Play Rethink

Designer / Lili de Larratea

Play Rethink is a set of card games based on creative thinking. Each card poses a challenge to the player, where one rethinks how everyday objects can be changed or modified to be more eco-friendly. Examples of such challenges are reinventing household appliances using eco-friendly materials and processes, or improve on the way they work to create minimal impact on the environment.

The design of Play Rethink actively engages players to think about sustainable practices and behavior. Active engagement is more effective than passive engagement in getting individuals to adopt a particular attitude or behavior, hence Play Rethink is very likely to be effective in changing player’s thinking and actions towards the environment. The use of everyday items, such as household appliances, in this game also makes it more accessible for players to generalize their behaviors and attitudes into everyday life. Also, as the game uses a central route to persuasion, this change elicited is likely to be permanent and lasting.