Requirements for the Games:
01.
Include at least one of the Geographical topics
02.
High popularity and/or well-received by critics
Digital Games for Learning in Geography Education
A cooperation between the Institute for Geography Education (Uni Köln) and the Cologne Game Lab (TH Köln)
GOAL
The Goal
Maturity through digital games: Examination of the potential of digital games for the practice of informed and justified decision-making in Geography education
TOPICS
Selected geographical topics:
Migration
Climate Change
City Development
Resource Management
STEPS
Steps
The project has the following phases:
1
Analysis
Analysis of 21 selected entertainment games; followed by expert interviews of game developers.
2
Interviews
Observations of adolescents playing the selected games; qualitative interviews of teachers as well as students/players.
3
Guidlines
Development of guidelines for geography teachers and game developers.
About the Project
(German Only)
Examples For Selected Games
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