January 28, 2023
Can Board Games Teach Us about the Climate Crisis? Game Creators Say Yes
Source: The Guardian
Journalist: Zoe Dutton
Ed McGrady, a chemical engineer by training, has run wargames for a range of government entities, including the White House. An adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, McGrady said gaming can help players anticipate future conflicts and emergencies and plan accordingly.
“That competitive interaction with a live human being – it gets you to care and think creatively about the issue at hand more than any sort of report or learning device or briefing mechanism ever could,” McGrady said.
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