She has used it a lot for engagement with communities and stakeholders in her research around housing.
What has surprised you the most when working with older adults and the serious game?
– I think we should never underestimate our capacity to learn and play across generations. All our games are essentially co-produced with older adults, who are involved in the design, playtesting and dissemination. Putting real stories from our research at the heart of the serious games creates powerful impact.
What are the most important benefits of the methodology?
– I think its real potential is as a creative research methodology, which can gather different and interesting types of data. Serious games are a unique way of both collecting data, but also teaching and making research impact for your research.
Professor Vikki McCall wrote an article on this in terms of the teaching side: timeshighereducation.com/campus/lets-seriously-game-higher-education-tackle-challenges-ahead
Exploring future cooperation
– We also discussed shared interests for potential collaboration, says the research group leader in Lund, CASE's coordinator Steven Schmidt.
– Our current serious games have not been implemented outside the UK, and I am excited about the discussions we have had on the visit for interdisciplinary collaborations and development between Scotland and Sweden. What we have found on this visit is a lot of links in terms of research and interests around housing and ageing, and I look forward to exploring new and exciting partnership, says Vikki McCall.
Learn more
To see the Socialudo serious games in action watch the videos here: www.socialudo.org
Designing homes for Healthy Cognitive Ageing game ‘Our House’.
Tackling stigma ISPA project.
A podcast with Professor Vikki McCall was just published about this.