Edmund Lau Chai Ming
Playing the Reef Stakes
Can learning about the coral crisis be fun? Coral reef ecologist Edmund Lau believed it could be, with the gamification of real-life coral reef conservation challenges. He developed Reef Stakes®, an educational role-playing card game on the marine environment, with three partners, Hui Ling, Quek and Serena.
Reef Stakes® players collaborate and resolve conflicts to determine the future of a coral reef ecosystem, while meeting some of Malaysia’s most iconic marine species and grappling with coral such as destructive fishing, pollution and coastal development. Reef Stakes® has won numerous awards and been played in more than 10 countries including Germany, Cambodia and Taiwan. It also birthed Reef Spawn: a capacity-building program to develop champions of the marine environment among Malaysian youth. Find out more on the website and Facebook, and follow Edmund on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter too.
