In My Boat: a card game designed by community researchers to explore the impact of environmental change on marine ecosystems

This work presents the development of an educational climate-focused card game created in collaboration with a grassroots community group. Employing a participatory action research (PAR) methodology, the group gathered and analysed data on public attitudes towards climate change and card games to inform the game's design. Key findings revealed a general awareness of environmental change but a limited understanding of its causes. Additionally, the public expressed a positive attitude towards both card games and education through this medium.Building upon these insights, the group designed a card game that explores climate and pollution threats to a marine ecosystem. The PAR approach was found to be effective in designing a card game through community-led dissemination of results and decision making.