If you are trying to get young people engaged and interested in green issues like climate change, this successfully crowdfunded environmental game could do the trick. Developed by Strange Loop Games, 'ECO' is a sustainability-focused video game that is designed to teach kids how to address global warming.
The collaborative simulation game is geared towards middle school age children. Players work together to build a sustainable civilization and then have to protect the ecosystem. The environmental game even allows them to propose policies and laws that must be backed by supporting data in an effort to protect their virtual world.
While other educational video games exist, this one tackles a very specific issue and gives players a chance to learn about real world approaches while still flexing their imaginations.
Climate Change Video Games
'ECO' is an Environmental Game for Children by Strange Loop Games
Trend Themes
1. Educational Video Games - Developing more video games aimed at educating children on specific issues could be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the gaming industry.
2. Climate Change Education - Providing more interactive tools for educating children on climate change will be important and disruptive for the education industry.
3. Collaborative Gaming - Collaborative gaming, where children are encouraged to work together, could become a new trend in the video game industry, disrupting traditional gameplay styles and targeting a younger audience.
Industry Implications
1. Gaming Industry - The climate change video game trend offers an opportunity for major gaming companies to create more educational video games for children.
2. Education Industry - Climate change education games could be implemented in more schools, providing a new innovative way to teach children about the environment.
3. Environmental Industry - Collaboration with game developers to create climate change education games could be important for the environmental industry as it encourages younger audiences to engage with these issues and create a more sustainable future.