Gli obiettivi di questa tesi sono conoscere e arricchire la consapevolezza degli uten¬ti riguardo... more Gli obiettivi di questa tesi sono conoscere e arricchire la consapevolezza degli uten¬ti riguardo ai distretti sostenibili, in questo caso un campus universitario. Attraverso la descrizione di alcuni progetti realizzati in Europa ed un approfondimento di alcu¬ne parole chiave, tra le quali emergono i significati di “sustainable districts”, “urban form” ed “energy masterplan”, si e potuto comprendere le tematiche analizzate. Per incrementare il livello di consapevolezza di un utente medio, si e deciso di valutare l'efficacia di uno specifico strumento di apprendimento, il “Serious Game”. A tal fine, e stato istituito un workshop per gli studenti del Politecnico di Torino, allo scopo di definire i requisiti del relativo “game design document”. Il “Serious Game”, pieno di sfide e obiettivi da raggiungere, si pone quindi l'obiettivo di arricchire le conoscenze e la consapevolezza dei giocatori riguardo ai temi della sostenibilita e delle riduzioni dei consumi energetici del campus.
7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'21), 2021
Nowadays, the programs of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) are designed for changing a... more Nowadays, the programs of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) are designed for changing attitudes on environmental, economic, and social dimensions. In this context, and considering the varied ages of the participating students, it is necessary to implement appropriate pedagogical methods that are generally different from the traditional ones. Among the available approaches, Sustainability serious games (SSGs) appear to be an ideal candidate to facilitate ESD providing students with opportunities to experience the complex issues of sustainability. Besides learning by playing SSG, another relevant opportunity, capable of engaging teachers and students into a relevant and meaningful learning context, is learning by making SSGs, capable of engaging teachers and students into a relevant and meaningful learning context. In light of these comments, this paper proposes a major contribution to the research on learning by making games through a detailed discussion of the results obta...
With the purpose of guaranteeing the economic growth, by tackling urgent calls in terms of climat... more With the purpose of guaranteeing the economic growth, by tackling urgent calls in terms of climate change, poverty, sustainable consumption and production, in order to improve health and education and to reduce inequality, the SDGs have to be implemented in strategies, plans and daily actions. In particular, the SDG11 “Sustainable cities and communities”, is the one most related to urban development, with the aim to make cities and communities more safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable. In sustainable or smart cities, the communities, the people’s needs and the user’s awareness are key issues. Recent literature contains several social elements in the urban planning field and recognizes the fundamental role fulfilled by human factors. Users are the focus in delivering new urban services and in achieving sustainability in the longer terms and therefore they are observed as key actors to attain real sustainability. Nowadays, this goal seems closer thanks to the use of new interact...
Gli obiettivi di questa tesi sono conoscere e arricchire la consapevolezza degli uten¬ti riguardo... more Gli obiettivi di questa tesi sono conoscere e arricchire la consapevolezza degli uten¬ti riguardo ai distretti sostenibili, in questo caso un campus universitario. Attraverso la descrizione di alcuni progetti realizzati in Europa ed un approfondimento di alcu¬ne parole chiave, tra le quali emergono i significati di “sustainable districts”, “urban form” ed “energy masterplan”, si e potuto comprendere le tematiche analizzate. Per incrementare il livello di consapevolezza di un utente medio, si e deciso di valutare l'efficacia di uno specifico strumento di apprendimento, il “Serious Game”. A tal fine, e stato istituito un workshop per gli studenti del Politecnico di Torino, allo scopo di definire i requisiti del relativo “game design document”. Il “Serious Game”, pieno di sfide e obiettivi da raggiungere, si pone quindi l'obiettivo di arricchire le conoscenze e la consapevolezza dei giocatori riguardo ai temi della sostenibilita e delle riduzioni dei consumi energetici del campus.
7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'21), 2021
Nowadays, the programs of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) are designed for changing a... more Nowadays, the programs of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) are designed for changing attitudes on environmental, economic, and social dimensions. In this context, and considering the varied ages of the participating students, it is necessary to implement appropriate pedagogical methods that are generally different from the traditional ones. Among the available approaches, Sustainability serious games (SSGs) appear to be an ideal candidate to facilitate ESD providing students with opportunities to experience the complex issues of sustainability. Besides learning by playing SSG, another relevant opportunity, capable of engaging teachers and students into a relevant and meaningful learning context, is learning by making SSGs, capable of engaging teachers and students into a relevant and meaningful learning context. In light of these comments, this paper proposes a major contribution to the research on learning by making games through a detailed discussion of the results obta...
With the purpose of guaranteeing the economic growth, by tackling urgent calls in terms of climat... more With the purpose of guaranteeing the economic growth, by tackling urgent calls in terms of climate change, poverty, sustainable consumption and production, in order to improve health and education and to reduce inequality, the SDGs have to be implemented in strategies, plans and daily actions. In particular, the SDG11 “Sustainable cities and communities”, is the one most related to urban development, with the aim to make cities and communities more safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable. In sustainable or smart cities, the communities, the people’s needs and the user’s awareness are key issues. Recent literature contains several social elements in the urban planning field and recognizes the fundamental role fulfilled by human factors. Users are the focus in delivering new urban services and in achieving sustainability in the longer terms and therefore they are observed as key actors to attain real sustainability. Nowadays, this goal seems closer thanks to the use of new interact...
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