Ocean Savior - web game

As part of the United Nations Decade of Marine Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO has created the “Save the Wave App Challenge” project to introduce Ocean Literacy, within schools, also thanks to coding and new technologies. In 2022, the challenge involved students from three institutes (ITC Nitti Napoli, Liceo Scientifico Statale Alessandro Volta in Turin and Liceo Classico Statale Bartolomeo Zucchi in Monza), in the creation of a video game that would increase awareness of the health of the ocean.

The winning web game is Ocean Savior, from the ITC Nitti school in Naples, which features the turtle Cleany. The turtle has the task of removing as much waste as possible from the sea with its basket: the player must therefore help it to preserve marine fauna and flora, eliminating all harmful elements. However, you must be careful not to drop the waste on the seabed and not to catch the little fish, otherwise you will lose one of the three lives available. To enrich the games, there are also many curiosities that allow players to learn more about the ocean and its inhabitants.

Instructions for use

A web game that can be used in the classroom, at home or in the media to raise awareness among new generations about plastic pollution in the sea.

Source and/or author of the activity:

UNESCO-IOC (2022). Ocean Savior created by Gamindo from an idea of ​​the students of the ITC Nitti of Naples.

Cognitive learning objectives:

• The student understands the importance of knowing and preserving the ocean.
• The student understands the issues related to Ocean Education.
• The student understands the connection of many daily actions with the ocean.

Social-emotional learning goals:

• The student understands the complexity of the ocean system.
• The student understands the connection of many daily actions with the ocean.
• The student perceives individual and collective responsibility for the well-being of the ocean.

Behavioral learning objectives:

• The student is able to understand the importance of protecting the ocean.
• The student is more sensitive and respectful towards the ocean.

UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Approaches

Sustainability perspective.

Connection between subjects

Civics, geography, art.

Sustainable Development Goals:

• OSS14 “Life Underwater”

Connection to Ocean Education Principles:

• Principle 6 “The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected”

Links to bibliographic material:

Ocean Literacy Portal – https://oceanliteracy.unesco.org