Supporting Interventions to Reduce Household Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Transdisciplinary Role-Playing Game Development. (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Agusdinata, Datu Buyung; Lukosch, Heide
• Other Names: Slegers Karin guest-editor.; Bleumers Lizzy guest-editor.; Maurer Bernhard guest-editor.; Krischkowsky Alina guest-editor.; Blythe Mark guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Simulation & gaming. Volume 50:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 359
• Page End: 376
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: climate change -- development -- environment -- learning -- role-playing game; Social sciences -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Simulation methods -- Periodicals; Game theory -- Periodicals; Sciences sociales -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Simulation, Méthodes de -- Périodiques; Jeu de rôle -- Périodiques; Éducation; Jeu d'entreprise; Jeu de simulation; Méthode de simulation; Sciences sociales; Théorie des jeux; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 003.3
• DOI: 10.1177/1046878119848135
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1046-8781

Abstract

Background . Designing interventions for conserving thefood, energy, and water nexus at household level poses a significant challenge due to the complex interplay betweenhuman behaviors, technologies, and policies . Games show potential to increaseawareness for environmental issues and influence behaviors towards more sustainable practices. Aim . By bringing together scientists and practitioners in the game design process, atransdisciplinary (TD) approach is seen as a promising way to integrate available knowledge and establish ownership of the problem and solution options. Few gaming literature, however, looked at combining the two approaches in addressing resource conservation issues. Method . We present a systematic account of the TD approach process of developing arole-playing game (RPG) - called HomeRUN (Role-play for Understanding Nexus). Results . We documented our experiences in terms of challenges as well as the benefits of the TD approach.Interacting disciplines in this process include psychology, economics, engineering, climate, sociology, and computer science. Inputs from each discipline combined with feedback from social actors that include city government, utility companies, and community members facilitated continuous improvements of the RPG design.