Completed NRP 73 research project: Post-fossil cities

To achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement, today's cities will have to undergo a far-reaching process of transformation. This transformation will have to be actively shaped by interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary processes. Custom-designed games can support such processes by making complex issues tangible and enabling people to practise transformative skills.

postfossilCities, the simulation game developed by the NRP 73 project “Post-fossil cities”, enables players to test climate protection measures in an experimental setting and experience both the synergies and trade-offs between civil society actors. In doing so, they experience both the urgency of such measures and the value of alliances that extend beyond interest group boundaries.

postfossilCities has around 200 “action cards”, is currently available in English and German, and is played in facilitator-led workshops. These last between three and eight hours, depending on context, and can be held in a physical location or virtually. Originally designed for current and future decision-makers, postfossilCities can be played by any interested persons.

 

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More information about the research project

 

Current publications:

Gerber, Andreas; Ulrich, Markus; Wäger, Flurin X.; Roca-Puigròs, Marta; Gonçalves, João S. V.; Wäger, Patrick (2021). Games on Climate Change: Identifying Development Potentials through Advanced Classification and Game Characteristics Mapping. In Sustainability, 13(4), 1997–1997.

Gerber, Andreas; Ulrich, Markus; Wäger, Patrick (2021). Review of Haptic and Computerized (Simulation) Games on Climate Change. In Wardaszko, Marcin (Ed.), Simulation Gaming Through Times and Disciplines. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 275–289). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Zurmühle, Sarah; Gonçalves, João S. V.; Wäger, Patrick; Gerber, Andreas; Hilty, Lorenz M. (2021). Developing a Configuration System for a Simulation Game in the Domain of Urban CO2 Emissions Reduction. In Kamilaris, Andreas (Ed.), Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics Digital Twins for Sustainability. Progress in IS (pp. 165–179). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Roca-Puigròs, Marta; Billy, Romain Guillaume; Gerber, Andreas; Wäger, Patrick; Müller, Daniel Beat (2020). Pathways toward a carbon-neutral Swiss residential building stock. In Buildings and Cities, 1(1), 579–593.

 

Contact:

Dr. Patrick Wäger
Technology and Society Laboratory, EMPA

+41 58 765 78 45
patrick.waeger@empa.ch