Serious Games for Global Impact Student Showcase | The Climate Games

The Climate Games | Vinayak Sharma, Michael Vasandani, Ramon McDargh-Mitchell, Ivy Hu, Diego Zidane Reyes Gomez, Euphie Yang, Eva Intoci, and Ryan Regala Friday, May 29, 2026 Atkinson Hall, Qualcomm Institute, UC San Diego Led by Neil Smith, QI associate research scientist and co-director of the Center for Cyber-Archaeology and Sustainability, “Serious Games” teaches students to develop and apply games to complex global problems such as climate change. The Climate Games: Into the weeds. Students improved core game mechanics and added many new features to make a fully open creative role-playing game about the climate. For more information, visit qi.ucsd.edu/education/california-workforce-development/serious-games-internship/