A serious game to parameterize Bayesian networks: Validation in a case study in northeastern Madagascar

Celio, Enrico; Andriatsitohaina, R. Ntsiva N.; Zaehringer, Julie G.

doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.104525

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“…As in all game-based studies, the external validity of our results (the extent to which the game decisions reflect what participants would do in real life) is difficult to assess (Jackson, 2012). Our game did not allow more detailed incorporation of the complex socio-ecological context and the study of social interactions as is common in serious boardgame studies (e.g., Celio et al, 2019;Speelman et al, 2019;Andreotti et al, 2020). Adding more complexity would risk both the tractability of the analysis and player engagement.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Games have been used to study individual or group coordination strategies and facilitate change processes and social learning in complex socio-ecological contexts (e.g., Bodonirina et al, 2018;Celio et al, 2019;Speelman et al, 2019;Andreotti et al, 2020;Garcìa-Barrios et al, 2020). In other settings, games have been used to investigate the effectiveness of alternative payment structures in encouraging pro-conservation behaviour in the context of forest resources (e.g., Travers et al, 2011;Narloch et al, 2012;Kaczan et al, 2017;Salk et al, 2017;Andersson et al, 2018;Gatiso et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Payments and Property Rights on Forest User Decisions

Rakotonarivo

Dillon

Duthie

et al. 2021

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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Clearing forests for swidden agriculture, despite providing food to millions of farmers in the tropics, can be a major driver of deforestation. Payments for ecosystem services schemes can help stop swidden agriculture-induced forest loss by rewarding forest users for maintaining forests. Clear and secure property rights are a key prerequisite for the success of these payment schemes. In this study, we use a novel iterative and dynamic game in Madagascar and Kenya to examine farmer responses to individual and communal rights to forestlands, with and without financial incentives, in the context of swidden agricultural landscapes. We find that farmer pro conservation behaviour, defined by the propensity to keep forests or fallows on their lands, as well as the effects of land tenure and conservation incentive treatments on such behaviour, differ across the two contexts. The average percentages of land left forest/fallow in the game are 65 and 35% in Kenya and Madagascar, respectively. Individual ownership significantly improves decisions to preserve forests or leave land fallow in Madagascar but has no significant effect in Kenya. Also, the effect of the individual tenure treatment varies across education and wealth levels in Madagascar. Subsidy increases farmers' willingness to support conservation interests in both countries, but its effect is four times greater in Kenya. We find no interaction effects of the two treatments in either country. We conclude that the effectiveness of financial incentives for conservation and tenure reform in preserving forestland vary significantly across contexts. We show how interactive games can help develop a more targeted and practical approach to environmental policy.

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Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Payments and Property Rights on Forest User Decisions

Rakotonarivo

Dillon

Duthie

et al. 2021

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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“…This interaction of actors with a simulated environment according to specific rules can be useful to transitions research aimed at citizen engagement, raising awareness, and understanding lifestyle changes [140] . On one hand, robustness and completeness of analysis of sustainable transitions pathways are enhanced: climate and climate-economy modelling can be integrated with game outputs [141] , by incorporating elicited information, including players’ lifestyle choices, which can determine emissions reductions from reference scenarios when scaled up from individual to local, to national and global levels. On the other hand, gaming can be both educational [142] and entertaining [143] for the players: upon linking bottom-up preferences to top-down modelling assessments of behaviours and policies across energy, transport, food and buildings, engaged citizens can interact with one another, be informed on latest scientific findings, explore lifestyle options [144] leading to different climate results, and experience the role of one another, increasing mutual understanding [145] and social learning [146] .…”

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The desirability of transitions in demand: Incorporating behavioural and societal transformations into energy modelling

Νίκας

Lieu

Şorman

et al. 2020

Energy Research & Social Science

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Quantitative systems modelling in support of climate policy has tended to focus more on the supply side in assessing interactions among technology, economy, environment, policy and society. By contrast, the demand side is usually underrepresented, often emphasising technological options for energy efficiency improvements. In this perspective, we argue that scientific support to climate action is not only about exploring capacity of “what”, in terms of policy and outcome, but also about assessing feasibility and desirability, in terms of “when”, “where” and especially for “whom”. Without the necessary behavioural and societal transformations, the world faces an inadequate response to the climate crisis challenge. This could result from poor uptake of low-carbon technologies, continued high-carbon intensive lifestyles, or economy-wide rebound effects. For this reason, we propose a framing for a holistic and transdisciplinary perspective on the role of human choices and behaviours in influencing the low-carbon transition, starting from the desires of individuals and communities, and analysing how these interact with the energy and economic landscape, leading to systemic change at the macro-level. In making a case for a political ecology agenda, we expand our scope, from comprehending the role of societal acceptance and uptake of end-use technologies, to co-developing knowledge with citizens from non-mainstream and marginalised communities, and to defining the modelling requirements to assess the decarbonisation potential of shifting lifestyle patterns in climate change and action.

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“…scores are assigned to tasks, use of tools is tracked); • Board/cards game: resembles a traditional table game (reproducing a simulation or metaphor or learning situation); Simulation games are increasing practical skills and procedural knowledge, offering an opportunity for students and inexperienced employees to experiment a possible real situation, understanding better their future role (Cohen, Niemeyer, and Callaway, 2017;Ayer, Messner, and Anumba., 2016). However, simulation games can also be used by practitioners to test and evaluate new methodologies or strategies (Celio, Andriatsitohaina, and Zaehringer, 2019;Hardeveld et al, 2019). Many studies (39 studies, 60%) fall into the category of simulations, as the term simulation can indicate a variety of approaches.…”

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Sustainability awareness in organizations through gamification and serious games: a systematic mapping

Scurati¹,

Ferrise²,

Bertoni³

2020

Balancing Innovation and Operation

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The transition towards more sustainable practices is one of the main challenges that companies and organizations are currently facing. The use of serious games and gamification has shown to be effective in creating awareness and support learning in many contexts, including sustainability education of practitioners and future ones. We performed a systematic mapping of the use of games on sustainability for companies and organizations. The results show current trends and voids in research concerning a series of categories and provide insights on possible future directions in this area.

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A serious game to parameterize Bayesian networks: Validation in a case study in northeastern Madagascar

Cited by 15 publications

References 38 publications

Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Payments and Property Rights on Forest User Decisions

Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Payments and Property Rights on Forest User Decisions

The desirability of transitions in demand: Incorporating behavioural and societal transformations into energy modelling

Sustainability awareness in organizations through gamification and serious games: a systematic mapping

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