Innovative Teaching with the new Serious Game Graveler
Our Department of Global Awareness Education, together with the Digital Humanities Masters programme, University Didactics, and the company Ncite, has developed a virtual world tour in the form of a serious game to convey and discuss the basics of the globalization debate
The game has been designed as an engaging two-dimensional online multiplayer role-playing game with both collectible and puzzle components. In the game, a group of students embark on a virtual trip around the world, visiting a number of selected cities. As they travel, they must solve puzzles and meet the people they need to solve them, some of whom are real. These interactions are designed not only to develop students' problem-solving skills, but also to give them the opportunity to explore the content in greater depth.
In order to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of the regions they have travelled to, the game contains a variety of multimedia content. In addition to videos and graphics, this includes scientific texts that provide in-depth information and background to the topics covered. This combination of different media formats ensures a varied and in-depth learning experience.
The serious game is used in various seminars, including "What is Globalization? No Poverty", "CIVIS BIP Democratic Memories in Global Perspective" and "Global Migration on the Ground". In these courses, the game supports the theoretical content and enables students to explore and understand the complex issues of globalization in an interactive and hands-on way.