EMOSPHERE
A game about exploring the role of emotions in global virtual teams.
WHY PLAY THIS SERIOUS GAME?
Discover how emotions and leadership strategies influence conflicts and collaboration in multicultural virtual teams.
Emosphere explores conflict management in increasingly digital and international work environments through immersive video-based scenarios.
FOR PROFESSIONALS
Explore the challenges of managing conflicts and emotions in multicultural virtual teams.
The game encourages reflection on leadership strategies, trust and collaboration in online professional environments.
FOR TEACHERS
Use immersive video-based scenarios to introduce discussions around:
- leadership;
- conflict management;
- emotions at work;
- intercultural collaboration.
The game provides concrete situations that support classroom discussions and collective reflection.
FOR LEARNERS
Experience realistic workplace situations involving conflicts, emotions and leadership in multicultural virtual teams.
Players discover how different management approaches can influence trust, perceptions and team dynamics.
ABOUT THE GAME
Emosphere is a serious game exploring the role of emotions in global virtual teams.
Participants watch short video-based scenarios depicting:
• task conflicts;
• relationship conflicts;
• process conflicts.
The game compares different leadership responses:
• collaborating;
• accommodating;
• competing;
• avoiding.
The experiment examines how these strategies influence:
• trust in leadership;
• psychological safety;
• fairness perceptions;
• willingness to contribute.
Developed in 2025 by Shahab Ahmadi at the University Grenoble Alpes under the supervision of Anne Bartel-Radic and Frédéric Prévot.
PRACTICAL INFORMATIONS
Language : English
Format : Video-based serious game experiment
WANT TO PLAY? HAVE QUESTIONS?
Contact interccomgames@gmail.com to learn more!
