A serious games methodology to test solutions for regional food systems inequities
本文提出严肃游戏方法，用于测试尚不存在的食品系统解决方案，并以美国东北部为例，开发了“与腐烂赛跑”游戏，整合消费者公平与小农生计，为政策干预研究提供新工具。
How do we test solutions for greater social sustainability in food systems when those alternatives do not yet exist? How do we create solutions that account for the entire food system? This paper presents an innovative research method, the serious game, and its application for researching propositions that are systems-wide, integrating consumer equity and viable small farming in the Northeastern United States. It is presented as an example for other researchers interested in applied, policy-relevant research We detail our mixed-methods, stakeholder-informed process of developing a game that tests policy interventions for increasing the accessebility of small-farm produce, which arose from exploratory qualitative data collection as an example of how to use this method. We describe the resulting “Race Against Rot” game and present an example of results generated by game play. Finally, we discuss the translational potential of using serious games methodology to represent food systems and test real-world solutions to pressing concerns.