Educational Foundation Nausika

DEPENDENCIES

a serious LARP game about politics and economics behind climate change

12 – 30 players  |  90 – 180 minutes  |  age 16+

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Competing visionaries clash with practical politicians while the planet is boiling in the background.

Data-driven game based on the MIT Climate Simulator, mixed with emotional storytelling and edu-larp methodology.

GAME IN DEVELOPMENT…

We are looking LOCAL PARTNERS for:

– academic expertise and peer review on the game content in the field of global economics and climate change

– hosting and co-organizing play-tests in high-schools and universities

CONTACT the Board of Nausika for more details!

MILESTONES

  • April 2026  –  Ideation phase starts
  • June 2026  –  Content development stage 1
  • September 2026  –  Testing the first Prototype
  • October 2026  –  Content development stage 2

CONSORTIUM

The Game is developed under the EcoQuest2 project, co-funded by the European Union, Erasmus+ Program.

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LICENCES

Game will be published in print-and-play version at Creative Commons licence, details to be updated.

Hard-copy edition to be sold is also expected in the far future.

AUTHORS

Nausika Foundation:

  • Zbigniew Janczukowicz
  • Patrycja Gas-Janczukowicz

Kraków Climate Councillors:

  • Beata Kulig-Gołąbek 
  • Natalia Gajewska 
  • Kamila Fordońska 

(the list is open for new collaborators to join)

LEARNING GOALS

  • Navigate through complex relations between climate change, economic growth, sustainability standards, modern technologies, 
  • Think critically and read between the lines of political and technocratic media, recognise the patterns of greenwashing and data manipulation
  • Imagine possible futures, both sustainable and catastrophic, including their casual dependencies and probability spectrum
  • Discover the MIT Climate Simulator with its practical research and workshop implications
  • Study in-depth the methodology of measurement and prediction connected to global warming
  • Strengthen attitudes and spark action towards green transformation and responsible leadership