Article by the Klaus Tschira Foundation on the project: "Science Gaming: Teaching Science Through Board Games” Article by the Klaus Tschira Foundation on the project: "Science Gaming: Teaching Science Through Board Games”

Project Science Gaming: Board Game Events as a Gateway to STEM Topics (German title: Brettspielevents als Zugang zu MINT-Themen): Commercially available board games as a popular gateway to science.
 
 
Board games reach millions and have long been addressing scientific topics. Our project explores this potential and puts it to use: as a conversation starter, as a space for connection, and as a format for science communication. We are researching how game mechanics make complex topics accessible. A major opportunity arises from the fact that modern, commercially available board games are increasingly addressing science-related topics, such as climate change and climate protection, biodiversity, space exploration, history, and numerous other subjects. Even if some of these games contain only a few concrete elements of science communication, they can still serve as a conversation starter simply by the nature of the topics they address. This project investigates how modern board games can be used for science communication.

The project Science Gaming: Board Game Events as a Gateway to STEM Topics is funded by the Klaus Tschira Foundation. An article about the project has now been published on their website, which here.

The project website on the University of Bonn website is here.