policy engagement through digital participation (serious games)

POLICY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH DIGITAL

PARTICIPATIONANDREW REID, GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY

[email protected]@AJREID93

ANDREW REID, GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY

POLICY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH DIGITAL

PARTICIPATIONSERIOUS GAMES


The Early-Stage Perspective


“Is Play a Solution to Civic Engagement?”

“Are Games an Appropriate Choice of Environment?”

The Early-Stage Perspective


Video Games and Society



1960s: Technological Enquiry and Discovery1970s: Educational Tools1970s-1980s: Social Environments (Arcades)1980s-: Personal Entertainment1990s-: Educational Software2000s-: Social Development



“Analog” Games

~700s: Mancala

3100BC: Senet




“Analog” Games

~700s: Mancala

3100BC: Senet


Games have been a historic method of transposing play, an innate human ability that may result in understanding, learning, discovery, and development.



“Analog” Games

~700s: Mancala

3100BC: Senet


Games have been a historic method of transposing play, an innate human ability that may result in understanding, learning, discovery, and development.

Civic participation relies on public’s understanding of a situation, their ability to learn about causations, discover methods of intervention, and develop practices to protect and sustain their environment.


Serious Game Examples

FOLDIT (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 2008)



PLAY TO CURE: GENES IN SPACE (GUERILLA TEA 2014)



KILLBOX (ABBAS ET AL 2015)


Civic City

CONVERSE WITH AVATARS EXPLORE WORLD AND VISUALISE POLITICAL STANCE

DATA COLLECTION


Project:Filter

POLLUTED (2014)SEWER SWEEPER (2014) NOPILLS JAM (2014)


Project:Filter

FILTER CREATION GAMEPLAY

HOLE IN THE WALL (BBC 2008)


Closing Thoughts



Closing Thoughts

Play could be the solution to exploring and discovering novel approaches in addressing civic engagement.



Closing Thoughts

Play could be the solution to exploring and discovering novel approaches in addressing civic engagement.

“Are Games the Appropriate Choice of Environment?”As part of a wider campaign, yes.

As a single method of intervention, no.


policy engagement through digital participation (serious games)

Presentations & Public Speaking