From board games to immersive urban imaginaries: Visualization fidelity's impact on stimulating discussions on urban transformation

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关键词: PUBLIC-PARTICIPATION;    LEVERAGE POINTS;    TOOL;    ENVIRONMENTS;    TRANSITIONS;    DESIGN;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2023.102003

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

Given the increasing importance of public participation in urban transformation processes, serious games have emerged as a promising tool for fostering active engagement and constructive dialogue. By providing insights into opposing arguments and helping navigate complex trade-offs, serious games can support informed decisionmaking and promote collaborative solutions. Although digital media are increasingly used in games, applications in serious games are still in their infancy. Furthermore, previous research has primarily focused on resource use rather than on the impact of media on the debate itself. Additionally, there has been little investigation into the role of soft factors, such as aesthetics and interests, in multi-stakeholder discussions, especially as they may be influenced by the medium in immersive serious games. In this contribution, we demonstrate how a threedimensional realistic serious game triggers different argumentation patterns compared to a board game. The serious game engages the players in a case study in Hochdorf, a Swiss suburban municipality that is stuck in urban transformation. The serious game is based on point-cloud LiDAR data that can be modified using threedimensional hand-drawn sketches to visualize urban transformation measures. We found that aesthetical issues are discussed and emotional factors are expressed more often in the closer-to-reality game than in the board game. Immersive visualizations influence the discussion about urban transformations as the expression of visions and world views is more straightforward for stakeholders, and the patterns of argumentation appear more diverse.

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