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In 2018, floods, wildfires, tsunamis, and other hazards were responsible for economic losses of US$225 billion and sadly also caused the deaths of more than 10,000 people. The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction\u2019s Sendai Framework calls for substantially reducing disaster risk and building resilience at all levels by 2030. This is critical for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Effective communication and engagement with citizens, businesses, and policymakers are key to helping stakeholders overcome the challenges they face in taking pro-active measures to reduce risk and enhance community resilience. One challenge is the complex nature of disaster risk, which is often embedded in \u201cwicked\u201d contexts where both the nature of the problem and the preferred solution are strongly contested. A related challenge is overcoming the public good nature of preventive measures \u2013 the \u201cfree rider\u201d problem. These and many other challenges can be effectively understood and ultimately addressed with the use of serious games, which can provide a simulated real-world environment for experiential learning. In this way, participants learn about the complex structure of the problem at hand, including the social complexities of interactions among multiple stakeholders with conflicting agendas, problem frames, interests, and worldviews (wicked problems) [1].\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

IIASA researchers conducted the first comprehensive review of 45 non-commercial disaster-risk-management (DRM) games [2], which showed their potential in helping raise risk awareness, identifying hazards, undertaking preventive actions, triggering empathy and perspective-taking, and providing a rich social experience with players collaboratively approaching and solving problems. Some limitations identified in the review included difficulties in incorporating cultural diversity and gender equality, and the necessity of strong facilitating skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Building on this experience, the team designed its own user-tailored games. Examples include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n