Serious games for evaluation

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dc.abstract.enThis chapter discusses experiences with and prospects for applying serious games in program evaluation in four sections. We start by discussing the origins of serious games in public policy and administration and unique characteristics that make games valuable for evaluative inquiries. In section two, we present a typology organizing game applications along crucial aspects of evaluation: the game purpose and the nature of the evaluand. We offer examples of successfully implemented games for each type of use: adjusting behaviors, assessing behaviors, crash-testing mechanisms, and exploring systems. In the third section, we provide a novel ABC framework (Architecture - Behavior - Change) for public policy practitioners who plan to use individual games for their work. The framework can be used to adapt existing commercial games, or prepare a blueprint for designing new games. We close with prospects for advancing serious games as an innovative, high-impact method for public policy and program evaluation practitioners.
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.contributor.authorOlejniczak, Karol
dc.contributor.authorWidawski, Igor
dc.contributor.editorNewcomer, Kathryn E.
dc.contributor.editorMumford, Steven
dc.date.access2024-06-14
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-19T09:38:38Z
dc.date.available2024-06-19T09:38:38Z
dc.date.created2024-06-14
dc.date.issued2024-06-14
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2021/43/B/HS5/01935
dc.description.granttitleInformacja zwrotna jako interwencja publiczna. Analiza porównawcza polityk przeciwdziałających marnowaniu żywności i testowanie ich mechanizmów z wykorzystaniem poważnych gier
dc.description.physical608-628
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.identifier.doi10.4337/9781803928289.00041
dc.identifier.eisbn9781803928289
dc.identifier.isbn9781803928272
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/732
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781803928289/book-part-9781803928289-41.xml
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o polityce i administracji
dc.publisher.ministerialEdward Elgar Publishing
dc.relation.bookResearch handbook on program evaluation. Elgar handbooks in public administration and management
dc.relation.pages728
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.monoOTHER
dc.subject.enSerious games
dc.subject.enProgram evaluation
dc.subject.enPublic policy
dc.subject.enGame design framework
dc.subject.enBehavior change
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dc.titleSerious games for evaluation
dc.title.journalResearch Handbook on Program Evaluation
dc.typeMonographyChapter
dspace.entity.typeBook