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ISAGA 2025: Rouven Kaiser receives Best Paper Award for contribution to serious games in the context of the climate crisis

At this year's ISAGA conference?(International Simulation and Gaming Association:? https://www.isaga2025.com/ ) in Stuttgart, Rouven Kaiser and Matthias Mittelberger were awarded a Best Paper Award for their joint study on the impact of serious games as interactive climate change simulations. ISAGA is the world's leading conference for scientific discussion of simulation games, simulations, and serious games. This year's event focused on how simulation-based formats can contribute to overcoming complex global challenges.

The award-winning paper presents the World Climate Game as a best practice example of combining scientific modeling and participatory learning formats. The game simulates realistic international climate negotiations and puts participants in the roles of political decision-makers, economic actors, or civil society organizations. The aim is to make dynamic processes of global climate policy tangible and to trigger both cognitive and emotional learning processes.

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Based on a hybrid simulation that integrates sound climate and economic data, the game visualizes the effects of human activities on the environment and society. An empirical study with over 700 participants proves that the serious game not only promotes understanding of the complex interrelationships of the climate crisis, but also strengthens social skills such as cooperation, perspective-taking, and negotiation skills. The theoretical framework is based on concepts of transformative action and global citizenship education.

“We believe this paper serves as an excellent model for the next generation of researchers in our field,” said the ISAGA jury. “It reminds us that innovation is not just about new technology, but also about perfecting and applying a timeless practice.”

This award once again highlights Rouven Kaiser and the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg as relevant players in the international research landscape on the climate crisis, serious gaming, and simulation-based transformation education. The findings from the paper provide impetus for the further development of evidence-based, interactive serious games—not only in the context of the climate crisis, but also for other global transformation processes.

(You will find the link to the paper here as soon as it is published. If you are interested in advance, please feel free to send me a message at r.kaiser@uni-a.de).

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