“Societal Impact of a Serious Game on Raising Public Awareness: The Case of FloodSim” by Rebolledo-Mendez, Avremides, de Freitas and Memarzia

Conference:

• SIGGRAPH 2009

Type(s):

• Games

Title:

Societal Impact of a Serious Game on Raising Public Awareness: The Case of FloodSim

Developer(s):

• Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez
• Katerina Avremides
• Sara de Freitas
• Kam Memarzia

Description:

FloodSim was developed with the aim of raising awareness of issues surrounding flooding policy and citizen engagement in the UK. This paper presents the results of analyzing the game’s impact and its efficacy in raising public awareness among large numbers of players.

Overview Page:

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