Talk that talk: serious game workshop

This workshop is open for all UM-students.

The aim of the serious game Talk That Talk is to encourage a public dialogue about sexually transgressive behaviour against students in Dutch higher education in order to promote ethical bystander behaviour. The serious game is played in a facilitated environment in small groups of 4 to 6 participants. During the game, the participants are addressed as bystanders.

Background information research

The serious game Talk That Talk is designed and evaluated during a master thesis project of the Master’s Engineering and Policy Analysis at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

Talk That Talk is an evidence-based game designed to encourage an intergroup dialogue among students about sexual violence against women. The main goal of the game is to promote ethical bystander behaviour in situations of sexually transgressive behaviour (STB).

The game evaluation was focussed on the outcome variables:

•          Sexual violence myth acceptance

•          Bystander Attitudes: awareness and responsibility

•          The willingness to intervene in STB-situations.

•          Intergroup Dialogue

The game proved to have a significant positive effect on the bystander attitudes and the willingness to intervene. No significant difference was found in sexual violence myth acceptance. Additionally, the game proved to promote an effective intergroup dialogue between the participants.

This workshop is a collaboration between the projectteam student wellbeing, the student initiative helpdesk and the social safety team. This workshop will be led by Francien Baijanova. For more information please see www.talkthattalk.nl

When: Wednesday November 15, 2023 12:30-14:00 & 14:30 - 16:00
Location: Tapijnkazerne 23, EDLAB building, room 0.110 (Serre)