Category
Lifestyle
Assisted Choices
Trend cluster
Category
Climate
Gaming
Video games function as educational platforms for climate change awareness.
3.8
Trend score
Trend
What is the Climate Gaming trend?
Climate Gaming: Video game platforms are using their fundamentally immersive nature to teach players about the impacts of, and various solutions to, climate change. This emerging shift could have an impact on the mitigation of some of climate change's consequences, largely due to it being served on a platform that directly targets the age groups that will be most affected by this global issue.
Trend themes
Themes within the Climate Gaming trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Climate Change Games
Video game platforms are using their fundamentally immersive nature to teach players about the impacts of, and various solutions to, climate change.
02
Educational Environmental Games
Video games are increasingly being used for educational purposes; by providing engaging and informative gameplay, they can target the age groups that will be most affected by global environmental issues.
03
Green Urban Planning Games
Environmental video games often focus on promoting sustainability in urban planning, helping people explore the issue of space and finite resources in innovative new ways.
Industry implications
What the Climate Gaming trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Gaming Industry
Game developers have an opportunity to create innovative and informative games that can educate players about global environmental issues.
For
Education Industry
Video games are being used as educational tools to help students learn about the environment and sustainability in new ways.
For
Environmental Industry
Environmental organizations and agencies can use video games as a tool for promoting sustainability and encouraging people to get involved in conservation efforts.
Workshop question
How can your brand incorporate immersive forms of education, either for its business or for the causes it supports, into its products/services or campaigns?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Climate Gaming
Trend score 3.8 out of 10, from popularity 60%, activity 47%, freshness 8%.
Popularity60%
Activity47%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Climate Gaming trend
6 featured examples from Mar 2, 2016 to Jan 23, 2018CategoryArt & Design
Urban Planning Games
The Block'hood Video Game Encourages Thinking About Sustainable Growth
The video game industry has an opportunity to expand into the educational gaming space while promoting awareness of sustainability.
CategoryEco
Climate Change Video Games
'ECO' is an Environmental Game for Children by Strange Loop Games
The climate change video game trend offers an opportunity for major gaming companies to create more educational video games for children.
CategoryEco
Green Urban Planning Games
Urban Climate Architect Lets Players Build and Protect Their City
The development and utilization of educational video games fits into the growing industry of edtech, providing new ways to engage students in learning.
CategoryTech
Game-Powered Conservation Efforts
'To The Last Tree Standing' was a Unique Ecological Mission
Developing educational content and platforms that utilize video games to teach about environmental conservation.
CategoryTech
Microscopic Exploration Games
The Viva Ex Vivo Game Requires You To Navigate Microscopic Threats
The gaming industry can explore the potential for creating more exploration games that integrate biology principles and microscopic environments.
CategoryEco
Environmental Ninja Games
Carbon Runner is an Endless Runner Video Game About Climate Change
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate educational content and sustainability messages into video game development to create engaging and informative experiences.
