global skills. Literature provides evidence on the appropriateness of game-based approaches for enhancing those skills. Gaming is also appropriate to attract young people - also those not included in traditional education - and engage them in intercultural settings on 21st century challenges like climate change. It can also foster behavioural change: through empathy and identification, game designers and gamers learn how to act in real-life situations.
The activities are expected to provide participants with knowledge on climate change and game design and to enhance their soft skills (communication; teamwork; problem-solving; creativity; and leadership), digital skills (capacity to interact and collaborate in digital settings) and global skills (interest in global impacts and solutions for climate change; improved feelings towards people with different ethnic background).