{"id":15206,"date":"2026-02-11T08:49:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/?p=15206"},"modified":"2026-05-12T07:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:32:33","slug":"trois-rivieres-jeu-video-impact-numerique-ecole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/en\/2026\/02\/trois-rivieres-jeu-video-impact-numerique-ecole\/","title":{"rendered":"Trois-Rivi\u00e8res: a video game to talk about behind-the-scenes digital in school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What if we talked about the hidden impacts of digital with \u2026 students while playing?<\/strong> Trois-Rivi\u00e8res is a funny \u2011aventure action video game, free and playable directly in the browser, which tries to<strong> raises awareness of the environmental and social impacts of the manufacture of digital equipment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Designed for a wide audience from the age of 11, it offers an experience of around 30 minutes in a lecture session or media library workshop.<\/p>\n<p>The team behind the project is pursuing a two-pronged approach: carry an ecological message in the face of technological acceleration and apply the precepts of digital frugality to itself. The bet is from my point of view won on both levels. Favorite.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15207\" src=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.35.20@2x-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"Game Three Rivers Home Screen\" width=\"720\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.35.20@2x-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.35.20@2x-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.35.20@2x-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.35.20@2x-1536x989.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.35.20@2x.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41b85e8a378\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41b85e8a378\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/en\/2026\/02\/trois-rivieres-jeu-video-impact-numerique-ecole\/#Un_jeu_leger_accessible_sur_le_web\" >A light game, accessible on the web<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/en\/2026\/02\/trois-rivieres-jeu-video-impact-numerique-ecole\/#Parler_des_impacts_caches_du_numerique\" >Talking about the hidden impacts of digital<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/en\/2026\/02\/trois-rivieres-jeu-video-impact-numerique-ecole\/#Une_demarche_decoconception_coherente_et_rare\" >A coherent and rare ecodesign approach<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/en\/2026\/02\/trois-rivieres-jeu-video-impact-numerique-ecole\/#Des_pistes_dusages_pedagogiques\" >Pedagogical uses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/en\/2026\/02\/trois-rivieres-jeu-video-impact-numerique-ecole\/#Libre_gratuit_et%E2%80%A6ludique\" >Free, Free and \u2026ludic<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Un_jeu_leger_accessible_sur_le_web\"><\/span>A light game, accessible on the web<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Trois-Rivi\u00e8res is played online, without installation, on computer, tablet or smartphone, including on old devices. Trois-Rivi\u00e8res is a pretty little village that the player explores with arrows from his keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>The player embodies <strong>Ma\u00ef, a hiker who discovers the charming village of Trois-Rivi\u00e8res<\/strong> and makes the acquaintance of its inhabitants. The latter live happily in a form of sobriety, surrounded by three tributaries that give the hamlet its name. But the tranquility of the place is brutally upset: one of the rivers is affected by mysterious pollution. Ma\u00ef sets out in search of <a href=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/2025\/06\/futureguessr-jeu-geographique-simulation-climat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understand the origin of the disaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her survey will lead her to the digital-related industries that have set up in the region: mining, assembly plant, recycling plant, and their impact on the environment and on people\u2019s lives. The player explores the village and its surroundings using the arrows on the keyboard, gradually discovering the hidden backstage of our digital equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The game is supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Alt Impact program (<a href=\"https:\/\/agirpourlatransition.ademe.fr\/acteurs-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADEME<\/a>, CNRS,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inria.fr\/fr\/education-et-numerique\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Inria<\/a>), which makes it possible to use it with confidence to talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/2021\/04\/la-digitale-outils-numeriques-responsables-enseignants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Responsible Digital<\/a> with students.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15208\" src=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.36.44@2x-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"Three Rivers Game Screen\" width=\"720\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.36.44@2x-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.36.44@2x-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.36.44@2x-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.36.44@2x-1536x883.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.36.44@2x.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parler_des_impacts_caches_du_numerique\"><\/span>Talking about the hidden impacts of digital<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The scenario highlights aspects that are often invisible to students: mineral extraction conditions, globalised production chains, e-waste management and social justice challenges. The game mechanics support a simple message to use in the classroom: behind every smartphone, computer or console, there are resources, energy and people.<\/p>\n<p>In an EMI, technology or geography course, Trois-Rivi\u00e8res offers concrete support for <a href=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/2025\/09\/graphy-creer-graphiques-ia-gratuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illustrate the data<\/a> This is usually presented in a more abstract way (carbon footprint, extraction, e\u2011waste, etc.). The narrative and playful anchoring is a good starting point for rich debates on our digital uses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15209\" src=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.38.34@2x-1024x652.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Impact Game\" width=\"720\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.38.34@2x-1024x652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.38.34@2x-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.38.34@2x-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.38.34@2x-1536x977.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/outilstice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-11-at-07.38.34@2x.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Une_demarche_decoconception_coherente_et_rare\"><\/span>A coherent and rare ecodesign approach<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Super interesting feature for teachers and trainers: <strong>the game applies to \u2011 himself the principles he puts forward.<\/strong>  Trois-Rivi\u00e8res is developed with Phaser, an open source JavaScript library optimized for 2D games, allowing smooth execution in the browser without the need for powerful machines.<\/p>\n<p>The choice of the \u2011art pixel, the limitation of the graphic resources and the strong compression of the sounds result in a very light game, of about 14.2 MB, of which 10.4 MB are dedicated to audio. For comparison, a single photo of your uncompressed smartphone may weigh heavier.<\/p>\n<p>This sobriety is in line with the current recommendations on the ecodesign of digital services and the environmental transition of <a href=\"https:\/\/outilstice.com\/2020\/11\/polymny-studio-outil-libre-pour-realiser-videos-pedagogiques\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video game<\/a>. It is also an excellent point of support to address <strong>the question of responsible design of a digital service.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Des_pistes_dusages_pedagogiques\"><\/span>Pedagogical uses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Trois-Rivi\u00e8res easily lends itself to different use scenarios with middle and high school students.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In\u00a0<strong>NDE \/ technology<\/strong>\u202f: starting point for mapping the life cycle of digital equipment (extract, manufacture, transport, use, recycle).<\/li>\n<li>In\u00a0<strong>SVT \/ geography<\/strong>\u202f: support to work on resources, pollution, environmental and social inequalities.<\/li>\n<li>In\u00a0<strong>digital mediation<\/strong>\u00a0(media libraries, EPN, youth organisations, CNFS): short animation to raise awareness of the impacts of digital before addressing eco\u2011gestes or re-use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Libre_gratuit_et%E2%80%A6ludique\"><\/span>Free, Free and \u2026ludic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The game Trois-Rivi\u00e8res is free and free.<\/strong> The source code and music are available under a free license. You will find it online at <strong>address <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trois-rivieres.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three\u2011rivieres.net<\/a>,<\/strong> from a simple web browser. I say bravo and even bravissimo to the team behind this clever little game.<\/p>\n<p>I saw that one of the creators of the game said he was ready on LinkedIn to intervene in interested structures to present the approach and exchange around ecodesign and the impacts of digital technology.<\/p>\n<p>The world of the game Trois-Rivi\u00e8res is both a fun turnkey resource and an interesting starting point for a broader reflection on our digital uses. <strong>Test it. Discover Trois-Rivi\u00e8res.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is the team of three people to whom we owe the \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f game:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Richard Hanna<\/strong> : original idea, game design and programming<\/li>\n<li><strong>Philippe Salib<\/strong> : graphic design, level design and game design<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Fonteix<\/strong> : game design, storytelling, music and sound effects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 1676dc60-4727-40df-9a09-caed5ba40065 --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if we talked about the hidden impacts of digital with \u2026 students while playing? 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