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Serious Games in Spatial Planning: Strengths, Limitations and Support Frameworks

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Serious games are being developed in many fields of research and proving to be valuable practical tools. In the planning field, games can help approach complexity and engage more participants through first-person experimentation. This paper presents an overview of the main strengths, limitations of applying serious games in Spatial Planning. The paper also discusses available support frameworks. And it proposes some guidelines for researchers and practitioners that want to profit from game usage. Serious Games can be powerful tools but can easily lead to failure processes, which demand previous systematic analysis of what planners may do and expect from games.

Source: International Journal of Serious Games

DOI: 10.17083/ijsg.v9i2.510

Authors: Micael Sousa, António Pais Antunes, Nuno Pinto, Nelson Zagalo

Institutions: University of Coimbra, University of Manchester, University of Aveiro

Language: English

Topic: Educational Games and Gamification

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Award: Jogos Sérios (Serious Games) no Planeamento Urbano