EarthQuest EarthQuest
Environmental Role-Playing Game
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EarthQuest is an educational simulation game for three or more people, ages 10-adult. One person serves as the Game Mentor (GM) whose role is similar to a facilitator, storyteller and referee. The rest are players who engage in creative role-playing by using imaginary Guardian characters and enter this fantastic future world of intrigue, excitement, adventure, and danger. Through role-playing in imaginary scenarios, players explore environmental issues, world cultures, politics and policy, economics, technology, and ideologies. EarthQuest players work together to problem solve and innovate. The game rewards players for problem solving and learning, and encourages real-world independent research and learning, and civic participation. EarthQuest adventures are limited only by the imagination!
EarthQuest has been designed to:
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Be an environmental education teaching tool, using progressive learning techniques |
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Use imagination to explore contemporary environmental issues and knowledge |
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Connect game learning with real world learning and participation |
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Facilitate decision making and problem solving skills |
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Promote the use of creativity |
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Explore and increase knowledge of world cultures and traditions |
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Build a sense of belonging and develop social skills |
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Enhance cooperation and teamwork |
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Be fun and enjoyable |
EarthQuest’s Educational Objectives:
| present a variety of sides to complex environmental issues |
| understand the complexity of environmental issues |
| encourage critical thinking and decision-making |
| formulate critically-reflected values |
| develop democratic civic action skills |
| develop real research skills |
| develop democratic civic participation skills and behaviors |