Illuminate is an
educational simulation
game
where
you
learn
about
the
impacts
of
climate
change
and
explore
ways
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
(GHG)
and
respond
to
climate
risks.
The Games Institute, in partnership with the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) at the University of Waterloo and an interdisciplinary team of students, staff and faculty from across campus, developed Illuminate.
From the Games Institute, Adam Leung is the Designer and Programmer, Tina Chan is the Artist and Narrator, and Pamela Maria Schmidt and Lillian A. Black are the Development Team.
The collaborators designed Illuminate to help players understand the science, the risks, and (most importantly) the solutions to climate change. Illuminate aims to teach players about the impacts of climate change while inspiring hope and motivating Canadians to take action and find effective solutions that will help shape our future.
Funding for the development of this game was provided by the University of Waterloo’s Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and the Games Institute.
- Designer and Programmer: Adam Leung
- Artist and Narrator: Tina Chan
- Producers: Simon Glauser and Natalie Heldsinger, Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3), University of Waterloo
- Development Team: Pamela Maria Schmidt and Lillian A. Black, Games Institute, University of Waterloo
- Scientific Advisory Committee from the University of Waterloo: Daniel Scott, Juan Moreno-Cruz, Merrin Macrae, Alexandra Lesnikowski, Andrea Minano