Designing a Board Game about the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

Fong-Han Chen and Shin-Jia Ho ()
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Fong-Han Chen: Department of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City 106209, Taiwan
Shin-Jia Ho: Department of Center for General Education, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, North District, Taichung City 406053, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-18

Abstract: Game-based learning has been regarded as one of the best ways to raise public awareness of important issues. It is also a feasible strategy. The promotion of sustainable development education is not limited to schools as the issue of sustainability is related to everyone. The learning of sustainable development goals through games can extend to public sectors, companies, and private units so that more people understand the sustainable development concepts and the content of sustainable development goals. This study aimed to develop and design a board game aiming to acquaint learners with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations and to add fun to the serious issue and make it closer to life while maintaining knowledge. The result indicates that the “SDGs Board Game” designed by this study has an inspiring effect on learning the meaning and goals of sustainable development. When used in class, it can enhance learners’ knowledge and reflection on sustainable development goals. When used out of class, according to the feedback, learners can establish the basic concepts of the Sustainable Development Goals after playing the game. The experts suggest that in the future, slight improvements of the SDGs game mechanism should be carried out. By working with art editors and manufacturers, it can be commodified and promoted to be used in different units as an important tool to promote sustainable development education in Taiwan.

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals; serious games; board game; education for sustainable development; games-based learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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