The Design, Development and Pilot Study of a Marine Ecological Simulation for Education of Environmental Changes on Marine Life

WHITE, David, Stone, Robert and Cracknell, Deborah (2023) The Design, Development and Pilot Study of a Marine Ecological Simulation for Education of Environmental Changes on Marine Life. In: Serious Games. JCSG 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 14309 . Springer, pp. 377-383. ISBN 978-3-031-44751-8

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A “serious game” simulating examples of marine life found at the artificial reef ex-HMS Scylla has been developed to demonstrate the impact of environmental changes. The game has been adapted from prior research into agent-based models of marine ecologies. The design of the game considers the abstraction and presentation of marine life, and the effect of environmental changes. Two simulations are performed: one exposing the ecology to the effects of climate change, and another which simulates the introduction of microplastics. A pilot study measured knowledge-recall for simulations with open and closed-ended questions, user awareness of environmental issues and future game design preferences. This research contributes by both demonstrating the conversion of a complex marine simulation to a game format, and also emphasises the potential of the simulation journey to learning and engagement.

Item Type:	Book Chapter, Section or Conference Proceeding
Faculty:	School of Digital, Technologies and Arts > Games Arts and Visual Effects
Event Title:	JCSG 2023 Dublin
Depositing User:	David WHITE
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2024 13:41
Last Modified:	11 Jan 2024 04:30
URI:	https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/8054

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