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Introducing 'The Sustainable Port': A Serious Game to Study Decision-Making in Port-Related Environments
Guglielmo,Gianluca Klincewicz,Michal In't Veld,Elisabeth Huis Spronck,Pieter
Guglielmo,Gianluca
Klincewicz,Michal
In't Veld,Elisabeth Huis
Spronck,Pieter
Abstract
In this paper, we report on the development of The Sustainable Port video game, which aims to simulate the complex dynamics and decisions occurring in the present and future development of a port area considering environmental aspects (CO2 emissions) and profit. To evaluate if this game fulfills its purpose, we asked 75 students and 34 employees at the Port of Rotterdam (PoR) to play The Sustainable Port. Our results show that PoR employees score higher than students suggesting a transfer between real-life experience of being an employee in the port and performance in the game. Furthermore, port participants reported that The Sustainable Port can be successfully used to start discussions about the future of the Port of Rotterdam and to raise awareness about the complexity characterizing the decision-making processes occurring in a port environment. Our results, taken together, provide evidence of the effectiveness of The Sustainable Port in simulating dynamics occurring in port development and give us optimism about future applications.
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Publisher Copyright: © 2024 IEEE.
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2024
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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Climate Change, Complexity, Decision-making, Maritime Port, Serious games, SDG 4 - Quality Education, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
Citation
Guglielmo, G, Klincewicz, M, In't Veld, E H & Spronck, P 2024, Introducing 'The Sustainable Port': A Serious Game to Study Decision-Making in Port-Related Environments. in 2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference, GEM 2024. 2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference, GEM 2024, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference, GEM 2024, Turin, Italy, 5/06/24. https://doi.org/10.1109/GEM61861.2024.10585733
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