Gaming for Change: The Role and Power of Games in Education and Climate Justice

How can games help aid our learning and development? Explore how tabletop games and simulations can uniquely modern-day students. From climate concepts and ecology science, to systems thinking, collaboration skills to tackle today’s toughest challenges.

Featuring Evergreen faculty Sam Saltiel and leading game designers, including creators of the indigenous futurist story-game Coyote & Crow and local alumni business owner of Heart of the Deernicorn. As well as indigenous game designer Andrew Gross, creator of the Solarpunk TTRPG Fully Automated.

Our guests will speak on how Washington state is the global capital of game design. As well as the role that tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are having for incarcerated individuals, and as supplemental therapeutic Social Emotional learning (SEL) for children development post-pandemic.

This lecture is free and will be viewable on live-stream. More details will be posted here: https://www.evergreen.edu/academics/experiential-learning/centers-institutes/climate/events-workshops

Light snacks, hot tea/coffee and refreshments provided to help us through the winter season.