I am a Science Communicator at Edinburgh Napier University, and together with my colleague Paul Wake (Manchester Metropolitan University), I have recently designed a free downloadable card game called Carbon City Zero that aims to develop dialogue around the challenges of cities transitioning to zero carbon. The game was created in collaboration with the UK climate charity Possible and is intended for use in schools and colleges (in our experience it works well with players aged 10 (with facilitation) to adult). It was successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2020 and has subsequently been made available free of charge online.
In the game, players work as a team to develop a sustainable city by greening transport, transforming industries, getting citizens on board, and showing world leaders how it’s done. It is designed for 1-4 players and takes approximately 10 minutes to learn and 40 minutes to play.
Our purpose in making Carbon City Zero was to engage as many people as possible with the issue of climate change, and we are hoping that you might be prepared to add the game to your list of resources for educators. We understand that you will likely want to play the game before recommending it. It can be downloaded free of charge from https://www.pnparcade.com/products/carbon-city-zero-world-edition.
We’d also be very happy to answer any questions or comments that you might have about the game and it’s design.
We also have Dutch and Italian versions of this game if required, and a set of Design Notes, which helps to provide some additional context for how the game was designed, the research that informed it, and how the game might be used in a classroom environment.
Many Thanks,
Sam s.illingworth@napier.ac.uk
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