Comments on: Does gaming have a place in government?

By: Steven Goldman

Steven Goldman — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:11:34 +0000

Another notion is to use quest-based apps like SCVNGR to increase public engagement with government (i.e., sponsor a “Meet Your Representative” Day) or for crowdsourced data-gathering (i.e., water monitoring along a watershed) with a gaming/trivia component.

By: Sterling Whitehead

Sterling Whitehead — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:58:01 +0000

AcquiVille, for acquisition/procurement

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Best of the Web - March 1, 2010 | Cognitive Policy Works — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:12:39 +0000

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By: Craig Newmark: Using gaming to engage people in gov’t?

Craig Newmark: Using gaming to engage people in gov’t? — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:36:13 +0000

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By: Tim Bonnemann

Tim Bonnemann — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:57:26 +0000

Another two promising examples that might somehow be applied in the area of public participation (involving citizens in government decision making) are multiplayer forecasting (e.g. Superstruct) and public problem solving games (e.g. the upcoming Urgent Evoke).