Should all municipalities look for a gaming expert?
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- 24 Jan 2023
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Climate change will require an open mind from all of us, especially the municipalities, which have been given a new role in society, say two researchers and a library director. They develop gaming technology to make young people good climate advisors.
Municipalities should definitely know the potential in games, says Ole Smørdal, researcher at the Department of Education, in a message from UiO.
The researcher is one of the leaders in the Center for socially inclusive energy transition, Include , which has developed a dialogue-based game that they hope will make both young people and local politicians better agents of change for the low-emission society.
The municipality's new clothes
With the Innovation Notice and the new Municipal Act that came into force in 2020, the municipalities got a new role: to plan and implement climate measures.
- The municipalities have gained a new social responsibility in facilitating innovation and involving the citizens in discussing and coming up with new climate measures, says Smørdal.
In addition, there is a requirement for active participation from the citizens authorized by the Planning and Building Act.
- A lot is happening in the municipalities, but a lot remains to be done, says Smørdal, who wants to help.
The game's potential for learning
By playing about climate, politicians and other public officials can learn something about how young people use games to cooperate with others, what language they use, how they make strategies, negotiate and communicate.
- Young people, for their part, can learn more about climate and nature changes, about the effects of various climate measures and about democratic processes. Not least, they will feel seen and listened to if some of their ideas gain traction in real politics, says Smørdal. Read More…
