Escape Room for Truth seekers
Overview
"Escape Room: Unraveling SDG 16" is an immersive educational experience designed to explore Sustainable Development Goal 16's core themes of fostering inclusive societies, ensuring access to justice, and building accountable institutions. Through three challenges—'Guardians of the Truth,' 'The Whistleblower's Dilemma,' and 'The Election Scandal - Interview Witness'—participants engage in ethical decision-making, source verification, and fact-checking exercises, navigating complex scenarios reflective of real-world issues. The game cultivates critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and a deeper understanding of justice, accountability, and peacebuilding, empowering individuals to contribute to a more just, peaceful, and inclusive global society.
Unraveling SDG 16 - A Journey Towards Inclusive Societies
"Escape Room: Unraveling SDG 16" is an immersive and interactive educational experience designed to illuminate Sustainable Development Goal 16: 'Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.'
Game Structure:
Introduction: Participants are introduced to the concept of the game, the significance of SDG 16, and its relevance in addressing contemporary global issues. An initial overview of the game's structure and the thematic challenges set the stage for an engaging learning journey.
Objectives:
Equality – promoting peace and justice
Education and awareness – being better citizens
Economic growth – reducing poverty
- The overarching goal of this innovative OER game is to transport participants into a future timeline (2030 or beyond), fostering a profound understanding of SDG 16 and its objectives.
- Through a series of meticulously crafted challenges, players delve into critical scenarios reflecting real-world dilemmas, ethical quandaries, and institutional challenges related to justice, accountability, and peacebuilding.
Challenges Overview
Guardians of the Truth: Participants assume the role of guardians in a virtual newsroom, tasked with verifying the reliability of information before dissemination. They encounter a scenario prompting ethical decision-making regarding publishing sensitive news.
The Whistleblower's Dilemma: Engaging with a highly sensitive photograph from an anonymous whistleblower, participants navigate ethical evaluations, source verification, risk assessment, and consultative processes to decide whether to publish or withhold information.
The Election Scandal - Interview Witness: Delving into a local election scandal, players interview NPCs, engage in fact-checking exercises, and compile evidence to expose voter manipulation while facing threats aiming to obstruct the truth.
Learning Outcomes
Each challenge is meticulously designed to foster critical thinking, ethical reasoning, media literacy, and decision-making skills. Participants develop a nuanced understanding of the complexities involved in upholding justice, fostering accountability, and promoting peace in society.
The game culminates in a comprehensive understanding of the role individuals and institutions play in achieving SDG 16 objectives. Participants gain insights into leveraging inclusive societies, access to justice, and accountable institutions to address contemporary global challenges.
"Escape Room: Unraveling SDG 16" serves as an innovative educational tool, empowering participants to become catalysts for positive change in the pursuit of a more just, peaceful, and inclusive world.