The Potential of Serious Games to Solve Water Problems: Editorial to the Special Issue on Game-Based Approaches to Sustainable Water Governance

Medema, Wietske; Mayer, Igor; Adamowski, Jan; Wals, A.E.J.; Chew, Chengzi

doi:10.3390/w11122562

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“…The use of educational videos and games has been demonstrated to improve understanding of the causes and impacts of marine issues. For example, Medema et al ( 2019 ) reported that many organisations concerned with sustainability and marine environments have begun to develop games with persuasive or learning messages, and that these games can prepare (and potentially incentivise) the changes urgently needed to address current and emerging environmental issues.…”

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Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement

Kelly

Evans

Alexander

et al. 2021

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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Improved public understanding of the ocean and the importance of sustainable ocean use, or ocean literacy, is essential for achieving global commitments to sustainable development by 2030 and beyond. However, growing human populations (particularly in mega-cities), urbanisation and socioeconomic disparity threaten opportunities for people to engage and connect directly with ocean environments. Thus, a major challenge in engaging the whole of society in achieving ocean sustainability by 2030 is to develop strategies to improve societal connections to the ocean. The concept of ocean literacy reflects public understanding of the ocean, but is also an indication of connections to, and attitudes and behaviours towards, the ocean. Improving and progressing global ocean literacy has potential to catalyse the behaviour changes necessary for achieving a sustainable future. As part of the Future Seas project (https://futureseas2030.org/), this paper aims to synthesise knowledge and perspectives on ocean literacy from a range of disciplines, including but not exclusive to marine biology, socio-ecology, philosophy, technology, psychology, oceanography and human health. Using examples from the literature, we outline Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement

Kelly

Evans

Alexander

et al. 2021

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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“…Serious games represent real-world issues and capture complexity while offering stakeholders greater freedom to think outside the box to explore different pathways for sustainability transformation (Gugerell and Zuidema 2017;Jean et al 2018). In light of this, they are increasingly being recognized within sustainability research and practice, as an approach to support the comprehension and improvement of wicked situations (Medema et al 2019). They can also be considered as an creative action learning approach that supports exploration and experimentation by harnessing diverse local knowledge and experience to determine appropriate actions (Rodela, Ligtenberg, and Bosma 2019;Salvini et al 2016).…”

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Rethinking Decision Support Under Conditions of Irreducible Uncertainty: Co-Designing a Serious Game to Navigate Baltic Sea Nutrient Enrichment

Powell

Bachelder

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Society & Natural Resources

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Science-informed, reductionist policy has systematically failed to address wicked situations. Such situations are highly interconnected and unpredictable. As a consequence, the implementation of socalled desirable interventions can lead to the export of vulnerabilities within and across different societal domains, sectors, intersections and scales. Systemic practice is an emerging field, and highlights the need to enrich scientific inquiry and policy actions through action learning with an "extended peer community'' as a means to navigate wicked situations. In this paper, we report on the potential of game co-design as a systemic practice to improve the situation of Baltic Sea nutrient enrichment. Findings from water catchments in Finland, Sweden and Poland suggest that the co-design of serious games can both enhance the comprehension of wicked situations, and foster self-organized concerted action without imposing a convergence of perspectives amongst diverse stakeholders.

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“…Medema et al state that "water management and serious games are connected through complexity and social learning" [28]. Water management and decision-making, including drought planning, is "chaotic and messy" [29] because of the multitude of water uses and diverse stakeholder interests.…”

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Ready for Drought? A Community Resilience Role-Playing Game

Poděbradská

Noel

Bathke

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Water

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Drought is an abstract and complex phenomenon that can be difficult for many people to comprehend. Proactive planning to improve response during drought events is necessary but complicated because it involves stakeholders and decision-makers with competing interests. A category of games, called serious games, have proven to be helpful when learning about abstract concepts, and for improving communication and conflict resolution with respect to water-related issues. In this study, we present a new in-person role-playing game that serves as a drought educational tool in both classroom and professional settings. The message of the game emphasizes the importance of communication and cooperation between various communities and sectors that can be affected by drought. Furthermore, it also encourages discussions and collaborations between stakeholders involved in drought planning and can serve as an icebreaker activity. The game has been played in a variety of settings including university classes, university extension workshops, and drought workshops. This study describes the game itself, its development, and the results of surveys from game participants that were used to evaluate the usability of the game as an educational and icebreaker activity.

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The Potential of Serious Games to Solve Water Problems: Editorial to the Special Issue on Game-Based Approaches to Sustainable Water Governance

Cited by 23 publications

References 13 publications

Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement

Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement

Rethinking Decision Support Under Conditions of Irreducible Uncertainty: Co-Designing a Serious Game to Navigate Baltic Sea Nutrient Enrichment

Ready for Drought? A Community Resilience Role-Playing Game

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