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Civic IMAGInation PraCtices (CivicMAGIC): towards a methodology to facilitate collective imagination for transformative mobility and resilient futures

Project overview

Game activities such as ideation, imagination, negotiation and world-building can be applied to help people to discuss, deliberate and tackle real-life social and policy challenges. This project explores these practices in popular games like Dungeons & Dragons (‘DnD’) to identify participatory actions that can lead to a more resilient and sustainable society.

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Vanissa Wanick FHEA

Senior Lecturer in Interaction Design

Research interests

  • Games for change, social good and wellbeing
  • Games Design, Gamification and player experience (e.g., player agency, emerging storytelling)
  • Human behaviour and Interface Design (e.g. rituals, gestures, mental models, values)
Connect with Vanissa

Email: [email protected]

Dr Richard Gomer BSc(Hons) MSc PhD (he/him)

Lecturer in Computer Science

Research interests

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Agency-oriented Design
  • Data Institutions
Connect with Richard

Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Sustainability and Resilience Institute (SRI)

We bring together colleagues from across the University, and work with experts from around the world to answer one of the most pressing questions of our time: “How will we choose to manage our planet for ourselves and future generations?”