The Cranky Uncle Game--Combining Humor and Gamification to Build Student Resilience against Climate Misinformation

Autor/inn/en	Cook, John; Ecker, Ullrich K. H.; Trecek-King, Melanie; Schade, Gunnar; Jeffers-Tracy, Karen; Fessmann, Jasper; Kim, Sojung Claire; Kinkead, David; Orr, Margaret; Vraga, Emily; Roberts, Kurt; McDowell, Jay
Titel	The Cranky Uncle Game--Combining Humor and Gamification to Build Student Resilience against Climate Misinformation
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 29 (2023) 4, S.607-623 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cook, John) ORCID (Ecker, Ullrich K. H.) ORCID (Fessmann, Jasper) ORCID (Kim, Sojung Claire) ORCID (Kinkead, David) ORCID (Vraga, Emily)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2022.2085671
Schlagwörter	Misconceptions; Climate; Humor; Games; Cartoons; Critical Thinking; Higher Education; Game Based Learning; Resilience (Psychology); Undergraduate Students; Science Education; Environmental Education; High School Students; Massachusetts; Texas; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; Klima; Humoristische Darstellung; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Zeichentrickfilm; Kritisches Denken; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Misinformation about climate change is a consequential societal issue, causing polarization and reduced support for climate action. However, the seriousness of the problem does not preclude non-serious solutions. There are numerous potential benefits to humor as a strategy to counter misinformation, such as attracting attention and engaging disengaged audiences. This paper describes a humorous serious game--"Cranky Uncle"--developed in the U.S. to inoculate players against climate misinformation. The game combines psychological research into active inoculation, critical-thinking work on misleading rhetorical techniques, communication research into cartoon debunking, and gamification. The game's cartoon humor and the creative potential of active inoculation lends it to classroom applications; educators have thus used classroom activities to complement the game in order to improve students' climate literacy and critical-thinking abilities. We present several qualitative U.S.-based case studies, in formal English-speaking tertiary classrooms and informal public education settings, to illustrate the utility of a humorous, game-based approach to building resilience against climate misinformation. The approaches adopted in our case studies are offered as a model for other educators looking to use interactive games to teach critical thinking. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01