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CLIMATOPIA™

 

Click the image to view an engaging, three-minute video

and accompanying short story by Megan Mendenhall

published in the January 24, 2024 issue of Endeavors,

UNC’s Research and Creative Activity magazine.

Playing for Resilience

The Climate Change-Enhanced Disaster Resilience Building Game 

 

Climatopia™ is not just a game. 

The heart of the mission behind Climatopia™ is to build more resilient communities

through teaching strategies and offering resources to help with water-related natural disasters. 

Developed through close collaboration with more than 60 students and partners since 2020,

the final game design can be made at home with a 1-yard Spoonflower order and resources and files at this website.  

 

Co-Founders Sydney Thomas, Alex Pistiolis, and Intern Karla Cordova presented with Dr. Rachel Willis 

 the purpose and initial fabric design at the Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference in May 2021. 

The presentation’s slides show the roots and purpose of the game: Climatopia™ Presentation

 

Board Game with a path consisting of orange, green and light blue tiles against a darker blue background. Each tile has either a black question mark icon, a treasure chest icon, a disaster icon or is blank. There is a legend where each of the three colors of the tiles, orange, green and light blue are corresponded with their respective
The Final Climatopia™ Board Game.

Game Piece Bag and Laser-Wood Cut Game Pieces:

Left and right halves show the front and back of the bag respectively. Left side consists of the climatopia logo on the the top, with a table below consisting of 6 disaster names, their respective icons and superhero icons. Right side shows the 6 superhero cards that are in white, where each card has a superhero icon, superhero title and a description of the superpower.
Front and Back of Fall 2023 game piece bag.
Six wood-textured pieces each consisting of a superhero icon and title, against a white background.
Fall 2023 laser-wood cut game pieces.

Character, Resource, and Quiz Cards:

Front of Fall 2023 Character Card with young girl dressed as a super hero flexing her arms.
Front of Fall 2023 Character Card.

Resource card with yellow background and treasure chest on the front
Front of Fall 2023 Resource Card.

Front of Fall 2023 Quiz Card with black circle and white question mark.
Front of Fall 2023 Quiz Card.

Resources to Prepare for Climate-Enhanced Disasters:

A concise blue and white display with a range of resources for various disasters, providing a comprehensive overview.
Fall 2023 resource links on the back of the gameboard.

Front and Back of Drawstring Bag:

Bag front with Climatopia logo & description for the game against a blue background.
Front of the final drawstring bag.
Back of the bag with text comprehensively describing the rules of the game
Back of the final drawstring bag.