Joint Research Centre

Cyber Chronix: A Participatory Research Approach to Develop and Evaluate a Storytelling Game

Cyber Chronix is a serious game developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre to improve digital literacy and raise awareness regarding the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

• Cyber Chronix is a serious game developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre to teach GDPR concepts like data portability and the right to be forgotten through a branching digital comic format.
• The project utilized a participatory research model, integrating input from researchers, privacy experts, and educators to balance legal accuracy with narrative engagement.
• Effectiveness was measured using the Digital Competence Framework (DigComp) across two pilot studies involving 61 total participants, including 22 university students and 39 students aged 12 to 15.

Born Digital / Grown Digital: Assessing the Future Competitiveness of the EU Video Games Software Industry

JRC Scientific and Technical Reports ASSESSING THE FUTURE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE EU VIDEO GAMES SOFTWARE INDUSTRY G. De Prato, C. Feijóo, D. Nepelski, M. Bogdanowicz, J.P.