Description: Interviews (semi-structured) and closed card sorting task to identify/discuss main social issues in games

Research type: Non-experimental
Data type: Qualitative

Comparator: none
Control group: no
Pilot study: yes
Pre/post measures used: no
Follow-up: no

Sample type: Players/Journalists/Researchers
Sample size: 11
Power analysis: no
Sample countries: United States, United Kingdom, Czech Republic

Games studied: Red Dead Redemption 2, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Frostpunk, Death Stranding, Cities: Skylines

Franchises studied: Red Dead (F), Horizon (F), Frostpunk (F), Cities: Skylines (F)

Study outcomes: Connectedness to nature, Gameplay experience, Using games for environmentalism, Perception, Representing nature, Reflecting ecological issues