Analyzing Climate Change Communication Through Online Games

Ouariachi, Tania; Olvera‐Lobo, María‐Dolores; Gutiérrez-Pérez, José

doi:10.1177/1075547016687998

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“…In summary, in order for games to be innovative and effective tools, as suggested by the gaming literature [Dudo et al, 2014;Fitts Willoughby and Smith, 2016;Meya and Eisenack, 2018;Ouariachi, Olvera-Lobo and Gutiérrez-Pérez, 2017], this study encourages a narrative turn in line with previous calls for the rethinking of climate change communication [e.g. Doyle, 2012;Doyle, 2015].…”

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“…have confirmed that online games and gaming offer great potential as a novel and innovative communication strategy to inform the public and citizens about scientific research and engage them with it. In a study of online climate change games, Ouariachi, Olvera-Lobo and Gutiérrez-Pérez [2017] argue that games may offer an alternative to conventional media for delivering information. The relationships between game narrative and design and the communication of explicit meanings and implicit values, they argue, make games "innovative communication tools" [Ouariachi, Olvera-Lobo and Gutiérrez-Pérez, 2017, p. 36].…”

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“…In sum, while studies pinpoint the promise of online and research-based games [Burnet, 2010;Curtis, 2014;Dudo et al, 2014;Fitts Willoughby and Smith, 2016;Ouariachi, Olvera-Lobo and Gutiérrez-Pérez, 2017], limited empirical research has been performed into credibility aspects of research-based games and gaming. Yet it is widely recognized that the appeal of any information used in communication is influenced by the extent to which it resonates with the worldviews of its audiences [Snow and Benford, 1988], and therefore gaming in science communication is expected to raise concerns about the communicative aspects of credibility and legitimacy.…”

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Credibility aspects of research-based gaming in science communication — the case of The Maladaptation Game

Asplund¹

2020

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While previous studies have found games and gaming to be a new and innovative communication strategy to inform the public and citizens about scientific research and engage them with it, this article addresses the under-researched question of credibility aspects in research-based gaming. The study analyses agricultural stakeholders' discussions on the credibility of scientific descriptions in The Maladaptation Game — a game based on research on climate change maladaptation in Nordic agriculture. The analysis of focus group transcripts and frame credibility finds that players attribute credibility to 1) the perceived correspondence between game-articulated information on climate change, suggested adaptation actions and their potential maladaptive outcome, 2) the perceived “fit” between these elements and players' experiences, and 3) the information sources underpinning the game. Lastly, the article discusses the role of research-based games in science communication and advocates the need for careful balance between models of conceptual and scientific thinking in game design and everyday experiences among players.

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2020

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“…Such tools also encouraged reflection about concrete local risks and adaptation actions (Glaas, Ballantyne, Neset, & Linnér, 2017). Similar studies have explored encouraging engagement with climate change through interactive graphics (Herring, VanDyke, Glenn Cummins, & Melton, 2016), through online games (Ouariachi, Olvera-Lobo, & Gutiérrez-Pérez, 2017;Reckien & Eisenack, 2013;Wu & Lee, 2015), and immersive virtual reality (Ahn et al, 2016;Joo, Ahn, Bailenson, & Park, 2014), and NGOs such as Greenpeace are making use of these technologies (Greenpeace, 2017). While there have been no assessments of Greenpeace's virtual reality app, other implementations of virtual reality devices have found them to be useful educational tools and a particularly powerful way to depict solutions (Moser & Daniels, 2017).…”

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Public engagement with climate imagery in a changing digital landscape

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Chapman

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WIREs Climate Change

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Despite extensive exploration into the use of language in climate change communication, our understanding of the use of visual images, and how they relate to public perceptions of climate change, is less developed. A limited set of images have come to represent climate change, but rapid changes in the digital landscape, in the way media and information are created, conveyed, and consumed has changed the way climate change is visualized. We review the use of climate imagery in digital media (news and social media, art, video and visualizations), and synthesize public perceptions research on factors that are important for engaging with climate imagery. We then compare how key research findings and recommendations align with the practical strategies of campaigners and communicators, highlighting opportunities for greater congruence. Finally, we outline key challenges and recommendations for future directions in research. The increasingly image‐focused digital landscape signals that images of climate change have a pivotal role in building public engagement, both now, and in future. A better understanding of how these images are being used and understood by the public is crucial for communicating climate change in an engaging way. This article is categorized under: Perceptions, Behavior, and Communication of Climate Change > Perceptions of Climate Change

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“…Recently, there has been an increase in the development of online climate change gamesthat is, online video games specifically themed around climate change and/or related topics (Wu and Lee 2015). The technical sophistication, narrative, message framing, game dynamics, and pedagogical features of these communication and education tools vary (Ouariachi, Olvera-Lobo, and Guti errez-P erez 2017). They can be considered 'games for change', 'social impact games' or 'serious games', if they are intended to fulfil a purpose, convey ideas and values, and sometimes, to influence the players' thoughts and actions in real life (Frasca 2007).…”

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A framework for climate change engagement through video games

Ouariachi

Olvera‐Lobo

Gutiérrez-Pérez

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Environmental Education Research

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Video games have the potential to educate and engage people-especially young people-in climate change and energy issues by facilitating the development of helpful thoughts, feelings, and actions. The objective of the present article is to propose a set of game attributes that could maximise the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural engagement of players, and lay the foundations for future work. We have used semistructured interviews with experts to identify a set of game attributes and a group discussion with teenagers to validate them. By applying grounded theory in our analysis of the experts' responses, we have developed a framework for climate change engagement through serious games. It consists of 15 key attributes that we have classified in three dimensions: cognitive, emotional, and behavioural. Literature review drawn on sources in social psychology, communication and education has contributed to further explain and justify the inclusion of each of the attributes.

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Analyzing Climate Change Communication Through Online Games

Cited by 41 publications

References 39 publications

Credibility aspects of research-based gaming in science communication — the case of The Maladaptation Game

Credibility aspects of research-based gaming in science communication — the case of The Maladaptation Game

Public engagement with climate imagery in a changing digital landscape

A framework for climate change engagement through video games

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