{"id":1146,"date":"2024-04-03T09:29:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T09:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/games-for-sustainability\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:43:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T12:43:28","slug":"games-for-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/games-for-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Games for sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Games for sustainability<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>EVRgreen develops games for a greener future. We want to engage, inform and inspire people in a way that is enjoyable and impactful. Our world faces many challenges, which is why it is important that we work towards lasting positive change. Gamifications and serious games are an innovative way to encourage people to behave more sustainably. Because serious games are not only fun, but also educational! Our games help people make greener choices.       <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How about that?<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Why games for sustainability?<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Sustainability is a big concept, which can sometimes be quite complicated. What exactly does it mean, and what can you do about it? Sustainability can be achieved in so many ways, it does not always have to be complicated or expensive. By visualizing challenges and sustainable solutions in a serious game, the subject becomes much more accessible. In addition, serious games make learning more fun, and that motivates people to think more about their own impact on the environment.    <\/p>\n<p>So you learn about topics like energy transition, climate goals and recycling in a whole new way. This is why we think it is so important to include the end user when developing a game. Whether for children or adults, with a game you can learn about any topic in a way that suits you. By extensive testing with the target audience, we know for sure that the game not only works well, but is also fun. This way you learn about sustainability with fun, and that has impact!    <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_2 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Educational and approachable<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Serious games offer an interactive and playful way to engage people on sustainability issues. By educating players and getting them to think about different topics and scenarios, you get more involved. Game-based learning, as it is also called. Game-based learning provides fun, which makes information better understood and remembered. And that's important to make a real difference.    <\/p>\n<p>Serious games are therefore a fun and accessible way to raise awareness about sustainable actions, both in children and adults. With games you get immediate feedback on your choices and actions, and that works very motivating. After all, who doesn't want to do the next challenge even better?  <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1215\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/klimaatonderlegger_dutchdesignweek.webp\" alt=\"climate coaster at dutch design week\" title=\"climate coaster_dutchdesignweek\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/klimaatonderlegger_dutchdesignweek.webp 1620w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/klimaatonderlegger_dutchdesignweek-1280x960.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/klimaatonderlegger_dutchdesignweek-980x735.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/klimaatonderlegger_dutchdesignweek-480x360.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1620px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-577\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1215\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HimmelHeroes_Characters2D.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"HimmelHeroes_Characters2D\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HimmelHeroes_Characters2D.webp 1620w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HimmelHeroes_Characters2D-1280x960.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HimmelHeroes_Characters2D-980x735.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HimmelHeroes_Characters2D-480x360.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1620px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-508\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_3 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Motivation<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Serious games and gamifications play on your intrinsic motivation. Thanks to various game principles, you are challenged to learn more. This can be done through a competitive element in the game, or by cooperating with other players. Whatever the challenge or goal, in games your efforts are always rewarded. You see immediate results, and that makes game-based learning fun. Complicated subjects are visualized and you experience the impact of your choices and lifestyle yourself. With serious games you become actively involved in the learning process in a playful way, and thus games stimulate behavioral change in a positive and lasting way.      <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_4 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Greener behavior  <\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Serious games and gamifications, in any form, stimulate creativity and critical thinking skills. You not only gain insight into difficult topics, but also insight into yourself. What can you yourself contribute to the environment? Children learn playfully about serious topics, such as endangered animals. Adults are challenged to look at things from a different angle, or to start a difficult conversation.    <\/p>\n<p>We always do this in a pleasant, accessible way. Because, of course, it has to remain fun. Games involve and inform people in a playful and impactful way. This is how we help people make greener choices. Serious games, for serious change!    <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1215\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/klimaatonderlegger_dutchdesignweek.webp\" alt=\"augmented reality for climate and sustainability\" title=\"climate coaster_dutchdesignweek\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/klimaatonderlegger_dutchdesignweek.webp 1620w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/klimaatonderlegger_dutchdesignweek-1280x960.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/klimaatonderlegger_dutchdesignweek-980x735.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/klimaatonderlegger_dutchdesignweek-480x360.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1620px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-577\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_5 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Example serious game for sustainability<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1620\" src=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/illuminating-landscape.webp\" alt=\"augmented reality carpet\" title=\"illuminating landscape\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/illuminating-landscape.webp 1620w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/illuminating-landscape-1280x1280.webp 1280w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/illuminating-landscape-980x980.webp 980w, https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/illuminating-landscape-480x480.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1620px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-573\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_6 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Experience the AR Climate Pad<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In collaboration with Maashorst Municipality and Bureau Streekk, we developed the AR Climate Underlay. An interactive narrative carpet in which the languages of our landscape are interwoven. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper  et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/project\/climate-coaster-interwoven-languages\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-1146","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1146"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1158,"href":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1146\/revisions\/1158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evrgreenstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=1146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}