Measuring Attitudinal Change and Knowledge Transfer in a Game-based Climate Change Intervention

Paul Huemer; Jeremiah Diephuis

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Measuring Attitudinal Change and Knowledge Transfer in a Game-based Climate Change Intervention

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This paper presents a visualization framework integrated into a game-based learning platform designed to teach climate change concepts and foster behavioral reflection. The system combines data gathered from serious games, quizzes and surveys with interactive visualizations like parallel coordinates, radar charts and stacked bar charts, to help educators assess knowledge transfer and attitudinal change. Evaluations with educators using the System Usability Scale and NASA Task Load Index indicate high usability and low cognitive load, while interviews with visualization experts revealed strengths and key areas of improvement. The dashboard supports both group-level trends and individual insights, contributing to a novel, user-centered approach to educational data visualization in climate change education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025
Editors	Gunter Wallner, James She, Michael Burch, Hai-Ning Liang
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400718458
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3769534.3769590
Publication status	Published - 18 Dec 2025

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Name	18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

data visualisation
User interface design
knowledge transfer
Attitudinal change
serious games
learning platforms
game-based learning
interactive learning environments
Game-Based Learning
Attitudinal Change
Knowledge Transfer
User Interface Design
Interactive Learning Environments
Data Visualization
Serious Games
Learning Platforms

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Huemer, P., & Diephuis, J. (2025). Measuring Attitudinal Change and Knowledge Transfer in a Game-based Climate Change Intervention. In G. Wallner, J. She, M. Burch, & H.-N. Liang (Eds.), 18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025 Article 10 (18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3769534.3769590

Huemer, Paul ; Diephuis, Jeremiah. / Measuring Attitudinal Change and Knowledge Transfer in a Game-based Climate Change Intervention. 18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025. editor / Gunter Wallner ; James She ; Michael Burch ; Hai-Ning Liang. Association for Computing Machinery, 2025. (18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025).

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Huemer, P & Diephuis, J 2025, Measuring Attitudinal Change and Knowledge Transfer in a Game-based Climate Change Intervention. in G Wallner, J She, M Burch & H-N Liang (eds), 18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025., 10, 18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025, Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3769534.3769590

Measuring Attitudinal Change and Knowledge Transfer in a Game-based Climate Change Intervention. / Huemer, Paul ; Diephuis, Jeremiah.
18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025. ed. / Gunter Wallner; James She; Michael Burch; Hai-Ning Liang. Association for Computing Machinery, 2025. 10 (18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025).

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Huemer P , Diephuis J. Measuring Attitudinal Change and Knowledge Transfer in a Game-based Climate Change Intervention. In Wallner G, She J, Burch M, Liang HN, editors, 18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025. Association for Computing Machinery. 2025. 10. (18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2025). doi: 10.1145/3769534.3769590

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