GREAT: Games Realising Effective & Affective Transformation

The GREAT Project aims to demonstrate that games have a positive impact on social engagement and create a new form of dialogue between citizens and policy stakeholders. By exploring the innovative potential of a games, citizens will be able to express their preferences and attitudes on policy issues. The project will carry out a series of case studies to test the approach, investigate its potential, and generalize the results.

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Reflecting on 2024: A Year of Achievements for The GREAT Project

Posted Jan 08 '25 in Newsletter, Project Updates

As we near the end of 2024, The GREAT (Games Realising Effective & Affective Transformation) Project proudly reflects on a year of impactful collaborations, ground-breaking research, and global outreach. From fostering partnerships with international organizations to advancing climate education through game-based methodologies, this year has been pivotal in driving forward our mission to harness the power of games for positive transformation.

Jane Yau at the European Commission’s MSCA Green Charter Update group meeting

Posted Jan 05 '25 in

The MSCA Green Charter created by the European Commission promotes the sustainable implementation of research activities in European projects. This is aligned with the goals of the European Green Deal, which aims to make Europe’s economy sustainable.

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Playmob/PlanetPlay Lead Delegation of Games Studios at UNDP Climate Promise Event

Posted May 20 '24 in Events, Climate Change

During Earth Week 2024, CEOs Jude Ower and Rhea Loucas discussed how the games industry can support climate action by leveraging games to mobilize players for climate advocacy.

Frederick University Collaborates with Urban Gorillas NGO to Explore the Potential of Rooftop Utilization in Cities for Adapting to Climate Change

Posted Jan 24 '24 in Project Updates

Pioneer projects in Nicosia with the European Creative Rooftop Network highlight underused rooftop potential for biodiversity and renewable energy.

The GREAT Project – A pathway to sustainable impact on climate change policy

Published Apr 05 '23 in Conference Papers

In this paper the authors introduce the EU funded Games Realising Effective and Affective Transformation (GREAT) research project.

Horizon Europe

External link in Funding Organisations

Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion.

Games for Culture Research Hub

External link in Research

Zotero community with bibliographic references that we have found useful in our research.

Zenodo Community

Published Jun 03 '24 in Misc

Full list of GREAT Project related papers.

BNU (associate partner)

Bolton

DIPF

NWU (associate partner)

PlanetPlay

UNIR

SGI

ZSI