How could we teach the impact of current actions on the future through video game design?

Categorization of video games based on gameplay mechanics, thematic elements, and player interaction modes.

The idea that small actions can cause large and unpredictable changes elsewhere, often used to explain complex systems like climate change.

Can you name any styles?

Do you have a favorite?

Side-Scrolling Platformers

Games focused on navigating a character through a series of platforms and obstacles.

Famous Examples:

• Super Mario Bros
• Sonic the Hedgehog

Story Based Adventure​ Games

These games involve character development, storytelling, and often a focus on player choices affecting the narrative.

Famous Examples:

• Final Fantasy
• Pokemon 

Strategy Games

Involving tactical and strategic decision-making, these games often require managing resources and planning actions to achieve specific objectives.

Famous Examples:

• Age of the Empires
• Stardew Valley

Social 

Simulation

Games where players engage in and manage social interactions and life-like activities in a virtual environment.

Famous Examples:

• The Sims
• Animal Crossing

Puzzle Games

Focused on solving puzzles or navigating through complex structures using logic and problem-solving skills.

Famous Examples:

• Tetris
• Portal

Racing Games

Where players control a vehicle or character, navigating through a course or competing against others.

Famous Examples:

• Mario Kart
• Gran Turismo

Maze Games

Games where the player navigates through a maze, which can be designed in various complexity levels.

Famous Examples:

• Pac Man
• Legend of Zelda

Designing Physical Interfaces for digital actions.

Think of a daily object that could be repurposed into a game controller.

How would you use its unique features to interact with your game about a world issue?

How could you transform a water bottle into a game controller?

What could squeezing, shaking, filling, emptying or tilting the bottle control in a game?