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Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Augmented Reality Game Promoting Environmental Action

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  • Kyra Wang

    (Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD), Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore)

  • Zeynep Duygu Tekler

    (Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD), Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore)

  • Lynette Cheah

    (Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD), Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore)

  • Dorien Herremans

    (Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD), Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore)

  • Lucienne Blessing

    (Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD), Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore)

Abstract

While public awareness of climate change has grown over the years, many people still have misconceptions regarding effective individual environmental action. In this paper, we present a serious game called PEAR, developed using elements of geolocation and augmented reality (AR), aimed at increasing players’ awareness of climate change issues and propensity for effective sustainable behaviours. We conducted a study with participants who played the game, gauging their knowledge of and attitudes towards climate change issues before and after playing the game. Our results show that the game significantly improved participants’ knowledge on sustainability and climate-change-related issues, and that it also significantly improved their attitudes towards these topics, thus proving that serious games have the potential to impart knowledge and promote sustainable behaviours. Additionally, our results address the lack of empirical studies on the knowledge base of serious sustainability games by introducing methods of quantitatively analysing the effects of serious sustainability games while additionally providing more knowledge about the effectiveness of the specific design elements of our game.

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  • Kyra Wang & Zeynep Duygu Tekler & Lynette Cheah & Dorien Herremans & Lucienne Blessing, 2021. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Augmented Reality Game Promoting Environmental Action," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:24:p:13912-:d:703916
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    1. Rhodes, Ekaterina & Axsen, Jonn & Jaccard, Mark, 2017. "Exploring Citizen Support for Different Types of Climate Policy," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 56-69.
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    3. María-Carmen Ricoy & Cristina Sánchez-Martínez, 2022. "Raising Ecological Awareness and Digital Literacy in Primary School Children through Gamification," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-19, January.

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