This work was undertaken under the Future Coasts Aotearoa programme Research Aim 2 within the Te Puuaha| The Lower Waikato River case study
The development of a serious game/adaptation simulation using a coastal lowland scenario under the effects of climate change is focussed on adaptation and aims to deliver transformative tools to support decision-making and change. We will use the tool developed to discover people’s behaviours and preferences for sea-level rise adaptation and the data it generates to build a behavioural model that shows how people would behave over time in a changing climate in response to a range of policies and resource constraints.
Both an online and physical version of a multi-player and -hazard serious game are being developed to:
- collect player behaviours to support the construction of a series of behavioural models
- support climate change adaptation education and conversations with public and stakeholders:
- to offer NIWA and stakeholders (e.g. councils) engaging and memorable tools for community engagement
- to deliver players at the conclusion of the game to further information, tools and resources developed in the Future Coasts Aotearoa programme and elsewhere as they consider their own adaptation options.
Future Coasts Aotearoa game progress update
The development of the physical game is complete, and the programming and refinement of the online game is underway. A test site for single and multi-player games is now available for review by stakeholders.
Planning is underway for the launch of the game once the site is live at the end of March 2025 (stakeholder testing feedback dependent).
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Game sneak-peek
