Game Assisted Öko-Learning

Coordinator:  Univ. Prof. Dr. Christian Swertz, Dipl.- Päd. Manfred Nagl, MAS, MSc 

Team:  Mag.a Daniela Leopold, Mag.a Eva Frick 

Principal: ZIT - Zentrum für Innovation und Technologie [Outdated link]

Duration: 01.07.2006 - 28.02.2007 

Homepage: E-Energie [Outdated link]
 

Description:  

It is well known that civilization has a huge impact on the environment. It is up to mankind to respect the world we live in and to establish sensitivity for the nature around us. To get people think about their very own detrimental effects on the environment is hard to archieve. Using people’s attraction for games is a very prospective possibility to get the people think about how to save the enviroment for their children. In the age of media computer games for training purposes are designed quite often, but it is not common to use computer games to establish environmental awareness. In cooperation with the Gschwandtner SPC GmbH the Department of Education and Human Development of  the University of Vienna has developed a game based learning application for adults with the aim to do so. The motivation for this project arose from the European Center of Renewable Energy in Güssing. They experienced a need for a possibility to gain more information on this subject. The aim of this application was to pass on information on renewable energy to interested adults, who want to learn about renewable energy or who need the knowledge for building and living.  

 Lörnie eContent Award 2009: 

3. prize in the category: natural sciences loernie.bildung.at/Bildungspool/learnie-2009/loernieaward2009 

Results:  

Frick, Eva (2007): Computertechnologie in der Umweltbildung. Diplomarbeit zur Erlangung des Magistergrades der Philosophie an der Fakultät für Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaft der Universität Wien  

Leopold, Daniela (2007): (Computer-) Spielend Lernen? Eine Auseinandersetzung mit dem Konzept des Game Based Learning. Diplomarbeit zur Erlangung des Magistergrades der Philosophie an der Fakultät für Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaft der Universität Wien. 

Frick, Eva; Leopold Daniela (2008): Innovative Zugänge zur Umweltbildung-Möglichkeiten und Chancen nachhaltiger Umweltbildung durch digitale Spiele. In: Tagung Future and Reality of Gaming, Oktober 2008, Wien

Leopold, Daniela; Nagl, Manfred (2008): Game Assisted Eco-Learning-
Establishing Environmental Awareness by Playing a Computer Game. In: Tagung eLearning Baltics, Juni 2008, Rostock