Is Citizen Science Gaming the Next âLevel Upâ for Social Impact Games? Crossing Public Involvement, Technological Accessibility and Game Design

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Is Citizen Science Gaming the Next âLevel Upâ for Social Impact Games? Crossing Public Involvement, Technological Accessibility and Game Design

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9781848884380_013

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Through the work of designers, educators, philanthropists, health and humanitarian organizations, there has been a clear rise in Social Impact Games since 2000. These games, which represent a diversity of cultures, are spearheaded by the annual Games for Change Conference in New York City, which was in 2015 at its 12^th edition. Every year, it presents different social impact styles and inter-disciplinary media crossings from politically militant LARP, interactive documentarians as well as counter-prejudice board games. Researchers can now observe this phenomenon with political governance concerns since the US Office of Science and Technology Policy posted a call on their blog asking citizens to propose âGames that Can Change the Worldâ in December 2013. In parallel with these movements, a context of rapid technological evolution has encouraged increased citizen feedback and participation in all sorts of accessible and creative ways. Youths now communicate, interact and have the option to âword upâ, interfere and be more active regarding online messages thanks to the evolution and mobility of technology. The gaming world is definitely gaining possibilities for online participation in this regard, from massive multiplayers games to modding, hacking and machinima. Since games are now identified tools for values, awareness and creativity impact and conductors: could projects like Citizen Science be the future of gaming and social participation? Can the playful attitude of gamers mesh with global citizenship and volunteer engagement? Taking inspiration from Zooniverse, Citizen Sort, Foldit, and the ongoing MMOS project in the Eve Online game, this chapter will look more closely at this as yet untapped power to act collectively from the perspective of motivation by citizens and players to forecast the future of crossing participatory design disciplines.

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Levelling Up: The Cultural Impact of Contemporary Videogames

ISBN:: 9781848884380

Verleger:: Brill

Print-Publikationsdatum:: 01 Jan 2016

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Is Citizen Science Gaming the Next âLevel Upâ for Social Impact Games? Crossing Public Involvement, Technological Accessibility and Game Design