Worldbuilding and Ethical Game Design

This project explores creative worldbuilding and game design in the West Midlands, asking how games can foster understanding across diverse persons and communities and build ethical reasoning.

We are developing collaborative partnerships with local games designers and working with media education charity Rural Media to run creative worldbuilding workshops.

This project is led by Dr Jeremy Kidwell, Dr Bettina Bódi and Dr Dorothy Butchard at the University of Birmingham, with support from the Centre for Urban Wellbeing and Culture Forward. It is funded by the AHRC IAA User Engagement Fund at the University of Birmingham.