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Gaming Techniques for Citizen Engagement
May 27, 2004 - by Ian Bogost

Chris Quigley, from the British organizational consultantcy Delib, has published Game On: A thought paper on the use of gaming techniques for citizen engagement and e-participation (120k Word Doc).

Here's the abstract:

In this paper Chris Quigley examines the applicability of gaming techniques in citizenship engagement and e-participation. The paper looks at three main areas: (1) The need for more effective citizenship engagement techniques; (2) The commonality between gaming and citizenship engagement; (3) Recommendations based on developing more effective democratic environments

The paper also cites several example games that were new to me:

  • Smart | Connect, a game designed to engage young people in local issues
  • Super Shagland, an amusing platformer indended to engage young people in HIV awareness. Pay attention to the "virilometer" as you play.

    (thanks to Barry)



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