Games for the Planet
Games for the Planet are socially responsible digital games (’serious games’, or ‘games for change’) which promote experiential learning, role playing, and simulations about humanity’s challenges of and solutions to realizing a globally sustainable way of life.
‘Serious Games’ or ‘Games for Change’ emerged in 2002 as a growing movement composed of game developers, several corporations, NGOs, foundations and others interested to harness commercial games development expertise, potential, creativity, wisdom, and technologies for social good. This fledgling industry, made up of a mosaic of public and private initiatives, is experiencing very rapid growth. This growth is largely driven by technological trends and society’s need to meet its current and future challenges through participatory culture and models of governance informed by collective intelligence.
Explore these games and links
- Games for the Planet: leading examples
- Submit or recommend a game
- Games for Change Initiative
- Reports & Publications
- Past and Future Events